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In 2013, it was reported that Dai Zigeng, a publisher of the newspaper, had verbally resigned due to political pressure from the propaganda authorities.[{{cite news |last=Ng |first=Teddy |author2=Li Jing |date=10 January 2013 |title=Media crisis spreads as row erupts over state meddling at Beijing News |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |location=Hong Kong |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1124187/media-crisis-spreads-row-erupts-over-state-meddling-beijing-news |url-status=live |access-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417123310/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1124187/media-crisis-spreads-row-erupts-over-state-meddling-beijing-news |archive-date=17 April 2019}}][{{cite news |author1=Priyanka Boghani |last2=Carlson |first2=Ben |date=9 January 2013 |title=Beijing News Publisher Resigns Over Censorship Dispute |publisher=[[CNBC]] |url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/100368047 |url-status=live |access-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417123514/https://www.cnbc.com/id/100368047 |archive-date=17 April 2019}}] |
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In 2013, it was reported that Dai Zigeng, a publisher of the newspaper, had verbally resigned due to political pressure from the propaganda authorities.[{{cite news |last=Ng |first=Teddy |author2=Li Jing |date=10 January 2013 |title=Media crisis spreads as row erupts over state meddling at Beijing News |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |location=Hong Kong |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1124187/media-crisis-spreads-row-erupts-over-state-meddling-beijing-news |url-status=live |access-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417123310/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1124187/media-crisis-spreads-row-erupts-over-state-meddling-beijing-news |archive-date=17 April 2019}}][{{cite news |author1=Priyanka Boghani |last2=Carlson |first2=Ben |date=9 January 2013 |title=Beijing News Publisher Resigns Over Censorship Dispute |publisher=[[CNBC]] |url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/100368047 |url-status=live |access-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417123514/https://www.cnbc.com/id/100368047 |archive-date=17 April 2019}}] |
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In 2014, it was reported that the municipal propaganda department had acquired the remaining 49% stake from Nanfang Media Group.[ According to Patrick Boehler of the ''[[South China Morning Post]]'', the general public were afraid that ''The Beijing News'' would be turned into a "propaganda mouthpiece".][{{cite news |last=Boehler |first=Patrick |date=27 January 2014 |title=Sale of stake in outspoken Beijing News may turn it into 'propaganda mouthpiece' |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |location=Hong Kong |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1414865/sale-stake-outspoken-beijing-news-turns-it-propaganda-mouthpiece |url-status=live |access-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417115642/https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1414865/sale-stake-outspoken-beijing-news-turns-it-propaganda-mouthpiece |archive-date=17 April 2019}}] In February 2014, ''The Beijing News'', made a news coverage regarding [[Zhou Yongkang]]'s son possible corruption, but the article was taken down from the newspaper's website.[{{cite news |last=Boehler |first=Patrick |date=26 February 2014 |title=Beijing paper's investigative report on Zhou Yongkang's son censored |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |location=Hong Kong |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1435576/beijing-papers-investigative-report-zhou-yongkangs-son-censored |url-status=live |access-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417115640/https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1435576/beijing-papers-investigative-report-zhou-yongkangs-son-censored |archive-date=17 April 2019}}] |
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In 2014, it was reported that the municipal Publicity Department had acquired the remaining 49% stake from Nanfang Media Group.[ According to Patrick Boehler of the ''[[South China Morning Post]]'', the general public were afraid that ''The Beijing News'' would be turned into a "propaganda mouthpiece".][{{cite news |last=Boehler |first=Patrick |date=27 January 2014 |title=Sale of stake in outspoken Beijing News may turn it into 'propaganda mouthpiece' |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |location=Hong Kong |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1414865/sale-stake-outspoken-beijing-news-turns-it-propaganda-mouthpiece |url-status=live |access-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417115642/https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1414865/sale-stake-outspoken-beijing-news-turns-it-propaganda-mouthpiece |archive-date=17 April 2019}}] In February 2014, ''The Beijing News'', made a news coverage regarding [[Zhou Yongkang]]'s son possible corruption, but the article was taken down from the newspaper's website.[{{cite news |last=Boehler |first=Patrick |date=26 February 2014 |title=Beijing paper's investigative report on Zhou Yongkang's son censored |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |location=Hong Kong |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1435576/beijing-papers-investigative-report-zhou-yongkangs-son-censored |url-status=live |access-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417115640/https://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1435576/beijing-papers-investigative-report-zhou-yongkangs-son-censored |archive-date=17 April 2019}}] |
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In 2018, the merger of the newspapers ''The Beijing News'', the ''{{ill|Beijing Morning Post|zh|北京晨报}}'' and the news website ''qianlong.com'' ({{lang-zh|s=千龙网|labels=no}}) was announced.[{{cite news|url=http://finance.jrj.com.cn/2018/10/31113925284773.shtml|script-title=zh:新京报、千龙网、北京晨报将合并整合|date=31 October 2018|access-date=17 April 2019|website=jrj.com.cn|language=zh-cn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417133217/http://finance.jrj.com.cn/2018/10/31113925284773.shtml|archive-date=17 April 2019|url-status=live}}] ''Beijing Morning Post'' ceased the publication in the same year.[{{cite news|url=http://www.morningpost.com.cn/2018/1231/1765867.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230220949/http://www.morningpost.com.cn/2018/1231/1765867.shtml|script-title=zh:1998年之前,,,2018年以后|date=31 December 2018|orig-year=local time|archivedate=30 December 2018|access-date=17 April 2019|newspaper=Beijing Morning Post|language=zh-cn}}] |
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In 2018, the merger of the newspapers ''The Beijing News'', the ''{{ill|Beijing Morning Post|zh|北京晨报}}'' and the news website ''qianlong.com'' ({{lang-zh|s=千龙网|labels=no}}) was announced.[{{cite news|url=http://finance.jrj.com.cn/2018/10/31113925284773.shtml|script-title=zh:新京报、千龙网、北京晨报将合并整合|date=31 October 2018|access-date=17 April 2019|website=jrj.com.cn|language=zh-cn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417133217/http://finance.jrj.com.cn/2018/10/31113925284773.shtml|archive-date=17 April 2019|url-status=live}}] ''Beijing Morning Post'' ceased the publication in the same year.[{{cite news|url=http://www.morningpost.com.cn/2018/1231/1765867.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230220949/http://www.morningpost.com.cn/2018/1231/1765867.shtml|script-title=zh:1998年之前,,,2018年以后|date=31 December 2018|orig-year=local time|archivedate=30 December 2018|access-date=17 April 2019|newspaper=Beijing Morning Post|language=zh-cn}}] |