bloomberg, china, chinese corruption, freedom of press, press censorship

Bloomberg Fired Reporter for Writing Against Chinese Corruption

A newspaper is supposed to expose crimes and scandals. But Bloomberg apparently decided to look the other way and rejected a report that spoke harshly against corruption in China. Bloomberg silencing Chinese criticism The incident occurred way back in 2012 when Michael Bloomberg, the company’s founder, was the Mayor of New York. A correspondent at ...

Jack Roberts

A news room.

Bloomberg’s Lawyers Threaten Reporter and Family

Journalists often receive threats for criticizing authoritarian regimes and leaders. Michael Forsythe is one such journalist from Bloomberg who took on the most famous authoritarian leader on the planet right now — Chinese President Xi Jinping. The article triggered a backlash and his wife, Leta Hong Fincher, started receiving threats for his exposé. The threats ...

Jack Roberts

Ex-Bloomberg reporter Michael Forsythe.