Sun, Feb 16, 2003 - Page 3 News List

Cabinet to draft media proposals

POLITICAL INFLUENCE The Executive Yuan plans to limit the role civil servants, political party members and military personnel can play in the nation's media

By Ko Shu-ling  /  STAFF REPORTER

KMT Legislator Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) said that it is unfair to say that the KMT refused to push for the withdrawal of political forces from the media.

"We support the idea of freeing the media from political influence, but we thought it was more important to figure out a way to prevent the media from being manipulated by other forces," she said.

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