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The developments of the relations between television and
democracy has become iincreasingly important in the twenty
century. The function of Televising Parliament would lead to a
better understanding of issues and the political process of
Parliament andto promote more conscious of the society to
governments policy, even more this system is an important way to
rule the majority party''s policy, and it is the most important
way to monitor the parliament''s efficiency. As we know the
Westminster is the Mother of Parliament, but the House of
Commons took many years to agree to the idea that its
proceedings should be televised until the House of Commons had
found out a balance between Parliament''s tradition and reforms,
then the House agreed in principle to the holding of an
experiment in the public broadcasting of its proceedings by
television, but at the same time, the House made some rule of
coverage(guidelines as to the types of shot which might or might
not to be used), pointing out the directors of programmers
should have rgard to dignity of the House and its function as a
working body rather than a plaf entertainment to keep the
Parliament''s good image in people''s mind. This thesis presented
in three part: First, the evolution and background of
deregulation of televising British House of Commons, including
theory of the paliamentary proceeding open to public and the
debates over Televising House of Commons. Second, the
organization and operations of Commons Television. Such as the
structure, rules of coverage and deregulation to the designs of
televising the proceedings of the Commons. Third, the function
and impact of Televising Commons on British Parliamentary
Politics. This part will discuse the impacts on parliamentary
actors and the reinforcements of parliamentary function and the
influences on British Parliamentary traditions. Finally the
author will conclud the assessments and perspectives, the
necessity and judgments of Televising Commons, the alteration of
interaction between parliament and public, the reflections of
Television Broadcasting to Parliamentary Politics. The
Legislative Yuan in Taiwan did not open its message to public
until the cable television become more popular, two years ago
the Legislative Yuan plan to set a ''vedio information center'' to
provide the cable television and the satellites in Taiwan just
as the British''s Televising Proceeding system, but this idea did
not get the public support. But this model runs well in the
Commobs, maybe the experience of Televising British House of
Commobs can provide another thinking to our media, public and
politicians.
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