1. Rumors flew thick and fast that the government would close the newspaper. 2. Among other things, he suggested that in the end he might close unprofitable newspapers. 3. Are we forgetting the Civil War period, when President Lincoln suspended habeas corpus and closed newspapers that he deemed sympathetic to the Confederacy? 4. He has thrown political opponents in jail, closed independent newspapers and reimposed Soviet-era restrictions on travel abroad. 5. In recent months China has arrested scores of dissidents, closed newspapers and fired outspoken editors in an accelerating effort to tighten control on public discourse. 6. In the past, when publishers closed newspapers, they sometimes talked about the pain. 7. Newspapers have been closed and editors imprisoned for criticizing the government. 8. Neshat, the most recent newspaper closed, hastened its demise with its reporting of the rioting. 9. One newspaper was closed for reporting that another newspaper had printed eight blank pages as a protest against the media crackdown. 10. Since then, Sabah has closed one newspaper, the respected Yeni Binyil, and cut staff sharply elsewhere, including at the mass-circulation Sabah. |