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Re:Why media layoffs keep happening by gammateam on Thursday January 24, 2019 @11:22PM (#18995540)
There was a Canadian sentenced to death in China recently

It took me ALL DAY before it clicked in my head that this wasnt either of the Canadian diplomats recently arrested

I looked around and nobody seemed to notice this

All the outlets and discussions were fixed around an escalation in the trade war, and this convicted drug dealer had nothing to do with that.

It was like how can I point that out while still disagreeing with a Chinese municipal level capital punishment. Damn, people are going to think I’m making excuses for The China. This whole thing is built to ostracize thought.

Re:Why media layoffs keep happening by masonic on Friday January 25, 2019 @12:58AM (#18995890)
WaPo, for one example, might not wish to alienate the government of the country which sources much of its owner's economic activity.