Dear readers,
On International Press Freedom Day, the HKFP team remains committed to reporting, on-the-ground, in one of the world’s most challenging, and rapidly-changing media environments.
Nevertheless, our newsroom is facing a funding situation in 2024 whereby our expansion to nine team members coincided with a decline in regular Patron backers, resulting in two years of record losses. During this time, we’ve widened coverage of key court cases, deepened original reporting, launched a podcast, hired our first photographer, won several awards, and gained the Trust Project hallmark.
HKFP now has a year to correct course financially. Having sought to make savings internally, we will soon launch a new range of advertising options to generate new income, alongside new incentives to join us an HKFP monthly donor.
We remain the city’s most financially transparent news outlet – sustained by an average of HK$203/month from 895 monthly Patrons – with 80 per cent of spending going towards paying local journalists.
To close the funding gap, we need to raise HK$120,000 more per month, or bring on around 1,000 new Patrons. Here are 15 ways to support our newsroom: support.hongkongfp.com.
If you’ve never contributed to a newspaper before, please help keep HKFP free for those who can’t afford to donate. And if you’re not in a position to support us this time, please help spread the word. Below are a set of graphics we would welcome you to share on social media this Press Freedom Day to raise awareness of HKFP’s work and ways to safeguard independent media in the city.
Thank you once again for your readership and support!
Help us spread the word on Press Freedom Day
If you’re unable to support us this time, please left-click on a promo to save, and share them, across your social media accounts, linking to support.hongkongfp.com – thank you!
15 Ways to support HKFP’s newsroom in 2024
Donations-in-kind
For HKFP donors who wish to target their contribution, offer financial support indirectly, or who wish to see instant results, our newsroom welcomes donations-in-kind to help cover essential operating costs. Make an equivalent contribution, or simply request invoices are rerouted straight to you.
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