A third SCMP journalist said they had been shocked by its coverage of the Panama Papers revelations in April. Hong Kong’s most prestigious English-language newspaper is facing calls to explain how it obtained a controversial interview with a young Chinese activist amid fears of Beijing’s influence on the 113-year-old broadsheet. But, seven months later, there is anger in the Post’s newsroom and among readers and claims that what was once Hong Kong’s newspaper of record has lost its way. That anger has been brought into relief after the publication of the mysterious interview with Zhao. A former SCMP editor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, agreed the paper still produced major scoops and critical stories that Beijing would see as “very, very unwelcome”.

Source: The Guardian July 25, 2016 05:03 UTC