Complex sentence: To the political party, the press is the most effective medium to establish and consolidate control over the public, as a result of Yuan's media control, 71 newspapers were banned and more than 60 journalists were arrested between April 1912 and June, 1916.
Split into simpler sentences: To the political party, the press is the most effective medium to establish and consolidate control over the public. As a result of Yuan's media control, 71 newspapers were banned and more than 60 journalists were arrested between April 1912 and June, 1916.