Is it time for a shake-up in Hong Kong’s long-established media industry? The question dominated a vibrant and sometimes fiery debate at the latest afterhours@edelman event on Tuesday night (July 7, 2015).
The discussion took place against a backdrop of an industry in crisis. Between 2013 and 2014 trust in media plunged from 63% to 41%, according to Edelman’s Trust Barometer. Notably, people said they trusted media even less than they trusted the embattled Hong Kong government.
Addressing the slump, speakers from the media industry...
