Economics professor takes to Twitch to lecture 54 students, gains an audience of 17,000

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment education, internet

As teachers from elementary school up turned to online media platforms to reach their students after classes were suspended this week, a professor of economics chose to deliver a lecture for his 54 students yesterday, May 19, and inadvertently managed to gain an audience of 17,000. The sudden announcement of school closures, and a switch to online classes starting with the Greater Taipei Region, Monday, and extended nationwide, Tuesday, left many teachers a little confused as to what platform to

Media Issues

April 12, 2021April 13, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment internet, news industry, Taiwan media

The Taipei Newspaper Association called on the government to help change consumers perception that news should be free, saying that the rise of digital media has affected newspaper business operations. The call was made at a symposium titled “Digital Platforms, Content Websites and Online Advertising Industry Ecology and Disputes,” held by the Fair Trade Commission today, April 12. The symposium was attended by representatives from print newspapers, magazine publishers, online media, and a number of experts and scholars in the