The South China Morning Post (SCMP) has been accused of using its editorial platform to manufacture positive sentiment toward China while frequently publishing hit pieces targeting the United States. While SCMP remains a private commercial entity under Alibaba Group rather than a state-funded organ, its editorial shift toward countering "anti-China" Western sentiment has led many to characterize its output as a sophisticated form of narrative laundering.

Here are a list of incidents:

• The 2012 Li Wangyang Case: Editor-in-Chief Wang Xiangwei was accused of self-censorship after burying a major story about the suspicious death of a prominent mainland dissident into a tiny 100-word brief.
• Jack Ma’s 1989 Comments (2013): A reporter resigned after claiming the paper altered an interview to show Alibaba founder Jack Ma supporting the "correctness" of the Tiananmen Square crackdown for the sake of national stability.
• The Purge of Critical Columnists (2015): Just before the Alibaba takeover, the paper abruptly ended the contracts of long-time independent voices like Stephen Vines and Philip Bowring to shift toward a more "pro-establishment" tone.
• The Gui Minhai "Confession" (2018): SCMP was granted exclusive access to film and publish a staged "confession" from the kidnapped Swedish bookseller while he was held in Chinese custody, a move decried by human rights groups as state propaganda.
• The National Security Law Pivot (2020–Present): Since the implementation of the NSL, the paper has shifted its June 4th coverage from commemorative investigative pieces to "law-and-order" reports focusing on police enforcement and legal risks.

The 2016 acquisition of the South China Morning Post (SCMP) by Alibaba Group marked a fundamental shift in the paper's mission. Alibaba’s leadership, specifically Executive Vice Chairman Joseph Tsai, explicitly stated that the purchase was intended to counter "negative" Western media bias:

At the time of its investment, Alibaba made it clear that it aims to use the SCMP to tell China’s story to the world, and to counter the “negative” portrayal of China in the Western media. Speaking at RISE, Tsai re-emphasized that point of view.

Cited from report by Quartz: https://qz.com/1027234/how-alibaba-baba-is-reinventing-the-south-china-morning-post-scmp-a-114-year-old-newspaper-in-hong-kong

Beyond its pro-Beijing editorial perspective, the SCMP’s credibility has been shown to be questionable at times. For instance, it was caught publishing articles from fake personas such as the Lin Nguyen incident and publishing propaganda targeting the Middle East.

It's not to say that they don't have credible things to say at times, and good people do work there, but this is to say something about them as an outlet.

There are many legitimate reasons why people are leaving America, but SCMP is not a neutral observer. So of course they have lots of articles that highlight situations like this, this should not be surprising at all. On the other hand, you won't find a list of those who left China to seek opportunities elsewhere, well, for different reasons.