The relationship between public's media use (media exposure) and their voting participation has always been a popular research topic in the study of political communication. This paper re-examines the traditional media malaise thesis in the context of Taiwan's electorates. By using the survey data of Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS), this study shows that: (1) There is no significant effect between the level of overall media exposure and the level of public's voting participation; (2) The level of media exposure on "political news" has both positive and significant effects on voting participation. People who spend much time on reading and watching political news are more likely to be a regular voter; (3) In terms of the composite index of media use or media exposure, people who have a higher level of exposure to the composite index of "political news" (including Newspaper, TV, and Internet) will exhibit a higher level of possibility in their voting participation, which is against the traditional media malaise thesis and corresponds to the mobilizing effect of news media exposure on public's voting participation.
