Blog posts from the team at International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan's only English radio station.
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Taiwan Talk: "Taiwan's Changing Media Landscape"

Taiwan Talk: “Taiwan’s Changing Media Landscape”

We speak with Taiwan based freelance journalist Jane Rickards about her recent article for Taiwan Business TOPICS magazine, which takes a hard look at the state of Taiwan media in 2016. We discuss the strengths and challenges of Taiwan’s often sensationalist news media, along with some new players on the scene that may shake things up...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: The politics of pork

Taiwan This Week: The politics of pork

Listen to the broadcast Friday April 29th at 8:30pm on ICRT FM 100, or stream the broadcast here. Or, listen to the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. Episode Description: ICRT News and guests take on this week’s political controversy surrounding US pork imports, the diplomatic spat with Japan...Continue reading
Taiwan This week: Spy vs. Guy

Taiwan This week: Spy vs. Guy

Listen to the broadcast Friday April 15th at 8:30pm on ICRT FM 100 or stream the broadcast here. Or, listen to the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. On this show, ICRT News and guests discuss a long list of the week’s top stories including the controversial Kenya deportations,...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: Taiwan mourns together

Taiwan This Week: Taiwan mourns together

ICRT News and guests discuss the week’s top stories including this Monday’s tragic killing of a four year old girl and the public response, Hung’s ascension to the head of the KMT, the Ma-Tsai meeting, new warnings about the spread of terrorist ideology in Taiwan, and more. Listen to the show on the ICRT website,...Continue reading
Wake Up on the Morning Shift with Newsman Keith Menconi!

Wake Up on the Morning Shift with Newsman Keith Menconi!

Tough start to the morning? The news crew is with you! Get a dose of pep in your step with this little ditty, recorded at 5am from Newsman Keith Menconi!  Continue reading
ICRT Pays Tribute to Bill Thissen, Former Newscaster and Host of Jazz Flavors

ICRT Pays Tribute to Bill Thissen, Former Newscaster and Host of Jazz Flavors

Bill Thissen – a former ICRT newscaster and the host of Jazz Flavors, Taiwan’s longest running radio jazz show – died Saturday at Taipei Veterans General Hospital in the capital. He was 72. Bill worked for ICRT at its various locations for 29 years until his retirement in 2013. For nearly three decades, Bill was...Continue reading
ICRT Ranks Second for Quality Among College Freshmen

ICRT Ranks Second for Quality Among College Freshmen

International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT) has ranked second in the category of “high-quality radio” by students majoring in communications from six local universities. In a survey on first-year college students’ media consumption habits conducted by Fo Guang University‘s Lan-Yang newspaper, ICRT received 17 percent of the votes for providing “high-quality radio”, second to Hit FM‘s 20.5...Continue reading
Government Responds to Anti-China Riots in Vietnam

Government Responds to Anti-China Riots in Vietnam

Foreign Minister David Lin is calling on the Vietnamese government to protect Republic of China nationals and Taiwan business owners in the South East Asian country following anti-China riots yesterday. Speaking during a press conference earlier, Lin said the island’s trade office in Ho Chi Minh City has been asked to check on the safety...Continue reading