Few news stories carry the potential to galvanize the far flung academic and student community of Taiwan like our recent tragedy in Japan. Whether we trace messages on social network systems like Facebook, Twitter, or Plurk, or ordinary emails and telephone calls, this violent end to the lives of three young people seems to be on everyone's mind.
This applies as much to Taiwanese currently studying or working in academia in Japan and elsewhere abroad as it does to us here at home.
As this past week wound down and media excitement returned to the presidential race that finished yesterday (with many a sigh, moan, and wonder) the final focus on the Japan story had shifted, at least momentarily, to the media itself. (China Post)
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