HONGKONG/NEW YORK Sept 22 (Reuters) - The Far Eastern Economic Review, one of Asia's leading print publications, will be shut down by News Corp as it struggles with losses and a dwindling readership migrating to the Internet.The 63-year-old magazine, which was run by News Corp's Dow Jones and enjoyed a weighty reputation for its fearless and in-depth Asian business and political coverage since World War Two, will close in December, Dow Jones said.
Throughout its history, FEER's investigative and critical journalism has sparked tussles with Asian governments. The magazine is currently embroiled in a legal battle with the Singapore government, with the island state's High Court ruling it defamed elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew and his son, incumbent Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
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