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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Hungary's foreign minister sues Viktor Orbán over $965 million ventilator purchase
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Sudan army drones hit RSF targets in Nyala after aid plane lands
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U.S. formally removes Syria from state sponsors of terrorism list after 40 years
Washington announced on Tuesday that Syria has been formally removed from the United States’ list of state sponsors of terrorism, ending a 40‑year designat
Kyle Kirkwood Wins IndyCar Freedom 250 on Washington Mall Circuit
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Taiwan Pavilion Name Changed at Gwangju Biennale Sparks Controversy; Korean Bookstores Support Art Dignity
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Kazakhstan Starts Voting for Full Parliament Under New Constitution
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Kazakhstan Holds First Unicameral Parliamentary Election After Constitutional Reform
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Turkey Seeks Interpol Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu Over Gaza Aid Attacks
Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek announced on Thursday that Ankara has requested an Interpol arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net
Mekelle Cancels Ashenda Festival Amid Drone Attack Concerns
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Supreme Court directs India’s states to safeguard elephant corridors, halt fire drives
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Former Liberian Vice President Jewel Taylor Charged with Drug Trafficking
Former Liberian vice‑president Jewel Taylor was formally charged on Thursday with multiple counts of drug trafficking, money laundering and related offense
WHO sends 70,000 Merck Ebola vaccine doses to Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that it will ship 70,000 doses of an Ebola vaccine candidate developed by the U.S. pharmaceutical
IDF airstrike kills four senior Nukhba commanders in Gaza café
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that an airstrike on a café in Gaza City killed four senior commanders of the Nukhba force, the elite spec
Mexican Army Kills Five Gunmen in Los Reyes Confrontation
Five gunmen were killed by Mexican Army forces during an armed confrontation in the town of Los Reyes, Michoacán, on Tuesday night. Army troops, operating
UAE intercepts two Iran‑launched missiles, one lands near Strait of Hormuz
Abu Dhabi’s defence ministry announced on Tuesday that its radar systems tracked two missiles launched from Iranian territory toward the United Arab Emirat
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Nāʻālehu Resident, 90, Dies as First Confirmed Casualty of Hurricane Lala
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