Taiwan Pulls 'propaganda Machine' CTi News Off Air
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2020-11-18 HKT 16:26
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Taipei has decided not to renew the licence of cable channel CTi News amid allegations that the station is operating as a propaganda machine for Beijing.
CTi is owned by Want Want China Times Media Group, which was founded by pro-Beijing snack food tycoon Tsai Eng-meng.
Its six-year broadcast licence is due to expire on December 11, and following a final review, all seven members sitting on the the National Communications Commission on Wednesday decided unanimously not to renew its licence.
The commission said the station had been unprofessional in its management and reporting, saying CTi had been warned and fined dozens of times for airing unconfirmed and highly exaggerated news reports.
Previously, the media regulator had slammed CTi for being biased towards mainland-friendly politicians.
It cited the 2018 Kaoshiung city mayoral election as an example, saying the proportion of news reports covering pro-Beijing Han Kuo-yu and rival Chen Chi-mai was 90 percent versus 5.7 percent.
It also said there was evidence to show that the group’s chairman, Tsai Eng-meng, had interfered in the editorial independence of CTi.
The watchdog urged all media bosses to keep their hands off their news departments in order to safeguard freedom of the press.
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