Hong Kong news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 6 major Hong Kong news outlets. Preview their homepages side by side below — switch between two, three and four columns, go compact, or translate every page into your language.
The Hong Kong media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire lays Hong Kong's front pages next to one another so you can see which stories lead where, how headlines are framed, and what one outlet foregrounds that another leaves out. All 6 titles tracked in Hong Kong sit near the editorial centre in our classification, which is common where the press is dominated by public broadcasters and agencies, or where no confident left/right rating was available. Comparison here is less about political line than about which stories each newsroom judges worth the top of the page.
By kind of outlet, the 6 titles break down as 3 daily newspapers (South China Morning Post, The Standard and China Daily Hong Kong), 2 digital-native outlets (Hong Kong Free Press and Dimsum Daily) and 1 public broadcaster (RTHK). The public-service broadcaster is RTHK — the natural fixed point for a comparison, because a public remit is breadth rather than a party line.
Hong Kong sits in East Asia, on Crosswire's Asia hub. By outlets tracked it is 5th of the 6 countries in East Asia and 3rd of the 33 across Asia, where the average is 5.1 outlets per country. Its neighbours in East Asia with hubs of their own are China (6), Japan (6), South Korea (6), Taiwan (6) and Mongolia (4).
Leaning groupings are approximate guides drawn from widely cited media-bias assessments — see the methodology and what the labels can and can't tell you. Counts are taken from the directory as of .
Which are Hong Kong's main news outlets?
Across Hong Kong's editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists near the center, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Free Press, RTHK, The Standard, China Daily Hong Kong and Dimsum Daily. Each outlet below links to a full profile — its facts, editorial leaning and a live front-page preview — and the comparison view above shows any of them side by side.
The South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's leading English-language newspaper and news website, with a strong focus on Hong Kong, mainland China, and Asia. Now owned by a major Chinese technology company, it provides coverage of politics, business, and society for both regional and international readers.
Hong Kong Free Press is an independent, non-profit English-language online news outlet based in Hong Kong. Funded largely by reader donations, it covers Hong Kong politics, human rights, civil society, and current affairs, and is known for its independent reporting on the city and its relationship with mainland China.
RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong) is Hong Kong's public service broadcaster, operating radio and television services alongside an online news platform in Chinese and English. It provides news coverage of local Hong Kong affairs, mainland China, and international developments, serving as the territory's principal public-service news provider for a broad audience.
Free English-language daily newspaper in Hong Kong, published by Sing Tao News Corporation. Focuses on business, finance, and local Hong Kong news.
Hong Kong edition of the state-owned English-language newspaper China Daily. Covers Hong Kong, mainland China, and Asian affairs from a Beijing-aligned perspective.
English-language online news outlet covering Hong Kong. Publishes breaking news, local affairs, and lifestyle content for the city's international community.
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