Epoch Times editors told a reporter with health issues to do Falun Gong exercises and urged her to convert. She did not, and was laid off. An Epoch Times representative said the paper welcomes employees of all background and follows "applicable laws and regulations.

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The Epoch Times has also attacked perceived adversaries of Shen Yun and Falun Gong, including a customs officer who stopped a dancer at an airport, a Chinese YouTuber in Japan, and The New York Times. By Nicole Hong and me.

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After an Epoch Times executive was charged with money laundering under the Biden administration, Li published a decree saying not to attack politicians on either side of the aisle. The Epoch Times listened.

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Epoch Times reporters have stayed up all night writing stories promoting Shen Yun, which Li says can save lives. They were instructed to interview prominent people with positive comments and discard negative feedback. A former editor likened it to covering the Super Bowl.

The outsize influence exerted on The Epoch Times by Li Hongzhi, the leader of the Falun Gong movement, has not previously been reported. The news outlet and the movement have often played their relationship down.

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