<p>More than 100 journalists and editors have called on Hong Kong authorities for immediate release of Jimmy Lai, a media tycoon who ran Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong. The journalists and editors have signed an open letter. Jimmy Lai is currently in detainment and faces charges of violating Hong Kong's national security law which is seen by critics as a tool at the hand of China to suppress pro-democracy sentiment in Hong Kong. Apple Daily was forced to close in 2021 by authorities. Jimmy Lai is a longtime critic of the Chinese Communist Party.</p>

<p>Lai (75) was first arrested in 2020. He was charged with violating the national security law in August 2020. He has already been convicted on separate charges of fraud and organising illegal protests. His trial pertaining to national security law is due in September.</p>

<p>“We, as publishers and editors of news media organisations from around the world, are united in support of Apple Daily founder and publisher Jimmy Lai, and his fight for media pluralism and press freedom in Hong Kong," said signatories to the letter, which was organised by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).</p>

<p>“Jimmy Lai has stood for these values his entire life…In a tremendous act of courage, he chose to stay in Hong Kong and continued to publish as long as he could, despite the severe crackdown taking place around him.”</p>

<p>In RSF's World Press Freedom Index 2023, Hong Kong is ranked 140th out of 180 countries. It has dropped 58 places in last 10 years.&nbsp;</p>

<p>People of Hong Kong protested in 2019-20 against government's attempts to introduce a bill to amend Fugitive Offenders Ordinance. Hong Kong withdrew the bill. But what began as sit-in protest soon turned confrontational and violent. Authorities in Hong Kong resorted to a crackdown. In 2020, Hong Kong authorities decided to promulgate national security law. More than a hundred people till now have been arrested under the law.<br />
<br />
<em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

<p>You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us <a href="https://www.wionews.com/content-contribution-registration-form"><strong>here</strong></a>.</p>

<p><strong>WATCH WION LIVE HERE</strong></p>

<div class="ui-state-default" contenteditable="false">
<div class="twitter-block" draggable="false"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" loading="”lazy”" src="https://www.wionews.com/live-tv/embed?autoplay=1&amp;mute=1" width="100%"></iframe></div>
<a class="close-mark close-div" href="#" id="jqclosemark">×</a></div>

<p>&nbsp;</p>


More than 100 journalists and editors have called on Hong Kong authorities for immediate release of Jimmy Lai, a media tycoon who ran Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong.

More than 100 journalists and editors have called on Hong Kong authorities for immediate release of Jimmy Lai, a media tycoon who ran Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong. The journalists and editors have signed an open letter. Jimmy Lai is currently in detainment and faces charges of violating Hong Kong's national security law which is seen by critics as a tool at the hand of China to suppress pro-democracy sentiment in Hong Kong. Apple Daily was forced to close in 2021 by authorities. Jimmy Lai is a longtime critic of the Chinese Communist Party. Lai (75) was first arrested in 2020. He was charged with violating the national security law in August 2020. He has already been convicted on separate charges of fraud and organising illegal protests. His trial pertaining to national security law is due in September. “We, as publishers and editors of news media organisations from around the world, are united in support of Apple Daily founder and publisher Jimmy Lai, and his fight for media pluralism and press freedom in Hong Kong," said signatories to the letter, which was organised by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). “Jimmy Lai has stood for these values his entire life…In a tremendous act of courage, he chose to stay in Hong Kong and continued to publish as long as he could, despite the severe crackdown taking place around him.” In RSF's World Press Freedom Index 2023, Hong Kong is ranked 140th out of 180 countries. It has dropped 58 places in last 10 years. People of Hong Kong protested in 2019-20 against government's attempts to introduce a bill to amend Fugitive Offenders Ordinance. Hong Kong withdrew the bill. But what began as sit-in protest soon turned confrontational and violent. Authorities in Hong Kong resorted to a crackdown. In 2020, Hong Kong authorities decided to promulgate national security law. More than a hundred people till now have been arrested under the law. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

Editors, journalists from around the world urge Hong Kong to release Jimmy Lai

<p>Artificial Intelligence has been cited as one of the threats to present-day journalism. Artificial Intelligence has entered among related threats such as disinformation and propaganda.</p>

<p>Artificial intelligence was "wreaking further havoc on the media world", the report said, with AI tools "digesting content and regurgitating it in the form of syntheses that flout the principles of rigour and reliability".</p>

