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Yeh Ming-hsun

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Yeh Ming-hsun
Traditional Chinese葉明勳
Simplified Chinese叶明勋
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYè Míngxūn
Wade–GilesYeh Ming-hsün

Yeh Ming-hsun (25 September 1913 – 21 November 2009), was a Chinese journalist and newspaper editor. A native of Fujian Province on the Chinese mainland, he became president of Chunghwa Daily, a newspaper belonging to the ruling Kuomintang, in 1950.[1] In the late 1950s, Cheng Shewo and Yeh co-founded the Shih Hsin School of Journalism (now Shih Hsin University). Yeh served as the school's vice president in 1966 and its chairman from 1991 to 2006.[1]

Yeh died in Taiwan on 21 November 2009. At his funeral, President Ma Ying-jeou presented a state citation.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Yeh Ming-hsun memorial held". China Post. 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2014-04-21.