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Changing times bring challenges for traditional media, report Jiang Xueqing and Zhang Lei.

China's media landscape is changing fast. The increasing popularity of new media, especially the Internet and smartphone apps, has forced providers of traditional content into a period of painful restructuring.

The trend has been evident since the middle of last year. In two high-profile cases, Shanghai Evening Post ceased publication, while China Business Journal disbanded its advertising operation, leaving individual departments responsible for pulling in their own advertising.