{"id":186660,"date":"2015-08-30T21:51:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T04:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=186660"},"modified":"2015-08-31T23:12:43","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T06:12:43","slug":"in-crackdown-on-rumor-mongering-journalist-confesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2015\/08\/in-crackdown-on-rumor-mongering-journalist-confesses\/","title":{"rendered":"In Crackdown on Rumors, Journalist “Confesses”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wang Xiaolu, a journalist for Caijing Magazine, was detained after the recent stock market crash <\/strong><\/a>for “spreading fake information” after publishing a report claiming that the securities regulator was planning to remove government funds from the stock market<\/a>. Xinhua reports<\/a> that Wang has confessed to “causing panic and disorder.” From news.com.au:<\/p>\n

According to the report, Wang \u201cconfessed\u201d that his \u201cfalse information\u201d had \u201ccaused panics and disorder at [the] stock market, seriously undermined the market confidence, and inflicted huge losses on the country and investors\u201d.<\/p>\n

Wang wrote a story in July saying the securities regulator was studying plans for government funds to exit the market.<\/p>\n

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) quickly denied the Caijing story, labelling it \u201cirresponsible\u201d.<\/p>\n

But Caijing said it \u201cdefended journalists\u2019 rights to do their duty under the law\u201d, according to a statement posted on its website. [Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Urh, what? Caijing reporter's TV confession for negative mkt story: I gathered info privately, which was not right. pic.twitter.com\/M4fWVYMLjZ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Zijing Wu (@zijing_wu) August 31, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n