‘BIASED’: A call for a referendum to ban CtiTV at NTU has garnered thousands of supporters, while a student leader advised caution to protect freedom of speech

Taipei Times
Date: Mar 27, 2019
By: Shelley Shan  /  Staff reporter

Students at two of the nation’s top universities are calling for a boycott of CtiTV News (中天新聞) in protest against what they called “biased news coverage.”

A National Taiwan University (NTU) student launched the initiative on the university’s official Facebook page urging the school to ban broadcasts of CtiTV News at all student cafeterias due to its “biased” coverage, adding that students expect to be able to access quality media content on campus.

The student also talked about the possibility of holding a referendum on campus on whether to ban CtiTV broadcasts on campus, if the initiative is supported by more than 1,000 people.

As of press time last night, the initiative has garnered the support of more than 4,000 people.    [FULL  STORY]