Original sentence: For example, mid-level reporters for the Xinmin Evening News in Shanghai often are given an apartment, whereas at Xinhua and People's Daily this benefit is reserved for the most senior journalists.Xinhua employs more than 10,000 people — as compared to about 1,300 for Reuters; has 107 bureaus worldwide both collecting information on other countries and dispensing information about China; and maintains 31 bureaus in China — one for each province plus a military bureau.Xinhua reports directly to the Communist Party of China's Propaganda Department
Edited sentence: For example, midlevel reporters for the Xinmin Evening News in Shanghai often are given an apartment, whereas at Xinhua and People's Daily this benefit is reserved for the most senior journalists.In many ways, Xinhua is the fuel propelling China's print media.Like other government entities, Xinhua is feeling the pinch of reduced state financial subsidies.Perhaps unique in the world because of its role, size, and reach, Xinhua reports directly to the Communist Party of China's Propaganda Department; employs more than 10,000 people — as compared to about 1,300 for Reuters; has 107 bureaus worldwide both collecting information on other countries and dispensing information about China; and maintains 31 bureaus in China — one for each province plus a military bureau