The fall in society's overall spending power affects a variety of industries, and has been a direct cause of declining newspaper profits. Losses have amounted to hundreds of millions a year, leading to large-scale layoffs and downsizing over the last few years, with workers fearing for their job security.
・「中國時報」、「壹週刊」分別大幅報導「國安局秘密帳戶事件」，引發「國家安全」與「新聞自由」何者為重的爭議。民國 92 年