Journalist associations complained about the Taipei mayor and the city government for boycotting and intimidating reporters who have run negative reports about them
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/08/07
By: Teng Pei-ju, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) and the city government are criticized for interfering with media reporting (By Central News Agency)
and its affiliate Association of Taiwan Journalists (ATJ) issued a statement Tuesday, filing a complaint against the Taipei City Government and in particular, Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), for repeatedly interfering with media reporting.
Ko and the city government were criticized for boycotting and intimidating reporters who have run negative reports about himself or the city government in three separate incidents taken place in the past year.
ATJ General-Secretary Ian Chen (陳益能) said in the statement, “We are left with no choice but to unreservedly condemn Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je for the repeated transgressions on journalists’ right to free reporting.” [FULL STORY]
