South China Morning Post

The South China Morning Post (Chinese:????; Cantonese {{IPA2|n?m11 w?11 ts??35 b??33}}, Jyutping: naam4 waa4 zou2 bou3; Mandarin Pinyin: nán huá z?o bào) (also referred to as the SCMP) and its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is the leading English language newspaper in Hong Kong published by the SCMP Group. The current Group Editor-in-Chief is David Armstrong.

Editorial

During the colonial era, the SCMP was regarded by many as the mouthpiece of the British Hong Kong Government. Many government officials used the paper as their channel to release information to the public, by granting exclusive interviews or leaking information.

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Since the Kuok family took over the SCMP, the paper has been seen by some as having shifted to a pro-People's Republic of China stance. The departure of China-watcher Willy Wo-Lap Lam, former Beijing bureau chief Jasper Becker, and columnist Danny Gittings has been interpreted as the newspaper management's purge of China critics. Robert Kuok has vehemently denied this allegation. Nury Vittachi, who was associate editor until 1997, supports it.

Related Topics:
People's Republic of China - Willy Wo-Lap Lam - Jasper Becker - Danny Gittings - Robert Kuok - Nury Vittachi

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Before the handover, the paper employed, Fung Shi Liang, an editorial consultant who advised on coverage of mainland China. Fung is best known for helping to establish the China Daily, a staunch pro-China publication.

Related Topics:
Fung Shi Liang - Mainland China - China Daily

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The SCMP was relaunched recently, with the main section focusing on national news and international news, and the second section on city news. The city section also focuses on supplementary areas such as style, travel and entertainment depending on the day of the week. Before the relaunch, Hong Kong and mainland China news were covered in separate sections.

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