ENG GRAMMER THX

(1) " for fear that " = in order to prevent / avoid the risk of ( 以防 )
" for fear that " :-- is an idiomatic expression , 即「成語」, 因此並不可以作任何改動 ( ∴不可以寫 " for fearing that " )

e.g. She stays home for fear that the weather will turn bad soon.
e.g. She would not let her children climb trees for fear that they would fall.


(2) " for fearing that " - 錯 ,
但 " .... , fearing that ..." 卻是「正確」 :-
因為這樣寫 , " fearing that ..." 就是一句 clause , 是一句sentence 的一部份 (並不是成語 ! )

e.g. She stays home , fearing that the weather will turn bad soon.
e.g. She would not let her children climb trees , fearing that they would fall.


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∴ 寫 (i) " for fear that " , or (ii) " fearing that " 都可以 !
As in your example , it would be :

(i) It continues to suppress the mass media for fear that such reports ..., or
(ii) It continues to suppress the mass media , fearing that such reports ...

2015-07-13 13:02:45 補充：
Need to clarify ：
『" for fear that " :-- is an idiomatic expression , 即「成語」』這一句 ，應改為：-
『" for fear that " :-- is an idiomatic expression , 就相當於 Chinese language 的「成語」』

(用意是引用 Chinese language 的「成語」作比較，指出 English language 的 "idiomatic expression" 也絕對是「不可改動」！

原句寫得「攏統」了一點，我原先想「簡潔」點；但寫法是會引起混淆！
在此致歉！

2015-07-13 13:09:09 補充：
Godfrey， many thanks for reminding ！

你很棒，"idiomatic expression" 是應該釋為「慣用語」，跟「成語」有分別；
Yahoo 字典 都只是將它釋作「成語」
(我其實有查過，對答案不滿意，但無奈地照用，「知得」問你還好！)

No offense

for fear that 只能說是"慣用語", 不是 "成語" , fear 是 noun
fearing that .... fearing 是 present participle, usually followed by a noun clause

for fear that .... 和 for fear of something
個人習慣稱它是 fixed expression

2015-07-12 20:35:56 補充：
idiom 有兩三個解釋, 大多數人解"成語"
a group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own
e.g. under the weather

idiom 可以解 "慣用語"
a particular style in language, art, or music

Yes, I think you've given a better reference, so I've deleted my answer.

"for fear that" 是連接詞「以免…；唯恐」

請看看：
http://www.learnerhall.org/2013/01/lestfor-fear-thatfor-fear-of.html

這個 fear 是名詞 (noun)，不是動詞 (verb)。

2015-07-11 23:32:54 補充：
Rocky, you are finally back!

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2015-07-12 17:40:02 補充：
Oh, I do not mean to waste your effort.
Also, I did not intend to answer this post.
My comment was just a reference to the poster to read.

Sorry for confusing.

Your answer (now deleted) was informative and helpful, actually you should keep it.

Take care and see you around again.
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