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No newspapers sold in subway stations but onePosted by Alice Xin Liu on Monday, January 11, 2010 at 5:31 PM
 The Beijing News January 11, 2009 Today's The Beijing News reported on the decision that every newspaper had to be taken out of Beijing subway stations apart from Beijing Daily Messenger (北京娱乐信报). The decision was made and announced by the subway company in Beijing as well as the Public Security Bureau's traffic control department; part of the reason reported was that purchasing papers could cause a crush. Reporter Zuo Lin (左林) and Wang Jianing (王嘉宁) writes:
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Comments on No newspapers sold in subway stations but one
I don't see a problem with this new policy. It's not a free country after all...
I think the more interesting issue is why is there a granny aiming a sniper rifle on the front page of Beijing News.
A more interesting question is what was the concession paid by Beijing Daily Messenger for the exclusive distribution rights to the BJ Metro. It is pretty common practice for a Metro operator to let special media concessions - free newspapers, out-of-home, ... happens everywhere. But if Beijing daily Messenger plays its cards right, it could be a pretty lucrative concession... I would love to read the story of how they got it and what, if anything they paid.