List of newspapers in Taiwan

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This is a list of newspapers published in Taiwan.

After Apple Daily (蘋果日報) ceased print publication in 2021, there are currently three major daily newspapers: the Liberty Times (自由時報), United Daily News (聯合報), and China Times (中國時報). In addition, there are two major business-focused, financial newspapers: the Commercial Times (工商時報) and Economic Daily News (經濟日報).

After competitors Taiwan News ceased print publication in 2010 and The China Post in 2015, Taipei Times (英文台北時報) remains the only major English-language newspaper in Taiwan.

Corporate media[edit]

Major Chinese-language newspapers[edit]

Name Chinese Names Owner Established Circulation Editorial stance Party support in
2020 presidential election
Liberty Times 自由時報 Liberty Times Group 1980 529,178 [1] Liberal, pro-DPP, supports Taiwan independence, anti-China, friendly to Japan Democratic Progressive Party
United Daily News 聯合報 United Daily News Group 1951 210,000 [2] Conservative, pro-KMT, supports friendly cross-strait relations Kuomintang
China Times 中國時報 Want Want China Times Group 1950 135,000[3] Conservative, pro-KMT, pro-China, supports friendly cross-strait relations Kuomintang
  • Commercial Times (工商時報): established in 1978, part of Want Want China Times media group
  • Economic Daily News (經濟日報): established in 1967, part of United Daily News group

English-language newspaper[edit]

Competitors Taiwan News ceased print publication in 2010 and The China Post in 2015.

Government-owned media[edit]

Chinese news media[edit]

English news media[edit]

Other newspapers[edit]

Online newspapers[edit]

  • Apple Daily (蘋果日報) – Major daily newspaper which ended print publication in 2021 and switched to all-digital format
  • Central Daily News (中央日報) – operated by Kuomintang, a political party, began operations from 1945 in Taiwan, ceased print publication in 2006
  • Independence Evening Post (自立晚報) – printed newspaper until 2001
  • The China Post (英文中國郵報) – former English-language newspaper, ended its print publication in 2017 and switched to all-digital format
  • Taiwan Daily (台灣日報) – print publication ended in June 2006
  • Taiwan News (台灣英文新聞) – former English-language newspaper, ended print publication in 2015 and switched to all-digital format
  • The News Lens

Defunct newspapers[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 《自由時報》有費報紙發行量稽核報告
  2. ^ 2017 台灣報紙發行量/曝光量估算
  3. ^ 2017 台灣報紙發行量/曝光量估算
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