Legal Evening News Explained

Legal Evening Post
Foundation:May 18, 2004[1]
Publisher:Legal Evening Post Agency
Language:Chinese
Political:Communism
Socialism with Chinese characteristics
Headquarters:Beijing, China[2]
Oclc:60843337
Website:www.fawan.com

Legal Evening News,[3] also known as The Mirror[4] or Legal Evening Post,[5] was a Beijing-based legal affairs newspaper[6] published in the People's Republic of China in simplified Chinese. Its predecessor was the Beijing Legal News (北京法制报), which was sponsored by the Judicial and Law Enforcement Committee of Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党北京市委员会政法委员会).

Legal Evening News was a China's state-run newspaper,[7] which was officially inaugurated on May 18, 2004. [8] It was published by the Legal Evening Post Agency (法制晚报社), [9] and was shut down by the Government of China on January 1, 2019.[10]

History

At the end of 2003, Beijing Youth Daily acquired the Beijing Legal News, and relaunched it under the title of Legal Evening News on May 18, 2004. [11] On April 29, 2005, fawan.com, the official website of Legal Evening News, was created. [12]

Legal Evening News earned a reputation for cutting-edge investigative reporting and deep dives into crime and social issues.[13]

On January 1, 2019, the paper was officially shut down by the Chinese government due to rising censorship and a shift to internet advertising.[14]

Notes and References

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  5. Book: Jacques deLisle. Avery Goldstein. Guobin Yang. The Internet, Social Media, and a Changing China. 8 March 2016. University of Pennsylvania Press. 978-0-8122-9266-4. 258–.
  6. News: Easy come, easy go after China ICBC's gold glitch. Reuters. December 29, 2008.
  7. News: China Bans Import of Ivory Carvings for One Year. The New York Times. 2015-02-27.
  8. News: Evening Legal News will cease publication next year. Oriental Daily News. 2018-12-01.
  9. News: The Mirror. Worldcat.org. 60843337 . 2021-01-20.
  10. News: Evening Legal News will cease publication on New Year's Day next year. Nanyang Post. 2018-12-03.
  11. Book: Shixin Ivy Zhang. Impact of Globalization on the Local Press in China: A Case Study of the Beijing Youth Daily. 2 April 2014. Lexington Books. 978-0-7391-8464-6. 49–.
  12. News: Fawan.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools. WHOIS. 2021-01-20.
  13. News: China Spikes In-Depth Section of Top Legal Newspaper. Radio Free Asia. 2018-05-29.
  14. News: If we want to hold politicians to account, we need to save local newspapers. The Independent. Apr 3, 2019.