Romenesko

New York Observer
"I have a personal connection with the effects of news censorship in China," says James Ottaway. "That’s the reason I got particularly worried about [Rupert] Murdoch owning Dow Jones." Ottaway knows one of the longest-held political prisoners in China who was finally released in 2002. "At the time, you couldn't find out that he was in jail if you didn't read the foreign press," Ottaway tells Felix Gillette. "You couldn't find out from a Murdoch outlet in China, Star TV, which is completely censored for any news that would disturb the Chinese government. They just parrot the Chinese communist government propaganda line."