A dozen media activists announced yesterday that they were forming an alliance to monitor TV shows to watch for programming that is unsuitable for minors.
The Taiwan Media Watch Foundation (
He Te-feng (
"So the only feasible solution is to allow the public to use its voice to tell the media what they consider to be quality TV programs," she said.
A professor of law from National Taiwan University, He also said the purpose of the alliance was not to interfere with the freedom of the press. Instead, it will act as a channel through which public opinion on the content of TV shows can reach those who decide what is aired.
Lee Yen-chiu (
"Many said that the situation has gone on far too long, but that they were powerless to get their message to the management of the stations," said Lee, who is also a well-known TV news anchor.
She also voiced her wishes as a mother: "Nobody wants to get a phone call from your son's teacher telling you that he lifted a girl's skirt at school, only to have him defend his actions by saying that he was just copying what he saw on TV."
Based on her 10-year research on the relationship between children's behavior and TV programs in Taiwan, Sofia T Wu (
"My research has shown that children in Taiwan watch an average of 1,000 programs every year. And these often teach children values, concepts and information that contradict what they are taught in school," Wu said.
Wu said the alliance was not to encourage a single cultural value, but "to forge a dialogue between viewers and those who produce the programs."
The alliance will be formally established either at the end of this month or at the beginning of July, He said. Current members of the alliance include groups such as the Taiwan Media Watch Foundation, the Young Generation Foundation, the Child Welfare League Foundation (
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