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#RTHK deletes shows from internet, Bao Choy: The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting
//The news has led to concern that the bulk of RTHK‘s archival content — which, for years, has been freely accessible on the two platforms — will no longer be viewable, including episodes that reported on Hong Kong’s political turmoil since the 2019 protests, and the national security law....
Since the arrival the new Director of Broadcasting Patrick Li in March, who has no media background but introduced a massive editorial overhaul, ten RTHK television episodes have been censored before they were broadcast. Meanwhile, at least five top executives have resigned or took early retirement amid a staff exodus.
One episode of the documentary programme Hong Kong Connection – which investigated the July 2019 Yuen Long mob attack near an MTR station – would be among the episodes set to be removed from the internet.//
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https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/03/hong-kong-broadcaster-rthk-to-delete-shows-over-a-year-old-from-internet-as-viewers-scramble-to-save-backups/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #May3
#BackUp #Blockchain #Memory #AntiELABProtest
#RTHK deletes shows from internet, Bao Choy: The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting
//The news has led to concern that the bulk of RTHK‘s archival content — which, for years, has been freely accessible on the two platforms — will no longer be viewable, including episodes that reported on Hong Kong’s political turmoil since the 2019 protests, and the national security law....
Since the arrival the new Director of Broadcasting Patrick Li in March, who has no media background but introduced a massive editorial overhaul, ten RTHK television episodes have been censored before they were broadcast. Meanwhile, at least five top executives have resigned or took early retirement amid a staff exodus.
One episode of the documentary programme Hong Kong Connection – which investigated the July 2019 Yuen Long mob attack near an MTR station – would be among the episodes set to be removed from the internet.//
Read full article here:
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/05/03/hong-kong-broadcaster-rthk-to-delete-shows-over-a-year-old-from-internet-as-viewers-scramble-to-save-backups/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #May3
#BackUp #Blockchain #Memory #AntiELABProtest
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK deletes shows over a year old from internet as viewers scramble to save backups
Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK has confirmed that it is to begin removing shows from its YouTube channel and Facebook page a year after they air. It is also moving to delete its archive of content over a year old, though it is unclear which programmes…