旺旺中時被指影響台灣媒體自由

自由時報〔編譯張沛元、記者蘇永耀、趙靜瑜／綜合報導〕

美國「自由之家」廿九日公布「二○一○年世界各國新聞自由度調查報告」，台灣在馬政府上任以後，連兩年排名倒退。「自由之家」並點名旺旺中時集團，指責蔡衍明這位在中國有著龐大商業利益的商人，一連串為馬政府辯護的社論，讓人憂慮中國政府對台灣的媒體自由可能給予直接或間接的影響力。

"Also of note was the influence of owners over the editorial content of media they acquire. After Tsai Eng-Meng, a businessman with significant commercial interests in the PRC purchased the China Times Group in November 2008, a series of incidents in 2009—including Tsai’s own comments to the media—pointed to a subsequent change in editorial policy in the direction of softening criticism of the Ma administration, Beijing, or improvements in cross-strait ties. This also raised concerns over the potential direct or indirect influence of the Chinese government on free expression in Taiwan. "