Saturday, 11 August 2007

Freedom of Information

It 's very important to me to have unrestricted freedom of information. Freedom of information can enable me to search for facts or materials without limitations. I can reach a correct conclusion by comparing different opinions. If information is limited, we all may live in the world of untruth. For example, people go to a library to search for information, and of the books all are controlled by authorities our opinions will be insipid and no innovation. The nation will be weak.

I think my government and the broadcasting corporations have made deals in order to control news sources because authorities want to benefit from the news. In Taiwan, some news channels always report the positive policies of the government. Once a journalist wanted to disclose the government of corruption but his boss blocked it that.

The news on TV, nowadays, is becoming a product which just wants to get good rating without in-depth or questioning reporting. When I was a student reporter, I saw many journalists falsify the news to acquire a high rating. Eventually, other reporters copied that. I strongly distrust the news on TV. In addition, the politicians often use the media, especially the television, and make some false agendas to attack their opponents.

Sometimes governments impose controls on the feedom of the press which is very dangerous. In Taiwan, this situation once happened and caused a huge protestation. People want objective news that isn't imposed by the government. If the government consistently wants to control the whole communications. they will be eliminated by people.

Summary-principal's speech

One hundred years ago, people were educated at school is free so the teaching unit would concentrate on education. However, today the education institutes have to advertise their advantage, professional and "why you should study in here?" I think we have to connect between education and marketing. Education is a service industry so we must make a blueprint and think about the strategy.

Nowadays, we can see many educational institutes advertising on the street. On the one hand, we have a lot of opportunities such as cram schools, colleges, public uni and private uni. Education has already entered an economic period and become the product, an intangible product. Students become consumers bur the product must be heterogeneous because students have many different personalities, abilities and intelligence. It is contentious that we should find the best method.

The teachers are in front-line and they are the best advertising for school. I think that is the reason the students would like to participate in the school. Overall, marketing is really an important element. The authorities have to set up a completed educational system.