BEIJING (Reuters) - China's news censors will create a new "black list" to force out reporters found breaking rules, an official news agency said on Friday, adding to the wary government's tools for media control.
Li Dongdong, a deputy chief of the General Administration of Press and Publication, told officials that proposed strengthened regulations for Chinese journalists would include a "full database of people who engage in unhealthy professional conduct", the China News Service reported.
"People entered into the transgressor list will be excluded from engaging in news reporting and editing work," the report said, citing Li.
She said stricter controls being drafted by the agency were needed to "resolutely halt fake news".
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