Krypsis wrote:
> On 20/02/2010 1:59 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
>> Stu wrote:
>>> On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:29:26 -0500, "J. Clarke"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> WTF wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:23:28 -0500, "J. Clarke"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>>>> On Feb 12, 1:17 pm, Mark > wrote:
>>>>>>>> Three Japanese whalers injured after terrorists throw acid
>>>>>>>> in their eyes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worl.../13/2003465888
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You believe the Taipei Times? Only one person from the SS got
>>>>>>> onboard the Japanese ship - I don't believe he could have thrown
>>>>>>> acid in a bunch of "their eyes," nor did he.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why would a Chinese paper lie about something that happened to
>>>>>> the Japanese?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Why do our governments lie to us? Why should this be any
>>>>> different?
>>>>
>>>> Because (a) it's a newspaper, not "the government" and (b) it is
>>>> not "our government" for _anybody_ involved?
>>>
>>> Actually you're incorrect, it's everyones responsibility to say
>>> something if the Japanese are killing off a whale species.
>>
>> And this has exactly what relevance to the question of why a Chinese
>> newspaper would lie about something that non-Chinese did to other
>> non-Chinese?
>>
> Exaggeration, lies and sensationalism sell newspapers. That is why a
> Chinese newspaper would lie, same as the tabloids in the UK or
> anywhere else for that matter!

Is the newspaper business in Taiwan really all that competitive?