US EditionPress Freedom Groups Flag China Links of New Telegraph Owners
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The concerns focus on John Thornton, president of Red Bird Capital, of which he claims to hold great ties with China. For his kick, The Fund specified in May to be in talks with British minority investors who are "specialists in written press and committed to defending the editorial values of The Telegraph."
NGOs urge UK to probe Telegraph newspaper sale over ‘China’ ties
The UK government must investigate The Telegraph newspaper’s sale to US investment group RedBird Capital and the risks of China’s influence, human rights and freedom of expression groups demanded Wednesday. The Daily Telegraph website. Photo: Screenshot. An open letter addressed to UK media minister Lisa Nandy, signed by nine organisations including Human Rights in China and Hong Kong Watch, alleged “RedBird Capital’s ties to China … threaten me…
Press freedom groups flag China links of new Telegraph owners
Calls to block the Telegraph’s acquisition over its buyer’s alleged Chinese links have been sent to the UK Government, alongside demands for an investigation into the owner. US-based private investment firm Redbird Capital Partners bought the Telegraph in May this year for £500m, with Abu Dhabi-backed International Media Investments to keep a minority stake of up to 15%. The deal ended nearly two years in ownership limbo for the UK’s biggest sel…
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