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“Stand News started off as a struggling non-profit in 2014, with a skeleton staff heavily reliant on public donations. During Hong Kong’s months-long pro-democracy protests in 2019 the outlet’s popularity skyrocketed given its hours-long Facebook live streams, in-depth features and investigative reports, with more than 20 million page views per month. The liberal tone of Stand News reportage helped it attract fresh readers, as people sought more freedom and democracy amid China’s tightening control over the city …. On the night of the police raid, one Stand News journalist kept editing a story until police took away his earphones. ‘He really worked till the end.'” —
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China,
Free Press,
Hong Kong,
pro-democracy protests,
Reuters,
sedition law,
Stand News
