How to run a newspaper in Hong Kong: South China Morning Post CEO Gary Liu

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🗓️ 9 July 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Running a newspaper in 2020 is hard. Running a newspaper in Hong Kong will be really challenging: Gary Liu, CEO of The South China Morning Post, talks to Recode's Peter Kafka about what it’s been like to operate his publication in an uncertain environment that just became more fraught. Liu, who came to the paper after stints at Google, Spotify and Digg, says his publication can provide a crucial window into China, but new Chinese rules about the way Hong Kong operates may change all of that. Note: This conversation was recorded in early June. Featuring: Gary Liu (@garyliu) CEO of The South China Morning Post Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode More to explore: Subscribe for free to Recode Media, Peter Kafka, one of the media industry's most acclaimed reporters, talks to business titans, journalists, comedians, and more to get their take on today's media landscape. About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:49.6	Speaking of shows, this show is an interview with Gary Liu. He is the CEO of the South China
1:54.9	Morning Post. It's a Hong Kong-based newspaper that is now owned by Alibaba, which is interesting.
2:00.1	And Gary is an interesting
2:01.3	guy with an interesting background. He is not a newspaper veteran. He's someone who comes out of tech.
2:05.8	He'd work at companies like Google and Spotify before this job. This is a particularly
2:10.0	interesting time to hear from him, given what's happening in Hong Kong right now. The short version
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