dc.description.abstract | Abstract
In the three parts of the thesis, I make a comparison of the reports of the newspapers during the
period of martial law on the major political incidents. In the first part, CD News and Independent
Evening News are the major focus. First, I will discuss the political and economic environment of
Taiwan and the influence of the ban on newspaper publication on the industry during the period of
martial law (1949-1987). Second, I will discuss the start of publication and features of CD News,
the newspaper owned by the KMT, which can be regarded as the indication of the government’s
opinions. Finally, I will discuss the start of publication and features of Independent Evening News,
which is the first Chinese evening newspaper in Taiwan. During the period of Li Yu-Jie as the
publisher, the newspaper was titled “Independent of Party and Faction.” Therefore, it became the
representative of speaking out the public opinions without the interference of any party and faction.
In the second part, I discuss the reports of the two newspapers on the major political incidents
from the 1950s to the 1980s. I will first focus on the reports of the two newspapers on the major
political incidents in the 1950s and the 1960s. In the 1950s, one is Wu Kuo-Cheng Incident in 1954;
the other is Sun Li-Jun Incident in 1955. In the 1960s, the most important is Lei Chen Incident.
Then, I will turn to the reports of the two newspapers on the major political incidents in the 1970s
and the 1980s. In the 1970s, one is Zhongli Incident in 1977; the other is Formosa Incident in 1979.
At the beginning of the 1980s, Formosa Judgment proceeds.
The third part is the comparison between the two newspapers in terms of their reports on the
major political incidents from the 1950s to the 1980s. I will first make a comparison of different
incidents, find out their similarities and differences, and make a further analysis. Then, I will
discuss the reports of the two newspapers on the major political incidents from the 1950s to the
1980s in order to understand their stances, opinions and attitudes on the major political incidents.
In retrospect of the post-war political history in Taiwan, Wu Kuo-Cheng Incident, Sun Li-Jun
Incident, Lei Chen Incident, Zhongli Incident, and Formosa Incident all have a deep influence on
and play a key role in the political evolution. The study has suggested the feature of the political
incidents in the former generation: “elite leadership” without the involvement of the public. The
feature of the political incidents in the latter generation is “collective leadership” with the
involvement of the public. The difference leads to the former generation’s failure and the latter
generation’s success of the democratic movement. | en_US |