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Article: Top editor leaves China's boldest news magazine
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- November 9, 2009
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The founder and editor-in-chief of a Chinese magazine known for pushing boundaries with the country's censors and chasing stories that could embarrass the government resigned Monday amid friction with her publisher, colleagues and the magazine said.
Hu Shuli's departure is a major blow to Caijing, an 11-year-old financial news magazine that under her guidance tackled tough subjects such as corruption, pollution and public health scares. The magazine boldly reported on SARS and demanded greater government transparency on the epidemic well before authorities acknowledged the full extent of the crisis.
A less-aggressive Caijing could set back efforts to establish a free press ...