Journalist beaten during investigation into paper mill
By Li Yao | China Daily | Updated: 2013-01-11 08:07
A journalist was beaten on Wednesday during an undercover investigation into untreated water discharges by a paper mill.
The case raised nationwide concern over the protection of reporters' rights.
Zhao Xi, a reporter at China Central Television's bureau in Hunan province, was hit on the forehead by a man using a flashlight at about midnight on Wednesday.
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