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posted by chromas on Wednesday February 20 2019, @12:01PM   Printer-friendly
from the what's-a-newspaper? dept.

Radio Free Asia is reporting that over a dozen Chinese newspapers have gone under due to a combination of heavy censorship and falling revenue. Many more look to succumb to the same fate soon. All media there is expected to demonstrate loyalty to the ruling party and to President Xi Jinping.

At least 13 newspapers that rely on advertising revenue but are still subject to the government's strict censorship regime have folded, including the Beijing Morning Post, the Beijing Suburban Daily and the Heilongjiang Morning News, official party newspaper The People's Daily reported.

The Anyang Evening News and Zhangzhou Evening News titles have also been suspended.

Analysts told RFA that as commercial newspapers are increasingly squeezed by growing controls on what they can print on the one hand, and falling revenues and competition from social media on the other, government-run media are experiencing a huge boost resulting from their whitelisted status.


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday February 20 2019, @03:37PM (2 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday February 20 2019, @03:37PM (#804001) Journal

    Most of those won't talk to anyone who doesn't parrot progressive talking points. If forced to be present when counterpoints are made, they can't hear a single word. Not one word.

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 20 2019, @04:52PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 20 2019, @04:52PM (#804040)

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