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“7.21: Who Owns the Truth" wins #PressFreedomAward, but rejected by RTHK; producers accept award on behalf of production team
A documentary on an episode of RTHK‘s “Hong Kong Connection” titled “7.21 Who Owns the Truth”, has won the Television and Radio category of the Kam Yiu-yu Press Freedom Award.
The Awards Ceremony was held on April 15, 2021 by the Kam Yiu-yu Press Freedom Foundation, but RTHK refused to accept the award.
Only two RTHK contract staff attended the ceremony and accepted the award on behalf of the team. One of them was #BaoChoy Yuk-ling, the journalist who was convicted for making false statements in obtaining information while investigating the 7.21 attack, and another producer of the show, Cheng Sze-sze.
Choy said that these are tragic times where journalists cannot be publicly honored for their work, it “really reflects the situation of the industry and of Hong Kong right now”. Cheng said that journalists in Hong Kong feel like they are walking into a tunnel, "from light to darkness", and that the darkness may never end. Yet she hopes all journalists would know that “even though the tunnel is pitch black, there are many others in there with us”. She hopes that the media industry can stand together in solidarity, and "tell others that we are in the tunnel with them, walking alongside each other."
The Print and Online Category winner is awarded to Apple Daily’s series on illegal constructions at high-ranking police officers' residences. #AppleDaily’s Assistant Interview Director Alex Lam Wai-chung said that by next year, he isn't sure "whether there would still be Apple Daily, or ‘#HongKongConnection’, or even this award at all”, but he will continue to do his all that he can in remaining time, “one step at a time”.
Source: Stand News #Apr21
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https://www.thestandnews.com/society/%E8%94%A1%E7%8E%89%E9%88%B4%E6%9F%A5%E5%86%8A%E6%A1%88%E8%A3%81%E6%B1%BA%E5%89%8D%E5%A4%95-7-21-%E8%AA%B0%E4%B8%BB%E7%9C%9F%E7%9B%B8-%E5%A5%AA%E9%87%91%E5%A0%AF%E5%A6%82%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E8%87%AA%E7%94%B1%E7%8D%8E-%E8%98%8B%E6%9E%9C-%E8%AD%A6%E9%9A%8A%E5%83%AD%E5%BB%BA%E7%B3%BB%E5%88%97%E5%90%8C%E5%A5%AA%E7%8D%8E/
“7.21: Who Owns the Truth" wins #PressFreedomAward, but rejected by RTHK; producers accept award on behalf of production team
A documentary on an episode of RTHK‘s “Hong Kong Connection” titled “7.21 Who Owns the Truth”, has won the Television and Radio category of the Kam Yiu-yu Press Freedom Award.
The Awards Ceremony was held on April 15, 2021 by the Kam Yiu-yu Press Freedom Foundation, but RTHK refused to accept the award.
Only two RTHK contract staff attended the ceremony and accepted the award on behalf of the team. One of them was #BaoChoy Yuk-ling, the journalist who was convicted for making false statements in obtaining information while investigating the 7.21 attack, and another producer of the show, Cheng Sze-sze.
Choy said that these are tragic times where journalists cannot be publicly honored for their work, it “really reflects the situation of the industry and of Hong Kong right now”. Cheng said that journalists in Hong Kong feel like they are walking into a tunnel, "from light to darkness", and that the darkness may never end. Yet she hopes all journalists would know that “even though the tunnel is pitch black, there are many others in there with us”. She hopes that the media industry can stand together in solidarity, and "tell others that we are in the tunnel with them, walking alongside each other."
The Print and Online Category winner is awarded to Apple Daily’s series on illegal constructions at high-ranking police officers' residences. #AppleDaily’s Assistant Interview Director Alex Lam Wai-chung said that by next year, he isn't sure "whether there would still be Apple Daily, or ‘#HongKongConnection’, or even this award at all”, but he will continue to do his all that he can in remaining time, “one step at a time”.
Source: Stand News #Apr21
#RTHK #Journalism #721YuenLong #AwardWinning
https://www.thestandnews.com/society/%E8%94%A1%E7%8E%89%E9%88%B4%E6%9F%A5%E5%86%8A%E6%A1%88%E8%A3%81%E6%B1%BA%E5%89%8D%E5%A4%95-7-21-%E8%AA%B0%E4%B8%BB%E7%9C%9F%E7%9B%B8-%E5%A5%AA%E9%87%91%E5%A0%AF%E5%A6%82%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E8%87%AA%E7%94%B1%E7%8D%8E-%E8%98%8B%E6%9E%9C-%E8%AD%A6%E9%9A%8A%E5%83%AD%E5%BB%BA%E7%B3%BB%E5%88%97%E5%90%8C%E5%A5%AA%E7%8D%8E/
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