Journalistic Ethics of Bai Xiaoyan's Murder

Bai Xiaoyan was kidnapped, and some news media (such as Dacheng Daily and China Daily) published news when the hostage was unsafe, leaving the hostage unattended and causing criticism. After the news of Bai Xiaoyan's murder was confirmed, the media reported more details. Among them, TVBS and Gigi Lai Morning Post published nude photos of the victims, while China Times also published photos of Bai Xiaoyan's abused body, which triggered public criticism. Some media also followed their families to pay ransom when interviewing news, which alarmed the gangsters and made them escape, and was criticized by public opinion.

The pornographic description of Chen Jinxing's sexual assault in the media has also been criticized. From the rape case committed by Chen Jinxing, even psychologists and sexologists were asked to discuss whether Chen Jinxing's "entering the Pearl" and rape habits were "sexual perverts", almost all of them revolved around the topic of sex, and the content was extremely unbearable.

Later, Chen Jinxing's kidnapping of the South African military attache broke out, which was reported by the media for 24 hours, and he was quickly summoned to the military attache's residence for a live visit with Chen Jinxing, and even criticized for being suspected of heroizing what the gangsters did. In the voting activity of "1998 disgusting news banquet" sponsored by the TV Culture Research Committee, the incident was judged as "the murderer publicly expressed his attitude in the TV news screen, expressed his dissatisfaction and vowed revenge, making TV the mouthpiece of criminals." Voted as the "second place" of the three major news stories of the year.