Macau journalists are concerned about press freedom and access to official information, survey shows
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A pioneering study has revealed significant levels of concern about press freedom and access to official information among journalists in Macau working in Portuguese and English-language media.
The head of the journalists’ group that carried out the study last year called for greater cooperation with fellow professionals in Chinese-language media, citing information suggesting this larger group faces “a tougher environment, more challenges, restraints and pressure” in carrying out their work.
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The first report of its kind, compiled by the Macau Portuguese and English Press Association, distilled the results of a detailed survey of 44 working journalists in the world’s richest gaming destination.
Three quarters of those surveyed said they had experienced a degree of “political, economical, social, cultural or institutional restraint” while working.
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Titled “A depiction of the freedom of the press and access to sources of information for working journalists in Macau’s Portuguese and English speaking media outlets”, the report also highlighted significant restrictions on access to information in the judicial and executive branches of administration in the former Portuguese enclave.