<p>The World Press Freedom Index, released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), found 31 countries in a "very serious situation".&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;RSF: Number of journalists imprisoned worldwide hits new record</strong></p>

<div class="ui-state-default" contenteditable="false">
<div class="twitter-block" draggable="false">
<div class="videoWrapper trancodeVideo"><iframe allowfullscreen="" autoplay="1" class="includeVideo" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.wionews.com/videos/rsf-number-of-journalists-imprisoned-worldwide-hits-new-record-543195/embed" style="width:100%;max-width:560px;" width="560"></iframe></div>
</div>
<a class="close-mark close-div" href="#" id="jqclosemark">×</a></div>

<p>Reporters Without Borders (RSF) was founded by former French journalist-turned-politician Robert Ménard, also a self-described "authoritarian mayor" during his career as politician in France when he was elected the mayor of Béziers.</p>

<p>Ménard, who was the Director-General of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) for nearly three decades (1985-2012), has been a supporter of white-supermacist 'Great Replacement Theory' which purports that "Jews and globalists" seek to replace whites with Muslims from West Asia.</p>

<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/number-of-journalists-imprisoned-hit-record-high-more-than-one-killed-every-week-in-2022-rsf-543070">Number of journalists imprisoned hits record high; more than one killed every week in 2022: RSF</a></strong></p>

<p>The United Nations says about 85 per cent of world's population lives in the countries where media freedom has declined in the past five years.</p>

<h2><strong>RSF's latest report on Artificial Intelligence</strong></h2>

<p>Meanwhile, the RSF's latest report said that the technological advances in a globalised world are letting governments and political actors to distort reality and fake content is easier to publish than ever before.</p>

<p>"The difference is being blurred between true and false, real and artificial, facts and artifices, jeopardising the right to information," the report said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"The unprecedented ability to tamper with content is being used to undermine those who embody quality journalism and weaken journalism itself."<br />
<br />
&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>WATCH WION LIVE HERE</strong></p>

<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" loading="”lazy”" src="https://www.wionews.com/live-tv/embed?autoplay=1&amp;mute=1  width=&quot;100%&quot;"></iframe></p>

<p>You can <strong>now write for wionews.com</strong> and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us <strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/content-contribution-registration-form">here</a>.</strong></p>


Artificial Intelligence has been cited as one of the threats to present-day journalism. Artificial Intelligence has entered among related threats such as disinformation and propaganda.

Artificial Intelligence has been cited as one of the threats to present-day journalism. Artificial Intelligence has entered among related threats such as disinformation and propaganda. Artificial intelligence was "wreaking further havoc on the media world", the report said, with AI tools "digesting content and regurgitating it in the form of syntheses that flout the principles of rigour and reliability". The World Press Freedom Index, released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), found 31 countries in a "very serious situation". ALSO READ | RSF: Number of journalists imprisoned worldwide hits new record × Reporters Without Borders (RSF) was founded by former French journalist-turned-politician Robert Ménard, also a self-described "authoritarian mayor" during his career as politician in France when he was elected the mayor of Béziers. Ménard, who was the Director-General of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) for nearly three decades (1985-2012), has been a supporter of white-supermacist 'Great Replacement Theory' which purports that "Jews and globalists" seek to replace whites with Muslims from West Asia. ALSO READ | Number of journalists imprisoned hits record high; more than one killed every week in 2022: RSF The United Nations says about 85 per cent of world's population lives in the countries where media freedom has declined in the past five years. RSF's latest report on Artificial Intelligence Meanwhile, the RSF's latest report said that the technological advances in a globalised world are letting governments and political actors to distort reality and fake content is easier to publish than ever before. "The difference is being blurred between true and false, real and artificial, facts and artifices, jeopardising the right to information," the report said. "The unprecedented ability to tamper with content is being used to undermine those who embody quality journalism and weaken journalism itself." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Artificial Intelligence a threat to journalism: Press Freedom Index report

press-freedom-index-report

Press Freedom Index Report, News on Press Freedom Index Report, stories on Press Freedom Index Report, articles on Press Freedom Index Report, Press Freedom Index Report stories at Wion, Press Freedom Index Report news, Press Freedom Index Report latest news

press freedom-index-report

Editors, journalists from around the world urge Hong Kong to release Jimmy Lai

Artificial Intelligence a threat to journalism: Press Freedom Index report