An investigative report by Reuters reveals a disturbing bit of news about the American radio market. According to the wire service, China has been secretly buying radio stations around the world – including in the United States.  Not only do they own the stations, but they supply them with content, making them a stealth propaganda arm of the Chinese media. In August, foreign ministers from 10 nations blasted China for building artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea. As media around the world covered the diplomatic clash, a radio station that serves the most powerful city in America had a distinctive take on the news. Located outside Washington, D.C., WCRW radio made no mention of China’s provocative island project. Instead, an analyst explained that tensions in the region were due to unnamed “external forces” trying “to insert themselves into this part of the world using false claims.” Behind WCRW’s...(Read Full Post)