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Updated Monday, August 24, 2009 9:28 am TWN, The China Post news staff |
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CNN taken out of context on Ma remarks, poll“This man has been apologizing over and over again, taking the blame, taking the responsibility for the slow response of the rescue mission to Typhoon Morakot. People have been so angry, blaming the government and demanding that he resign but he has refused to step down. There, you see the president of Taiwan explaining himself and his government again.” Clearly, this was just a simple description of recent events in Taiwan and Vassileva was not personally demanding that Ma step down. Vassileva and CNN have no reason to apologize for this very minor incident. The only ones who should be apologizing are the excessively sensationalistic Taiwan news media, who took the broadcast completely out of context and played the “this man” remark repeatedly in order to boost their own ratings. Viewers in Taiwan, and even editors at local TV stations and newspapers, probably don't even realize that the CNN we view here in Taiwan is not the same network that is watched across the United States. Here in Asia, we only see “CNN International,” which is broadcast on satellite outside of the United States and is completely separate from the news channel operated by CNN within the U.S. market. The fact that the Bulgarian anchorperson Ralitsa Vassileva is not a native speaker of English has probably also escaped the shallow minds of editors and commentators here. Unless she has had previous experience with our sensationalistic press before, it would not be surprising at all if Vassileva was completely unaware that her “this man” remark would cause a tempest in a teacup. As for the so-called “poll” operated on CNN's Web site, this was hardly a scientific poll and CNN never claimed that its results should be taken seriously. The “poll” results were merely generated by Web surfers clicking their mouses, leaving it completely open to manipulation by anyone. While CNN uses simple tactics like these to encourage more hits on its Web site, the network has never taken the results of these “polls” seriously. It is ridiculous to hint that CNN's management somehow influenced the results of this completely unscientific “poll” and even more ridiculous to cite the results of this Web gimmick in news reporting here in Taiwan. Comments August 27, 2009 linotw@ Reply I was dismayed by the answer of President Ma during a CNN interview. If only I were president, I would say: I am the President of Republic of China, who is elected by the Taiwanese people in order to serve them faithfully. By the power invested on, I have talked to my cabinet members and gave straight orders to the ministry of defense to send out military personnel and support to the calamity areas in the southern Taiwan. Because of the devastated areas cover wide region of mountains, I am seeking foreign support, specially to those friendly countries can extend air transports so that people trap in the calamity areas will be save immediately. August 28, 2009 bob@ Except the Taiwanese media would pick up on the grammar mistakes and make it top news in Taiwan...PRESIDENT LINO MAKES GRAMMAR MISTAKES, REPUBLIC OF CHINA CONTINUES TO BE EMBARRASSED IN FRONT OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY And CNN might pose this question: Do you feel that President Lino should have paid more attention in his English Cram school? Yes 99% No 1% Then Taiwan media would hit all the cram schools for comment and at the same time question the audacity of CNN's claims that Taiwan's English levels are subpar... Just kidding Lino, I like what you said. | |||||||||||||
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