under jack marr that will translate into a self censorship of china stories. >> jack marr is very close to the party and state leaders of china, so it is most unlikely that he would want his newspaper to run critical articles about individual leaders or major policies. >> reporter: a former china editor of the post who says many colleagues still at the paper are unhappy with what they see as an erosion of hong kong's press freedom. >> for the chinese communist party, the propaganda is very important. if necessity can control the mass media in hong kong, it will facilitate their effort to enhance political control of hong kong. >> reporter: the post joins other media entities being acquired by mainland owners, but the trend is also leading to a rise in online news alternatives. in both cantonese and english. >> if you look at what we were intending to do, record breaking funding and traffic, then the appetite for free press in hong kong is certainly still there. >> reporter: changing technology, opening up new fronts in the developing battle for the control of hong kong's media >>> india

jack marr, controlling alibaba, they said the purchase is aimed at improving the global image, offering an alternative to the western news media. alibaba executive said that the morning post will be act stiff, accurate and fair. and that the editorial decisions will be generated by editors in the news rooms. we did a piece on the paper, in which concerns were being raised about the independence given that the south china post was owned by robert quac. egyptian authorities extended the incarceration of investigative journalists. and the in of workers behind bars is at a high. alexander was arrested last month at the airport. he was living in turkey, and returned to egypt for family reasons. he is accused at releasing falls news, and joining a banned group, the muslim brotherhood. in his reporting, appearing in lebanese newspapers, he criticized the egyptian army's efforts to counter islamist groups in the sinai peninsula. in the past week photo journalist also known as shalkon appeared in court for the first time after 2.5 years in gaol, to hear that his trial was adjourned until februar