Bloomberg News Killed Investigation, Fired Reporter, Then Sought To Silence His Wife

By David Folkenflik

Bloomberg News killed an investigation into the wealth of Communist Party elites in China, fearful of repercussions by the Chinese government. The company successfully silenced the reporters involved and also sought to keep the spouse of one of the reporters quiet.

The story investigating Chinese political elites would “wipe out everything we’ve tried to build there,” Matt Winkler, Bloomberg’s editor-in-chief at the time, said on audiotape obtained by NPR.

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