Reuters broke a story late last week that no less than five major Taiwanese news outlets were being paid by the Chinese government for positive press...
A recent scandal concerning the murder of a 22-year-old Taiwanese model is revealing of the vacuousness, misogyny, and sensationalism of much of Taiwanese media...
The recent murder case of a four year old girl in Taiwan has brought the capital punishment debate back on stage. It seems that such ethical debates only seem to appear in the case of “shocking” news that provides opportunities for sensationalist journalism. As mass media rides the wave of clickbait streaming into their sites, the phony argumentation only proves to breed generation of nonchalant and passive individuals. We might consider the role of the media in the debate....