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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet[1] |
| Owner(s) | Next Digital |
| Founded | 20 June 1995 |
| Political alignment | Pro-democracy Anti-communism Liberalism (HK)[2][3] |
| Ceased publication | 24 June 2021 |
| Headquarters | 8 Chun Ying Street T.K.O Industrial Estate West, Tseung Kwan O Hong Kong |
| Circulation | 86,000 (as of 2021) |
| Website | hk.appledaily.com
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Apple Daily (Chinese: 蘋果日報; Jyutping: ping4 gwo2 jat6 bou3) was a Chinese-language newspaper published in Hong Kong from 1995 to 2021.[4][5] Founded by Jimmy Lai and part of Next Media, Apple Daily was known for its sensational headlines, paparazzi photographs, and pro-democracy, anti-CCP editorial position. A sister publication of the same name was published in Taiwan under a joint venture between Next Digital and other Taiwanese companies.
In a Reuters Institute poll conducted in early 2021, Apple Daily was the fourth most-used offline source of news in Hong Kong, while its website was the second most-used among online news media in the city.[6] According to a survey conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Apple Daily was the third most trusted paid newspaper in 2019.[7]
Apple Daily's editorial position favoring the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong made it a subject of advertising boycotts and political pressure. After the controversial Hong Kong national security law was enacted, police raided its headquarters on 10 August 2020, a police operation criticized by some democratic governments and press rights groups.[8]
On 17 June 2021, Hong Kong authorities used the Hong Kong national security law to freeze the assets of the company and Jimmy Lai.[9][10] This move was widely described as an attack on press freedom.[11][12][13] As a result of the asset freeze, Apple Daily was unable to pay wages and electricity bills,[14] and had to cease operations. The final print edition was published on 24 June, with over a million copies being printed, up from the usual 80,000, and the newspaper's supporters lined up in queues stretching hundreds of meters in order to buy them.[15][16] The newspaper's main and supplementary YouTube channel, "Fruit Seed", also shut down at midnight on the same day.
- ^ Yu, Elaine (18 June 2021). "Hong Kong Police Arrest Apple Daily Editor Under China National Security Law". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
Apple Daily, a colorful tabloid-style broadsheet-format newspaper
- ^ "Inside Hong Kong's Apple Daily, China's besieged liberal media icon". Reuters. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
Inside Hong Kong's Apple Daily, China's besieged liberal media icon.
- ^ Bennis Wai Yip So; Yuang-kuang Kao (24 April 2014). The Changing Policy-Making Process in Greater China: Case Research from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-134-65221-1.
Apple Daily is a pro-democratic, liberal and mass market newspaper which supports the 'radical' democrats.
- ^ Steinberger, Michael (1996). "An apple a day: Jimmy Lai's tough tabloid". Columbia Journalism Review. 34 (6) – via ProQuest.
- ^ Guo, Steve (2018). "A Report on Public Evaluations of Media Credibility in Hong Kong". In Huang, Yu; Song, Yunya (eds.). The Evolving Landscape of Media and Communication in Hong Kong. City University of Hong Kong Press. pp. 135–150.
- ^ Newman, Nic; Fletcher, Richard; Schulz, Anne; Andı, Simge; Robertson, Craig T.; Nielsen, Rasmus Kleis (2021). Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2021 (PDF) (Report). Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Tracking Research: Public Evaluation on Media Credibility Survey Results (PDF) (Report). Centre for Communication and Public Opinion Survey, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Arrest of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sparks global condemnation". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "國安搜蘋果︱《蘋果》午夜起即時停止運作 明日出版最後一份報紙". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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closure-bbcwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The Hong Kong authorities are ramping up their crackdown on press freedom". 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Apple Daily arrests another blow to HK press freedom". 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Pomfret, James; Pang, Jessie (17 June 2021). "Analysis: Inside Hong Kong's Apple Daily, China's besieged liberal media icon". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Roantree, Anne Marie (23 June 2021). "EXCLUSIVE HK's Apple Daily to shut within days, says Jimmy Lai adviser". reuters.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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davidsonwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "'Painful farewell': Hongkongers queue for hours to buy final Apple Daily edition". The Guardian. 24 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2021.