New York Times will move digital team out of Hong Kong

New York, 14th July: Recently, The New York Times announced it would relocate its Hong Kong-based digital news operation to Seoul. The shift is as a result of the recently enacted National Security Law (NSL) in Hong Kong, which was in part Beijing’s reaction to the political and social unrest that has affected Hong Kong since June 2019.

According to The New York Times, the national security law passed by China in June has unsettled news organisations and created uncertainty about the city’s prospects as a hub for journalism in Asia. The New York Times will move its digital team to Seoul over the next year, reducing staff levels in Hong Kong by about one-third. The New York Times plans to keep its reporting staff and infrastructure in place in Hong Kong for the time being.