The media held that Ho's choice of words wasn't merciless, and that if his report constituted libel, then countless other reports could also be so judged.
新聞學界普遍認為，何亞威的用字遣詞不算尖刻，如果何亞威的報導構成誹謗，其他足以構成誹謗的報導，將難計其數。