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Organization

The 7th Board of Directors and Supervisors for Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation (PTS) took office on May 20th 2022, made up of 18 board of directors. Former Professor of National Chung Cheng University Yuan-Hui Hu was appointed as the chairperson.

Chairperson

Mr. Yuan-Hui HU

 

Yuan-Hui Hu is a Professor at the Department of Communication, National Chung Cheng University. Before his current position in academia, he worked in a variety of media outlets for 25 years, ranging from newspapers, television, news agency, and digital new media. He began as an entry level newspaper reporter, then worked his way up to various senior positions, including General Manager of Taiwan Television Enterprise, President/CEO of Public Television Service, President of the Central News Agency, President of the Independence Evening Post, and President and Editor-in-chief of The Independence Daily in Australia.

In his work, theory complements practice. Derived from his concern for civil society and the transformation of the media, he not only participates in discussions of the relevant public issues, but is also actively involved in the media reform movement. He built the first citizen journalism platform (PeoPo) in Taiwan while working in PTS and co-created the first journalism crowdfunding platform (weReport) in Asia. He is also the co-founder of Taiwan FactCheck Center, the first verified signatory of the IFCN code of principles in Taiwan. He has published or co-edited several books on citizen journalism, community media, media reconstruction and media criticism. His research interests include public media¸ citizen media, media management and journalism studies.

President (July, 2022- )

Cindy SHYU

Education
Master degree, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California
Bachelor degree, Journalism, National Cheng-chi University

Personal Experience
2020-2022 Acting President, Public Television Service (PTS)
2005-2020 Head of Planning Dept., Public Television Service (PTS)
2000-2005 Researcher and Head of Research Dept., PTS
1998-1999 Producer of News Dept., PTS
1997-1998 Senior Editor of Reader’s Digest Taiwan
1996-1997 Deputy chief of News Gathering Desk, News Department, U2 Television
1986-1994 Producer of News Department, Taiwan Television

Acting President (August, 2020- )

Cindy SHYU

Education
Master degree, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California

Bachelor degree, Journalism, National Cheng-chi University

Personal Experience
2005-2020 Head of Planning Dept., Public Television Service (PTS)
2000-2005 Researcher and Head of Research Dept., PTS
1998-1999 Producer of News Dept., PTS
1997-1998 Senior Editor of Reader’s Digest Taiwan
1996-1997 Deputy chief of News Gathering Desk, News Department, U2 Television
1986-1994 Producer of News Department, Taiwan Television

Directors

Chin-Po WANG

  • Chairperson and General Manager, Soft-World International Corporation
  • Chairperson, Chinesegamer International Corporation
  • Chairperson, Neweb Technologies Co., Ltd.

Owen WANG

  • TV Lighting Designer, Public Television Service Foundation
  • Vice President, Confederation of Taipei Trade Unions

Kuo-Chen CHU

  • Writer/Radio and Television Host
  • Lecturer, National Taiwan Normal University & Taipei National University of the Arts

Chih-Te LEE

  • Deputy Editor, Mirror Fiction
  • Practical Lecturer, The Graduate Institute of Journalism National Taiwan University

Kuan-Yuh LIN (Tony), Ph.D.

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability EMBA

Yao-Nan LIN

  • Professor, Department of Business Administration, Fu Jen Catholic University
  • Director, Master of Global Entrepreneurial Management (MGEM-IQS, FJCU, and LMU), Fu Jen Catholic University

Stan SHIH

  • Co-founder & Honorary Chairperson, the Acer Group
  • Chairperson, StanShih Foundation
  • Chairperson, Cloud Gate Culture and Arts Foundation
  • Chairperson, CT Ambi Investment and Consulting Inc.

Hsin-Lan HUNG

  • Professor, Graduate Institute of Hakka Culture Studies, National Kaohsiung Normal University
  • Committee Member, Hakka Affairs Council, Taiwan
  • Committee Member, Hakka Affairs Commission, Kaohsiung City Government

Jui-Hsi HSU

  • Founder, Global Workers’ Organization, Taiwan
  • Chairperson, Taiwan Immigrants’ Football League
  • Member of the Board, Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation
  • Member of the Board, Committee of Sports Affairs, New Taipei City

Chia-Sui SUN (Crystal)

  • Professor, Department of Indigenous Languages and Communication, National Dong Hwa University
  • Advisory committee member, the European Union Center in Taiwan

Li-Hsin KUO

  • Professor, College of Communication, National Chengchi University

Shiang-Chyi CHEN

  • Professor, Department of Theatrical Design & Technology, TNUA
  • Professor, Department of Filmmaking, TNUA

Hsin-Chien HUANG

  • New media artist/VR Director
  • Professor rank specialist, Department of Design, National Normal University
  • Board member, Hakka Public Communication Foundation

Chao-Hwei HWANG

  • Director of Education, Taiwan FactCheck Center (Taiwan FactCheck Foundation)
  • Assistant Professor, The Graduate Institute of Journalism, National Taiwan University

Suming・Rupi

  • Singer/Actor/Cultural Worker

Jia-Zhan LIAO

  • Chairperson, Newhomeland Foundation

Chang-De LIU

  • Professor, Department of Journalism at National Chengchi University
  • Director, Communication Research & Development Center
  • Chairperson of the Board, Reporter

Yen-Fen LU

  • CEO, Children’s Culture and Arts Foundation
  • Director, Taipei Opportunity Cultural Foundation
  • Secretary-general, of the Taitung Story Association

Managing Supervisor

Chi-Chun LIU

  • Associate Dean & Director, EMBA Program, of College of Management National Taiwan University
  • Chairprerson, R.O.C. Financial Accounting Standards Board and Emerging Issue Task Force

Supervisors

Dr. Yu-Li WANG

  • Professor, Department of Mass Communication and the Graduate School of Journalism, Chinese Culture University
  • Advisory Committee Member, National Communications Commission

Sheree S. MA

  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Accounting, National ChengChi University.
  • Professor Emeritus, College of Commerce, National ChengChi University.
  • Adjunct Professor, College of Law, National ChengChi University.
  • Chairperson of the Board, Taiwan Chapter, Association of Certified Fraud Examiner, USA.

Wen-Horng KAO

  • Film Producer (A time in Quchi / Thanatos Drunk/ Synapses)

Ming-Hui HUANG (Ed)

  • Associate Professor of Law, National Taipei University
  • Associate Professor of Law (Adjunct), Soochow University