On October 25, 2004, a reporter for Taiwan Television drowned while wading through a river swelled by typhoon rains. This showed how far stations in Taiwan will go to get the most provocative images to drive up audience ratings, neglecting even the safety of their own reporters.
2004 年 10 月 25 日，台視記者平宗正採訪颱風新聞不幸溺斃，反映了台灣媒體為了捕捉災情鏡頭以刺激收視率，不顧記者個人生命安全的長久積弊。