TV Drama's Impact on Government Response to Scandal

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This chapter explores how a television show affects the government's response to a scandal, drawing parallels to a previous instance where a TV drama prompted a parliamentary debate and changed public attitudes. It also discusses the current drama's effectiveness in humanizing the suffering of those affected by the scandal, and briefly mentions the economic costs of heat waves.

Taiwan’s election of William Lai Ching-te of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party is sure to annoy leaders in Beijing; we ask what to expect next. Britain’s Post Office scandal simmered for two decades before a television series made it boil over (10:14). And what happens when climate change makes it too hot to work (17:44).

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