Prosecuted media outlets
Apple Daily
Stand News

This list includes the defunct media outlets since the passage of the Hong Kong national security law (NSL).

Amongst the listed media, Apple Daily, Stand News, and Citizen News are regarded as the three most prominent news outlet critical of the government,[1] of which the former two were also prosecuted by the national security police for "conspiring to publish seditious publications", a colonial-era charge ruled by court as endangering national security.

Some other media had announced closure due to security and other concerns related to the NSL, which are detailed below.

List

Publication Founded Defunct Reason Source
Frontline HK 1991 5 May 2020 Cited coronavirus restrictions while the NSL is not the main reason [2]
Mirror Media Group 1991 1 July 2020 Cited the NSL for withdrawal from Hong Kong [2]
Next Magazine 1990 23 June 2021 Accused of breaching the NSL; company fund frozen; office raided and editors arrested [3]
Apple Daily 1995 24 June 2021
(23 June 2021 announced)
Post 852 2013 27 June 2021
(15 May 2021 announced) 		Cited social and political changes [4][5]
Rice Post 2015 1 July 2021 Cited lack of manpower [6]
DB Channel 2019 4 November 2021 Cited tense social situation and to protect the safety of employees [7][8]
Stand News 2014 29 December 2021 Accused of breaching the NSL; company fund frozen; office raided and editors arrested [9][10]
CLS Unknown 28 December 2021 Said safety of media workers no longer guaranteed under the NSL [11]
IBHK 2013 30 December 2021
(29 December 2021 announced) 		Closure without warning [12]
Hong Kong Indie Media News 2019 1 January 2022
(29 December 2021 announced) 		Said to avoid mistakenly touching the law [13][12][14]
Citizen News 2017 4 January 2022
(2 January 2022 announced) 		Cited concerns over press freedom [15][16]
In-voices-strong 2021 2 January 2022 As affiliated media of Citizen News, later revived as independent media [17][18]
Mad Dog Daily 2018 3 January 2022 Cited security concerns [12][19]
Polymer 2013 7 January 2022
(5 January 2022 announced) 		Cited closure of multiple media outlets [20][12]
Dare Media HK Unknown 6 January 2022 Repeated harassment against shareholders [21][12]
White Night Unknown 8 January 2022 Closure without warning [22][23]
FactWire 2015 10 June 2022 Briefly referred to the changing media landscape and said "time to end our journey" [24][25]
Transit Jam 2020 25 April 2023 Media registration withdrawn following government criticism of founder [26]

References

  1. ^ "港記淚別《立場新聞》《眾新聞》：記者身份不死" ["Journalist's identity won't die": Hong Kong journalists bid farewell to Stand News, Citizen News in tears] (in Traditional Chinese). Deutsche Welle. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  2. ^ a b "《香港國安法》實施六個月：毀滅自由出版的最後一擊" (in Chinese). BBC. 2020-12-30. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  3. ^ Davidson, Helen (2021-06-23). "Hong Kong's Apple Daily, symbol of pro-democracy movement, to close". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  4. ^ "致：所有真心愛港者" [To all genuine patriots of Hong Kong]. Post 852.
  5. ^ 麥燕庭 (2021-05-15). "《852郵報》結業 國安法後首家". RFI. Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  6. ^ "網媒《米報》暫停運作關FB專頁「香港邊城青年」宣布停運". Headline Daily. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  7. ^ "加山傳播聲明" [Statement from DB Channel]. Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-02-12.
  8. ^ Ho, Kelly (2021-11-05). "Online media outlet DB Channel shuts operations in Hong Kong as detained co-founder awaits national security trial". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  9. ^ "立場新聞停止運作公告" [Announcement on Stand News suspending operation]. Stand News. 2021-12-29. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29.
  10. ^ "Hong Kong Police Raid Stand News and Arrest Staff". New York Times. 2021-12-29. Archived from the original on 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  11. ^ "立场新闻陈朗升获释 网媒知线新闻宣布解散". 看传媒新闻网. 2021-12-29. Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  12. ^ a b c d e "《立場》案後至少六家網媒停運或終止新聞工作". inmediahk.net. 2022-01-06. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  13. ^ "《香港獨媒新聞》專頁停止運作公告" [Announcement on Hong Kong Indie Media News suspending Facebook page's operation]. Facebook. 2021-12-29. Archived from the original on 2021-12-30.
  14. ^ "寒蟬效應：《獨媒》停止運作 稱免誤墮「煽動」法網". RFI. 2021-12-30. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  15. ^ "眾新聞告別 感謝讀者" [Citizen News bids farewell, thank you readers]. Citizen News. 2022-01-13. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08.
  16. ^ "Hong Kong: Pro-democracy website Citizen News is latest to close". BBC News. 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  17. ^ "眾聲號告別" [In-voices-strong bids farewell]. Facebook. 2022-01-02. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06.
  18. ^ "又1港媒熄燈 眾新聞停運「確保船上人平安」". UDN. 2022-01-03. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  19. ^ "網媒《癲狗日報》停運 創辦人黃毓民稱屬要害部門". inmediahk.net. 2022-01-04. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  20. ^ "給讀者的信" [Letter to readers]. Polymer. 2022-01-05. Archived from the original on 2022-02-14.
  21. ^ "Facebook". Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-02-15.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  22. ^ "白夜告別 感謝每一位讀者同路人" [White Night bids farewell, thank you every supportive reader]. Facebook. 2022-01-08. Archived from the original on 2022-01-08.
  23. ^ "網媒《白夜》告別 《立場》案後累計七家停運". inmediahk.net. 2022-01-08. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  24. ^ "Termination of Operation". FactWire News Agency. 2022-06-10. Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  25. ^ Frater, Patrick (2022-06-10). "Hong Kong's Factwire News Publication Closes With Immediate Effect". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  26. ^ Grundy, Tom (9 May 2023). "Transport news site Transit Jam becomes latest Hong Kong outlet to close". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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