This article is about the Hong Kong version of the tabloid newspaper. For the Taiwan version of the newspaper, see Apple Daily (Taiwan) This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... The Apple Daily (Chinese: 蘋果日報 Pinyin: Píngguǒ-Rìbào) is a tabloid newspaper printed in Taiwan, published by a joint venture between Hong Kong-based Next Media and several Singapore state-owned companies, included Temasek Holdings, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, ST Telemedia, MediaCorp and DBS Bank. ...

Apple Daily (蘋果日報) is a Hong-Kong-based newspaper that was founded by Jimmy Lai (Lai Chee Ying) in 1995 and is published by his company, Next Media. A sister publication carrying the same name is published in Taiwan under a joint venture in Taiwan between Next Media and other companies. Motto: none Anthem: March of the Volunteers 1 Capital Central and Western District 2 Most populated district Sha Tin District Official language(s) Chinese 3 and English Government Chief Executive Special Administrative Region Donald Choi Tsang Establishment  - occupied by the UK  - as a crown colony of the UK  - as an... Lai Chee Ying (黎智英 Pinyin: Lǐ Zhìyīng, Jyutping: Lai Zi-jing), English name Jimmy Lai, is the founder of Next Media, a Hong Kong publisher best known for Apple Daily. ... Lai Chee Ying (黎智英 Pinyin: Lǐ Zhìyīng, Jyutping: Lai Zi-jing), English name Jimmy Lai, is the founder of Next Media, a Hong Kong publisher best known for Apple Daily. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is concerned with the production of books, magazines, and other literary material (whether in printed or electronic formats). ... Next Media Limited (壹傳媒有限公司) is a publisher in Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China. ...

Apple Daily's main sections include "Local News", "Foreign News", "Finance", "Entertainment", "Sports" and "Others"—including technology, travel, eating, cooking, fashion and more provocative material generating much of its popularity and controversy. By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a level of technological mastery sufficient to leave the surface of the planet for the first time and explore space. ... Travel is the transport of people on a trip or journey. ... Cooking is an act of preparing food for eating. ... The term fashion applies to a prevailing mode of expression. ...

Popularity

Apple Daily is the second best selling newspaper in Hong Kong, which is in a broadsheet like most Hong Kong newspapers, but the style is regarded as tabloid-like, employing emotional headlines and vulgar words. Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ...

Apple Daily front page on November 24, 2004, reporting on the death of Wong Jim.

Its standpoint is arguably libertarian in that it supports minimum government control on economic matters and on personal and political freedom. It is also explicitly opposed to the governance of the Chinese Communist Party and the Hong Kong government. Download high resolution version (500x787, 63 KB)Photograph of Apple Daily Frontpage on 24 November 2004. ... Download high resolution version (500x787, 63 KB)Photograph of Apple Daily Frontpage on 24 November 2004. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Wong Jim (黃霑) (February 21, 1940 - November 24, 2004), whose real name was Wong Jum-sum (黃湛森), was best known as a master of Cantopop lyrics in Hong Kong, but was also well known as a talented columnist, song composer, actor, movie director, scriptwriter, talk show hosts and various... See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... Communist Party of China flag The Communist Party of China (Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党; Traditional Chinese: 中國共産黨; pinyin: Zhōnggu ngchǎndǎng) is the ruling party of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

As a result, reporters for the Apple Daily have been banned from doing interviews openly in Mainland China, and have been expelled from some commercial news conferences. Several commercial giants have also boycotted putting advertisements in the newspaper after it published reports that they considered unfavourable. The highlighted area in the map is what is commonly known as mainland China. Mainland China (Simplified Chinese: 中国大陆; Traditional Chinese: 中國大陸; Pinyin: Zhōnggúo Dàlù, lit. ...

Controversy

Apple Daily Style, coined after its tremendous success in early 1990s, has influenced all local Chinese newspapers in Hong Kong to some degree. It refers to a highly consumer-oriented editorial standpoint, colorful printing, sensational stories and headlines. News writing is short with lots of graphic illustrations, photos and tables. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ...

The controversy over the style has been raised on different levels. It was the first newspaper to introduce the paparazzi to investigate the life of famous people behind the scenes. Privacy issue has still been one of the hottest topics in Hong Kong journalism. Paparazzi is a plural term (paparazzo is the singular form) for photographers who take candid photographs of celebrities, usually by relentlessly shadowing them in their public and private activities. ...

It also published reviews on prostitutes every day, along with salacious pictures and stories, that displease some parent and teacher groups. Other issues include explicit photos of corpses and series of photos on how people committed suicide.

In November, 1998, an example which was later coined Chan Kin-Hong Incident (陳健康事件), a woman jumped from a high building with two young children and Apple Daily paid her husband to visit prostitutes. Apple Daily apologised for the outrage it caused. (See Media in Hong Kong Incidents with Impact) Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Others

In September, 2003, veteran columnist To Kit (陶傑) joined the newspaper, and publishes his daily column "The Golden Adventure" (黃金冒險號) and a weekly editorial called "Sunday Rest" (星期日休息) at the newspaper. Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To Kit (Chinese: 陶傑, pinyin: Tao Jie) is the pseudonym of Chip Tsao (Chinese: 曹捷, Cantonese Romanization: Tsao Chit, pinyin: Cao Jie), a Hong Kong-based columnist-cum-broadcaster. ...

See also

• Media in Hong Kong
• Newspapers of Hong Kong

Media in Hong Kong is available to the public conveniently in various forms, namely: television and radio channels, newspapers, magazines and the World Wide Web. ... The newspapers of Hong Kong can be categorized by language: // English-language newspapers South China Morning Post The Standard (formerly, HK-iMail, and earlier Hong Kong Standard) Eastern Express (now defunct) The Sunday Examiner (Catholic) China Daily Hong Kong Edition The former two English publications are regarded as neutral towards...

External links

• Atnext.com
• Illustrations from the Apple Daily