The executive editor of The New York Times has criticised the “corrosive effect” of Hong Kong’s national security laws on press freedom during a journalism awards ceremony in the city, but said that local news media continued to produce impactful coverage despite facing such challenges. Speaking at the ceremony for the Society of Publishers in Asia awards on Thursday evening, Joseph Kahn said journalists in Hong Kong had to navigate “potential red lines” since Beijing imposed a security law on the city in 2020 and further security legislation was enacted in March. Kahn cited a recently-release…
