Third Hong Kong information firm shutters as media fears widen

Journalists from Hong Kong media outlet CitizenNews decried plummeting press freedoms as they closed on Monday, saying they now not felt protected to publish after colleagues at a rival publication had been arrested for “sedition”. Probably the most widespread on-line information retailers in Hong Kong with greater than 800,000 followers throughout its social media platforms, CitizenNews is the third media outlet to shutter as Beijing abroad a sweeping crackdown on dissent.