Ryan Cooper
Breaking News Editor
Ryan Cooper handles breaking news and developing events at The Taiwan Times, balancing speed and accuracy in the heat of the moment so that the first alert still holds up under later scrutiny.
He is fluent in fast verification across multilingual sources, able to judge credibility and flag uncertainty even as information floods in and truth and rumour blur together — the newsroom’s first line of defence.
He reminds the team that speed can never come at the cost of accuracy: a single wrong alert damages the trust of the entire publication.
Areas of expertise
- Breaking news
- Verification
- Newsroom operations
Latest by Ryan Cooper
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IRGC Attack on US Base in Syria Sparks Rising Middle East Tensions
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US Airstrikes Target Iranian Facilities to Degrade Regional Military Power Capabilities
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British Prisoner Gets Two Extra Years in Iran After Exposing Jail Conditions
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India Bans Nationals from Working on Ships in Unsafe Strait of Hormuz
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Halts Traffic Stops to Reduce Risk
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Yemen's Houthi-led government accuses Saudi Arabia of airstrike on Sanaa airport.
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6,000 Sudan Prison Detentions Spark International Concern Over Human Rights Abuses
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Poland Announces Memorial Wall for Victims of Volhynia Massacre
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Explosion in Guangxi's Xing'an County Leaves 7 Dead, 17 Injured
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Pope Leo XIV Visits Spain to Bless Sagrada Familia's Christ Tower
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Jordan Intercepts Five Iranian Missiles With No Reported Casualties or Damage
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