When city councilor Chen Cheng-chung bought the Independence Post papers in 1994, many in the media, in support of their colleagues, began urging the establishment of editorial room contracts. Though advocates were unable to muster enough power to achieve this goal, many reporters still have this ideal in their hearts.
民國八十三年自立晚報被市議員陳政忠買走時，許多媒體人都支持自立同業而連署催生編輯室公約，但終究力量不夠，這樣的理想仍存在許多記者心中。