Wang was elected to public office after making his mark in journalism by revealing corruption on his TV program, illustrating just how close the relationship between politics and journalism is in Taiwan, while revealing the depth of hypocrisy and dishonesty among public figures.
王育誠當年以揭弊之名在新聞節目中崛起，進而當選公職，甚至以「正義使者」自居，一方面顯示了台灣社會裡政媒兩棲現象之普遍性，一方面更暴露公眾人物表裡不一、缺乏誠信的嚴重性。「閱聽人監督媒體聯盟」亦抨擊王育誠濫用媒體和政治資源，這起事件已更深化社會對媒體的不信任。