Media reform groups stage protests over PTS board issue

In the past two years, the fifth board of the Public Television Service (PTS) has been unable to operate. On the 21st January, media reform advocates gathered in front of the public television buildings to protest. National Chung Cheng University associate professor Hu Yuan-hui (胡元輝) said the whole media community must prevent the situation of a media monopoly and that the government and opposing political parties should be denounced for failing to address the issue, continually passing the buck.

In order to convene the fifth Board of Directors and Board of Supervisors of the Public Television Service (PTS) a list of nominees was drawn up and approved by the Ministry of Culture and Executive Yuan. However, the list had insufficient candidates and this has caused further delays to the commencement of the new board of directors. It is felt that the main Taiwanese political parties are avoiding responsibility and acting in a very unprofessional manner.

Media reform groups stage protests over PTS board issue
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(以下為中文對照)

公視董事難產 媒改團體抗議靜坐

公視第五屆董事會難產至今兩年，21日早上媒改團體集結在公共電視門口，靜座表達抗議，中正大學傳播系副教授胡元輝指出，健全媒體環境必須防止媒體壟斷市場的情況；並指責政府與政黨根本沒有正視傳播政策，只有相互推諉。而上星期五（18日），召開的第五屆公視董事會的審查會，董事提名名單由文化部與行政院提名的外界認為適當的人選，但過關的人數極少，讓新任董事會持續延宕，媒改團體認為藍、綠兩黨推派的審查委員不專業。

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