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Corruption reporters in China face violence- -

                                      

James Rose
26 Aug 04
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A report into press freedom in China has found that journalists seeking to expose corporate corruption are targets of intimidation and violence.
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has found that media investigations into corrupt business deals and government collusion have increased as private investors move into the country’s media sector.

Report author Sophie Beach writes: “As the media in China become market-oriented, and as journalists report more aggressively on crime and corruption, they face a new danger: violent retribution from individuals or groups implicated in their reports.”

Beach notes that there are 42 journalists in prison for exposing various forms of corruption, usually at local or provincial government level.

Beijing has been keen to encourage the media to hone in on corruption and vested interests in mainland China, but considerable power is divested in the hands of local officials who are often the targets of corruption investigations.

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