Monday, November 17, 2014

blog 7: annotated items for research paper

Rawnsley, G. (2000). The media and popular protest in pre-democratic Taiwan. Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television, 20(4), 565-580.

It tells during the long period of martial law in Taiwan under the authoritarian government, the author examines the media's role in Taiwan's liberalization, which granted opposition a legal voice, increased popular awareness and understanding of the changing political agenda, and allowed the government to publicize and legitimize its political transformation.



Jui-Feng, T. (2010). The Media and Suicide: Evidence-Based on Population Data over 9 Years in Taiwan. Suicide & Life - Threatening Behavior, 40(1), 81-86.

Basically, it tells the author analyze the relationship between the regional distribution densities of media and the suicide rate from 23 cities/counties in Taiwan during year 1998 through 2006.



Taiwan politics: Next Media deal falls to free press concerns. (2013, March 27). EIU ViewsWire.

It first mentions some information about NextMedia's collapse in Taiwan and what consequences it had caused. Then it tells Mr. Tsai Eng-meng's background information and his  political views that are seen by some as overly sympathetic to mainland China's government.

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