PRESERVING ONLINE JOURNALISTIC CONTENT IN DISRUPTIVE TIMES: The case of collection.news

Lui, Lok Hei

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PRESERVING ONLINE JOURNALISTIC CONTENT IN DISRUPTIVE TIMES: The case of collection.news

Author(s)

Lui, Lok Hei

Issue Date

2023

Keyword(s)

• collection.news
• archives-at-risk
• authoritarianism
• community archives
• Hong Kong

Abstract

Journalistic content is a crucial part of history, yet its longevity always remains uncertain without proper curation and preservation. This is true in particular when it comes to journalistic content under authoritarian regime contexts, where freedom of the press and information freedom are usually in vain. The article explores the case of collection.news, a community initiative that crawled, disseminated and hosted the journalistic content of Apple Daily, a pro-democracy media outlet that was forcibly shut down by the authority in Hong Kong. By discussing the key events and tools used by collection.news initiative, the three distinctive features of it, namely exigency, decentralization, and anonymity, are highlighted. Finally, suggestions to the digital preservation field for supporting these community initiatives in authoritarian regimes will be given.

Series/Report Name or Number

iPRES 2023

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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