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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US Department of Defense confirms military death toll in ongoing conflicts rises to 21.
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Liu, Xu Halt at Semifinals in Badminton Open
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Taiwan Orchestra's Czech Performance Earns High Praise from Culture Ministry
Taiwan’s classical music soft power once again shone brightly in a historic European art venue. Led by renowned musicians, One Song Orchestra performed a s
Taiwan's AI and semiconductor strengths lead a new era of Hungarian investment diversification.
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The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has confirmed that the storm that struck the Gulf Coast, known as Hurricane Isaias, has weakened to a post‑tropical cyc
Severe Rainfall Triggers Deadly Flooding and Infrastructure Damage Across Central Chile
Severe rainfall lashed central Chile this week, inundating the capital city of Santiago and surrounding regions with torrential downpours that triggered wi
Saudi-led coalition launches unprecedented airstrikes destroying a hundred strategic Houthi targets
The Saudi-led multinational coalition announced on the 10th local time that it had launched an unprecedented military offensive against Yemen's Houthi Shia
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The Green Light Theater’s classic stage production, *Human Conditions III: A Man and a Woman Disguised as a Geisha for an Interview*, officially opened on
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New Taipei hosts National Day gala, bringing rival leaders together to celebrate
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