With Corbis Sale, Tiananmen Protest Images Go to Chinese Media Company – The New York Times

With Corbis Sale, Tiananmen Protest Images Go to Chinese Media Company

Visual China Group’s purchase means the company will control famous images of Marilyn Monroe, Rosa Parks and — troubling to watchdogs — the 1989 crackdown.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/business/media/with-corbis-sale-tiananmen-protest-images-go-to-chinese-media-company.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Xiao Qiang, the founder of China Digital Times, which tracks Chinese media censorship, said the worry was legitimate. “It should not be treated as a surprise if a Chinese media company’s decisions and actions were aligned with the policies and practices of the Chinese government,” he said.