Taiwan Apple Daily” paper went into history this Monday, the people of Taiwan still deliberately bought the last copy of “Taiwan Apple” under the epidemic.
The founder of One Media Group, Lai Chi-ying, was frozen by the Hong Kong Security Bureau to hold the shares of One Media, “Taiwan Apple Daily” paper this Monday drew to a close and went into history. Taiwan people still deliberately bought the last copy of Taiwan Apple under the epidemic, and many convenience stores had sold out in the morning. Some readers thanked Taiwan Apple for accompanying Taiwanese people for a long time. Faced with the parting, some senior employees spilled tears in the office, saying they were reluctant to leave but had no choice. (By Wen Haixin, Taipei)
The front page of the last issue of Taiwan Apple Daily (hereinafter referred to as “Taiwan Apple”) contains the words “Farewell”, thanking readers for their support over the past 18 years and saying “We will meet again on the Internet”. The last issue of Taiwan Apple Daily was published with the headlines.
The front page of the last issue of Taiwan Apple Daily reads “Farewell” in big letters. (Photo by Wen Haixin)
The front page of the last issue of Taiwan Apple Daily with “Farewell” written in big letters. (Photo by Wen Haixin)
Ye Yijian: This year’s only missing Lai Chi-ying
Taiwan Apple reported on Monday (17) that non-executive chairman Ye Yijian and president Chen Yuxin went to the printing center on Sunday night (16) to proofread the headlines of each edition, and each editorial colleague “accomplished a historic task in unison”. Ye Yijian once took off his glasses to wipe his tears, quoting the famous line from “Peach Blossom Fan”, “Watch him raise a tall building, watch him feast guests, and watch his building collapse”, as a way to express the emotions of his heart, and said, “Every year, Lai Chi-ying will participate in the opening of the work, but this year is the only lack of him, very emotional.
Senior staff: all of a sudden there is nothing so reluctant
End of paper, “Taiwan Apple” said more than 300 employees will be fired. A senior employee in the “Taiwan Apple” more than 10 years of service Ms. Li (a pseudonym), because the end of the paper to leave. She received the notice that day and returned to her seat and could not help but cry, feeling sorry for the journalists is the loss of a “battlefield”, “suddenly everything is gone”. She said that now there are only three major newspapers left in Taiwan, and the absence of “Taiwan Apple” will have a great impact on Taiwan. She believes that “Taiwan Apple” is very good, can not continue “so reluctant”.
Ms. Lee said: staff just about 10 minutes earlier than he later released the news to know, and then felt very suddenly, and in the epidemic mass dismissal. But, alas, there was nothing that could be done. As we all know, the boss Lai was arrested for the National Security Law, the account was frozen, although always said that there is no relationship with Next Media itself business, but there must be an impact. Later, the board of directors to make this decision, you can also be shaped easy to break the tail to survive, so it is not unexpected.
Reporters even ran ten convenience stores a “Apple” difficult to find
Under the epidemic, although the streets are sparsely populated, but still does not stop the people of Taiwan deliberately go out to buy the last issue of “Taiwan Apple”. Our reporter visited at least a dozen convenience stores in Wanhua district on Monday morning (17), and many store employees said that the “Taiwan Apple” had been sold out before 8:00 a.m.
Although the streets are sparsely populated under the epidemic, people in Taiwan are still going out to buy the last issue of “Taiwan Appleseed”. (Photo by Wen Haixin)
Under the epidemic, although the streets were sparsely populated, it still did not stop people in Taiwan from going out to buy the last issue of Taiwan Apple. (Photo by Wen Hai-Hsin)
Loyal fans: Taiwan Apple has been with Taiwanese for a long time
Mr. Huang, a reader who has been following Taiwan Appleseed since its inception, went to a convenience store to buy the last four copies of Taiwan Appleseed. In his mind, “Taiwan Appleseed” is the number one informative magazine, with sharp interviews and “closer to the truth”. The front page that impressed him the most was Taiwan baseball player Wang Chien-Min’s pitching victory, which was accompanied by a poster that was snapped up all over town. He said, “Over time, Taiwanese people know that as long as there are important things, there will be posters in Taiwan Apple, so that Taiwanese people are connected.
He also mentioned that he had subscribed to the physical newspaper for a whole year to support Li Zhiying and the Hong Kong movement during the “anti-China” campaign in Hong Kong.
Mr. Wong said, “Apple Daily has been with the Taiwanese and myself for a long time. I have a habit of admiring people who do things that ordinary people cannot do, and he (Lai Chi-ying) is one of the examples. If people in general are in danger, they would run away, but he chose to stay in Hong Kong and fight with the people he thought were worthy.
Mr. Huang, a reader who has been following the issue since its inception, made a special trip to the convenience store to buy the last four copies of “Taiwan Apple”, and he pointed out to the station that he had very mixed feelings. (Photo by Wen Haixin)
Mr. Huang, a reader who has been reading “Taiwan Appleseed” since its inception, went to the convenience store to buy the last four copies of “Taiwan Appleseed”. (Photo by Wen Haixin)
Zhang Jinhua analyzes the impact of the rise of the Internet and the winter of Li Zhiying on Taiwan Apple
Professor Chang Kam-wah of NTU’s Institute of Journalism analyzed in an interview with this station that Hong Kong’s Apple Daily is already facing a major crisis due to the boycott of Chinese advertisements, coupled with press freedom and political suppression. Although “Taiwan Apple” is not affected by the withdrawal of advertising by Chinese capital, etc., but by the rise of the Internet, resulting in a massive decline in advertising.
Zhang Jinhua said: Taiwan’s business itself by the impact of online media, and the future trend is not promising. Coupled with Chi-Ying Lai himself as the headquarters of the people facing a cold winter, so I think Taiwan can understand that it must end the paper book.
On May 2, 2003, when Taiwan’s SARS epidemic was at its worst, Taiwan Appleseed announced the launch of its publication, and for 18 years it has recorded the top 3 results in the list of the most copies sold and the least number of copies returned per day. For example, on January 15, 2012, the headline “6.89 million votes vs. 609 votes for Ma Ying-jeou’s re-election” sold 719,604 copies, making it the number one daily seller in Taiwan.
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