Taiwan¡¯s broadcast regulator has ordered the closure of one of the island¡¯s most ardently pro-China cable news networks following a monthslong battle over journalistic standards and freedom of the press.
The National Communications Commission will not renew the broadcast license of Chung T¡¯ien News, its chairman Chen Yaw-shyang said at a briefing in Taipei on Wednesday. The station had repeatedly violated broadcast regulations, including frequent failure to fact check news items and the network owner¡¯s involvement in the editorial process, Chen said.
¡°The key issue is its largest shareholder Tsai Eng-meng is directly and indirectly involved in the production of news programs,¡± Chen said. ¡°We believe it¡¯s unable to improve its poor operations by solving the structural problem of its shareholder¡¯s involvement.¡±
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