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- Taiwan ranks first in East Asia in the
2024 World Press Freedom Index
released by Reporters Without Borders.
The diversity of Taiwan’s media is reflected in the
plethora of outlets and intense competition within
the industry. The nation’s press operates in a media
environment that is one of the freest in Asia.
Taiwan was ranked 27th globally and first in East Asia
in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index released May
3 by France-based Reporters Without Borders. In the survey of 180 countries and territories, Taiwan finished
ahead of South Korea, 62th; Japan, 70th; Hong Kong,
135th; and China, 172th. Norway, Denmark and Sweden
topped the index, in that order. As of June 2024, a total
of 176 journalists from 84 media organizations in 22
countries were based in Taiwan.
Most types of media are engaged in an industrywide
transition to digital forms of distribution. Drawing on
Taiwan’s strengths in information and communications
technologies, e-publishing is injecting fresh vitality
into their development as well as that of the local book
publishing industry, which released 57,338 new titles
in 2023.
More than 57,000 new book
titles hit the shelves in Taiwan
in 2023. (Chin Hung-hao)
Digitization of cable television has not only significantly
improved the visual experience of viewers, but also
unleashed more innovative and diverse broadband
services. With digitization virtually completed, cable
television has become an important platform for various
multimedia applications.
