October 10, 2008

IFJ Condemns Government Interference in Taiwan Media

國際記者聯盟譴責馬政府意圖控制媒體:

1.要求中央社修改中國毒奶報導 2.要求中央社撤回批評馬英九的報導

3.干涉央廣新聞 4.介入中央社與公視的人事安排


IFJ Condemns Government Interference in Taiwan Media

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed fears for the
independence of Taiwan’s media after escalating instances of government
interference in state-owned media.

The IFJ has learned that the Government Information Office (GIO) demanded on
September 26 that the state-owned Central News Agency (CNA) alter reports on
the contaminated milk powder scandal which has engulfed China.

GIO also demanded that CNA withdraw a report which criticised President Ma
Ying-Jeou, who took office on May 20 after the Kuomintang (Nationalist) party
won elections in March.

GIO was also implicated recently in a scandal after the chairman of Radio
Taiwan International (RTI), Taiwan’s state-owned broadcaster, claimed that
the Government had asked RTI not to broadcast reports that were too critical
of China.

RTI chairman Cheng Yu and several independent board directors of RTI resigned
on September 30 in protest after news reports suggested that GIO and the new
Kuomintang government had put pressure on RTI to change its editorial focus.
GIO denied the reports.

An anonymous source told the IFJ that Taiwan’s Government was angered by RTI
’s frequent criticism of President Ma Ying-Jeou. RTI has 13 language
services which broadcast worldwide, including into mainland China.

In another recent development, the Government appointed Lo Chih-Chiang, a
former spokesperson for President Ma Ying-Jeou’s campaign, to the position
of Deputy President of CNA in early October. The Kuomintang party also
nominated four government legislators to new positions on the Board of
Supervisors for Taiwan’s Public Television Service.

“Taiwan’s new Government is exhibiting worrying reflexes towards attempting
to control the media,” IFJ Asia-Pacific said.

“These latest appointments and directives suggest the Government fails to
understand the critical importance of editorial independence in a democratic
society.”

The IFJ condemns Taiwan’s apparent interference in state-owned media and
urges government authorities to refrain from further acts that could
jeopardise editorial independence.

For more information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +612 9333 0919

The IFJ represents over 600,000 in 122 countries worldwide

http://asiapacific.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-condemns-government-interference-in-taiwan-media

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