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Updated Friday, November 27, 2009 9:40 am TWN, The China Post news staff

'Next' hit with 2nd fine

However, the Apple Daily's editorial management did not accept those requests and instead issued a statement expressing their willingness to accept criticism and saying that they had stopped posting controversial news content and would not present controversial news in details with a sensational manner in the future.

Next Media also published a statement in yesterday's edition of the Apple Daily, drawing a clear line between its controversial motion graphic news and its TV stations, for which the group is seeking the NCC approval for operating licenses.

It said the motion graphic news belongs to the Apple Daily's mobile phone and Web site service and has nothing to do with its new TV stations.

The public outcry against the spreading of offending materials in the name of press freedom and the central government's inactivity to redress the problem prompted Premier Wu Den-yih to issue an instruction asking several Cabinet agencies to work together to calm public anger as soon as possible.

While praising Mayor Hau's swift iron-fist action of fining Next Media NT$1 million within 24 hours, civic and educational groups as well as lawmakers have stepped up criticisms against the departments and agencies at the central government for belated actions.

They listed the government's condoning of Next Media's abusing the privileged rights of operating media business as another “public grievance” that should be addressed. The NCC has been discussing the case with various departments and will make an announcement on the case next week, an NCC official said.

NCC Chairwoman Peng Yun told lawmakers the previous day that the Cabinet panel will take the issue into consideration when it examines Next Media's TV license application in early December.

NCC Vice Chairman Chen Cheng-tsang said the media group from Hong Kong is very unlikely to obtain a TV news license if it wants to deliver news containing motion graphics unacceptable to the Taiwanese public.

The Taipei Prosecutors Office said it has assigned prosecutors in charge of women and children affairs to start an investigation into the spreading of vivid motion graphic images about sexual and criminal offenses.

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	More than 20 civic groups, including welfare organizations and a reporters association, yesterday protest in front of Next Media's Taipei office building against its spreading obscene and criminal news reports accompanied with lively graphic images detailing the assaults and crimes. (CNA) Enlarge Photo


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