In my bookmark folders, the number of Mirror reports in “Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) scandals” and “Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) scandals” are roughly simila. While writing this column, for example, Mirror Media released reports on DPP Legislator Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) having an extramarital affair with a corporate executive. Mirror Media famously ran a string of leaks related to the Core Pacific case, especially related to Ko Wen-je. Mirror Media was doing what news outlets do, but somehow, a very high percentage of leaks of all kinds go to this one outlet. In this case, and many others, it is crucial to remember that a democracy is rule by law, not trial by Mirror Media.

Source: Taipei Times March 04, 2026 16:31 UTC