The System of Taiwan Public Television Service: the Perspective of Independence

• Main Authors: Chian-Ting Li, 李倩婷
• Other Authors: 作者未提供
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/18176786709787671314

碩士 === 銘傳大學 === 公共事務學系碩士在職專班 === 102 === This study bases on the fact that the statutory budget NT$450 million of Taiwan Public Television Service (PTS) was frozen by the Legislative Yuan in 2008. Later, the Legislative Yuan also amended the law to expand the Board of Directors of PTS; such a condition led to constant conflicts regarding reappointment and re-election within the board which therefore jeopardized the independence of PTS. Under this premise, the research aims to analyze and explore the public television system in Taiwan from the perspective of independence in order to serve as a reference for the amendment of the Public Television Act by the government in the future. Through in-depth interviews with the board directors and the executives of PTS as well as the non-governmental organizations, this thesis has gained a better understanding of the operational problems of PTS and the expectations from other relevant parties. On the aspect of management, the research findings show that the rights and duties of the CEO, the Board of Directors and the General Manager of PTS should be more clearly distinguished. The regulations maintaining the division and uniformity of power and responsibility should be implemented. As for the election system for directors and supervisors, it is suggested that the Board should be downsized, the procedure for the appointment of directors and supervisors simplified and the mode of class directors adopted. Furthermore, the representatives of different ethnic groups should be generated spontaneously, and the worker directors should not be sheltered by law. Sustaining a statutory budget is currently the best way of providing a stable source of funds for PTS. As for the scale expansion of budgets, the internal personnel and operational efficiency of PTS should be reviewed before further requests for the government funds are made. On the other hand, PTS should devote itself to increasing its self-raised funds. As far as the supervision and accountability mechanism is concerned, relevant laws and regulations should be amended to facilitate their supervising and monitoring function if any apprehension exists from the Executive Yuan or the Legislative Yuan regarding the exercise of authority or operation of PTS. In addition, public value assessment systems should be evaluated annually, and policymakers should consider the feasibility of setting up audience advisory committees so that the public opinion can be effectively reached out to the Board of Directors of PTS in order to put public accountability into practice.