by TaiwanPlus News
How does a TV newsroom decide what leads the show? At the Assignment Desk, we take you behind the scenes for a closer look at the day’s top stories and how our team is covering them. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, our assignment editors share the careful decisions and considerations that shape fair and balanced coverage of Taiwan for a global audience. -- Hosting provided by <a href="https://www.soundon.fm/" target="_blank">SoundOn</a>
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July 10, 2026
When a typhoon approaches Taiwan, how does a newsroom prepare? Assignment editor Yvonne Yang takes you behind the scenes of TaiwanPlus' coverage, from deciding where to deploy reporter Irene Lin for live reports to balancing the need to tell the story with keeping crews safe. Plus, a look at how people across Taiwan prepare before the storm arrives. -- Hosting provided by <a href="https://www.soundon.fm/">SoundOn</a>
July 3, 2026
From China's new ethnic unity law and Taiwan's new workplace anti-bullying protections to contactless metro payments, July 1 brought several significant changes. It also marked the 20th anniversary of the Taiwan Broadcasting System, of which TaiwanPlus is a part. Assignment editor Stacy Hsu joins us to explain how our newsroom covered these stories and why they matter. -- Hosting provided by <a href="https://www.soundon.fm/">SoundOn</a>
June 26, 2026
Assignment Editor Chia Chang takes us through coverage of the RIMPAC exercise now underway off Hawaii and Taiwan’s five-day combat readiness drills closer to home. Meanwhile, another kind of drill is being planned to help the public prepare for potentially deadly summer heat waves. And speaking of hot, Taiwan’s stock market continues to hit record highs, prompting concerns from regulators about the growing level of borrowing by investors eager to get a piece of the action. -- Hosting provided by <a href="https://www.soundon.fm/">SoundOn</a>
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How does a TV newsroom decide what leads the show? At the Assignment Desk, we take you behind the scenes for a closer look at the day’s top stories and how our team is covering them. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, our assignment editors share the careful decisions and considerations that shape fair and balanced coverage of Taiwan for a global audience.
-- Hosting provided by <a href="https://www.soundon.fm/" target="_blank">SoundOn</a>
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