TVBS reportedly removed a clip of the network’s exclusive interview with AIT Chairman James Moriarty, other media outlets are asking why
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/11/17
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A local Taiwanese media outlet TVBS is coming under
AIT Chairman Moriarty (Image from National Tsing Hua University)
criticism this election cycle for its decision to pull a network exclusive interview with the current Chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT).
Chairman James Moriarty visited Taiwan earlier in November, and on Nov. 5, just before the U.S. mid-term elections, granted an interview to the TVBS network. Portions of the interview were finally broadcast on Nov. 9 at 5 p.m.
In the very simple and straightforward interview clip, Moriarty expressed his view on possible outcomes of the U.S. elections, and how U.S.-Taiwan relations might be affected. He also shared his views on the current election cycle in Taiwan, in the lead up to the nine-in-one elections being held on Nov. 24.
Curiously, after the clip was aired a single time on TV, and then uploaded to the website, an editorial decision was made to remove the clip from the TVBS website, reports Nextmag. [FULL STORY]
