Topic Criteria
The production team has several criteria when choosing a suitable topic for each episode, including:
- it must be a story long enough to produce a 45-minute programme (cut into 30-minute in 1999)
- it must have special characteristics which can reflect some social changes
- it must be able to raise public concern
- there must be a truth behind the story
- it must be an exclusive discovery, including the story and the angle of view of the reporter
- it must be the first hand materials and not be reported by other news programs
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Always yield to the Hands-On Imperative!
All information should be free.
Mistrust authority—promote decentralization.
Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race, or position.
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