     apple daily is a hong-kong-based tabloid-style newspaper founded in 1995 by jimmy lai chee ying and is published by its company, next media. a sister publication carrying the same name is published in taiwan, republic of china under a joint venture between next media and other taiwanese companies. apple daily tends to favour the pan-democracy camp in its editorials and commentaries. apple daily's main sections include "local news", "foreign news", "finance", "entertainment", "sports" and "others"âincluding technology, travel, eating, cooking, fashion and more provocative material generating much of its popularity and controversy. apple daily's popularity as hong kong's second best selling newspaper, according to ac nielsen, is derived from its concentration on celebrity coverage, brash news style, sensationalist news reportage and its anti-government political positions. its founder brainstormed the name of this newspaper, stating that "if adam and eve didn't eat the apple, there would be no evil or wrongdoings in this world, which made news a non-existing term". == history == apple daily was founded by jimmy lai chee ying on 20 june 1995. unlike newspapers at that time, it used colour printing on all pages of the newspaper and did not allow advertisements covering the complete front page
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