Television coverage of the 1995 legislative election in Taiwan: Rise of cable television as a force for balance in media coverage

This research examines how television reported the campaign, parties, and candidates during the 1995 Legislative Election in Taiwan. Results of this study showed that state-owned broadcast television stations were far more likely than privately owned cable television channels to give greater coverag...

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Published inJournal of broadcasting & electronic media Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 340 - 355
Main Authors Lo, Ven-hwei, Neilan, Edward, King, Pu-tsung
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Taylor & Francis Group 22.06.1998
Broadcast Education Association
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Cable television
Cable TV
Communication in politics
Elections
Media
Media coverage
Political parties
Political uses
Taiwan
Television
Taiwan
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Summary:This research examines how television reported the campaign, parties, and candidates during the 1995 Legislative Election in Taiwan. Results of this study showed that state-owned broadcast television stations were far more likely than privately owned cable television channels to give greater coverage to the ruling party and its candidates, to use ruling party officials as news sources, and to offer more news coverage favorable to the ruling party than to other parties. We conclude that cable television has become a force for balance in coverage, diluting a pervasive pro-government party bias. The rise of cable television from virtual "outlaw" status to government-licensed status appears to have responded to a more liberal society and made a contribution to the development of democracy, as have the expanded elections themselves.
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ISSN:0883-8151
1550-6878
DOI:10.1080/08838159809364454