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Murdoch Shelves News Corp. China TV Ambitions - Chris Noon

From Forbes.com:

Government crackdown on foreign media in China is nothing new; Beijing routinely blocks access to foreign news organizations such as the BBC. But if the authorities are obstreperous enough it can avoid censorship altogether: Media giant News Corp.’s plans to broadcast in China via a local partnership have been shelved amid increasing government resistance to foreign influence in the domestic media, according to a report.

• Posted by Xiao Qiang
• August 25, 2005 8:16 AM
• Category: Economy, Politics, Top Article
• Tags: media, media reform, Rupert Murdoch

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