China not renewing press credentials for Bloomberg, WSJ journalists

China has not renewed expiring press credentials for reporters at Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal, according to a Journal story.

The Journal story states, “CNN reported Sunday that their correspondent David Culver is among those affected by the move. On Monday, Bloomberg News said two of its reporters in China had also received special letters instead of renewed press credentials.

“Normally, a Chinese press card has to be renewed for a visa to be issued. Two of the reporters, Mr. Culver and Journal senior correspondent Jeremy Page, were told their visas were being renewed but cut to two-month terms from one year previously.

“Bloomberg reported that its reporters were told they would also be allowed to stay in the country for roughly two more months.

“At least one other journalist working for a U.S. outlet is in a similar situation, according to people familiar with the matter.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.