The Oriental Morning Post[2] (Chinese: 东方早报; pinyin: Dōngfāng Zǎobào),[3] or Dongfang Zaobao,[4] also known as Oriental Morning News,[5] was a Shanghai-based[6] Chinese-language morning newspaper published in China.[7] The newspaper was jointly founded by Nanfang Daily and Wenhui Xinmin United Newspaper Industry Group (文汇新民报业集团)[8] on July 7, 2003. [9]
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Founded | July 7, 2003 |
Ceased publication | January 1, 2017 |
Headquarters | Shanghai[1] |
Website | www.dfdaily.com |
In the fall of 2008, Oriental Morning Post was the first media outlet to expose the melamine contamination of Chinese infant milk powder. [10]
Oriental Morning Post was established on July 7, 2003. In September 2008, the newspaper was the first to report on the "Sanlu tainted milk powder incident".[11]
On March 17, 2014, Oriental Morning Post was revised, with the new edition adding more news analysis and in-depth coverage. [12] On January 1, 2017, it stopped publication. [13]