The South China Morning Post has announced an overhaul of its organisational structure to appoint a publisher who will oversee both editorial and business operations at Hong Kong’s English-language newspaper of record.
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Board chairman Joe Tsai on Monday said editor-in-chief Tammy Tam would take up the newly created position of publisher, while executive editor Chow Chung-yan would be promoted to take over from her as head of the newsroom.
CEO Catherine So would be leaving the Post after 3½ years in charge of growing the company while tackling challenges facing the media industry, he added.
Tsai is chairman of Alibaba Group, which has owned the Post since 2016.
In putting veteran journalists Tam and Chow in charge, Tsai stressed the importance of editorial independence and excellence while ensuring “full alignment between the core news product and business”.
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“For the Post, our core product emanates from the newsroom, and therefore our journalists and editors are central to the commercial success and financial stability of our organisation,” he told staff in an email message.