Taiwan: The Internet Is Subverting Local Government Power

Posted 23 August 2007 11:10 GMT

Countries	Taiwan (ROC)
Topics	Politics, Media & Journalism

Taiwan (ROC)

ESWN translated an article from China Times which argued that the Internet is challenging the traditional definition of journalism as well as the local politicians' sense of splendid isolation.

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