Media Ethics Tells Truths
Putting words on paper or on the computer screen is more than mere communication, it is an art. It conveys meanings, ideas, images, emotions, thoughts and illusions. It can be wielded in so many forms. It can make you laugh, cry, angry, intrigued or even feel a surge of love. It is no wonder that as early as 1839, the power of writing was celebrated by English author Edward Bulmer-Lytton, who coined the phrase, “The pen is mightier than the sword.”
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Mulan is arguably one of the most controversial films in recent years. Not because of the inclusion of any controversial messages, but due to the talk circulating its lead actress Liu Yi-fei regarding her support of the Hong Kong police during last year’s anti-government protests. After people learned of this, Disney’s live-action film was widely boycotted.
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Today (15 September) is the deadline for the US sanctions that ban Huawei’s access to microchips in an attempt to block the tech giant from leading 5G technology.
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FIVE NEWS DIARY ITEMS
1) TAIWAN LAST YEAR: “Radical protesters from Hong Kong will be welcomed with open arms.”
TAIWAN LAST WEEK: “Criminals attempting to enter Taiwan illegally will be prosecuted with the full force of the law.”
This is a thought-provoking conversation.
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Yesterday’s news has saddened many people in Hong Kong. The mother of a 15-year-old girl found dead at sea last year was harassed by pro-democracy supporters as she left the Coroner’s Court where she delivered a tearful testimony on her daughter’s death.
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People in Hong Kong, under colonial rule, were for the most part, apolitical. They just wanted to be left alone to make a good life for themselves. However, ever since the handover in 1997, there has been a growing movement for the citizens to exercise some sort of control over their own destiny.
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“Kong Tsung-gan” has fled Hong Kong because of “threats”, he admits in a post on HKFreePress just now, 1pm Monday 08/10. “They reached the point where I decided it was best to leave Hong Kong,” he writes. No details or evidence about the “threats” is provided.
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Last Friday, the Trump administration took the unusual step of imposing sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 10 other top officials from Hong Kong and mainland China for “undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy”.
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