Report more achievements of ethnic minorities: NGO
Ethnic minorities should have more representation in the media with stories focusing on their achievements and cultures, a group advocating for racial equality said on Tuesday.  Unison, which spoke to 360 ethnic minority individuals in Hong Kong to gauge their perceived importance of news stories in 2023, said half of the 10 pieces rated most important were crime-related.  The news story deemed “most important” was about a woman of South Asian descent allegedly killing her three daughters.  Other stories on the list were related to employment and discrimination, the NGO said.  John Tse, executive director of Unison, said the list showed what ethnic minority groups were concerned about. But he said people from ethnic minorities were generally underrepresented in the media.  "The media’s focus is more on negative-action type of news, rather than some static, cultural events, individual success stories. Those were almost unheard of as news items," he said.  "Editors and reporters should consider reporting or carrying out some investigative reporting into different types of issues. After all, Hong Kong is a multicultural society, and shouldn’t be too ethno-centric." Cultural events such as Songkran - Thailand’s New Year celebration - and Diwali, Indian’s biggest holiday of the year, should be covered, Tse said.