From AP:
A Chinese journalist who wrote about suspected wrongdoing by local officials has been jailed for four years, one of his lawyers said Thursday.
Qi Chonghuai was sentenced Tuesday on charges of extortion and blackmail after a daylong trial in Tengzhou in Shandong province, lawyer Li Chunfu said.
Qi had been accused of extorting money from local officials during his reporting, but he denied the charges.
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