Doubts were expressed that "Public TV might become the fourth government station, and support the ruling party through the news." In order to lessen these doubts about influences from outside, Government Information Office director general Su Chi suggested as a last resort that PTV not do "daily news."
為了減少在野勢力的疑慮：「公視可能成為政府第四台，在新聞中歧視他們」，新聞局長蘇起一度壯士斷腕的提議，公視不作「每日新聞」。