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- Taiwan ranks first in Asia in the 2023
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 35th globally and first in Asia
in the 2023 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, 47th; Japan, 68th;
Hong Kong, 140th; and China, 175th. Norway, Ireland
and Denmark topped the index, in that order. As of
August 2023, a total of 151 journalists from 82 media
organizations in 22 countries were based in Taiwan.
Most types of media are engaged in an industrywide
transition to digital forms of distribution.
Print editions of magazines and newspapers, including
the three major dailies, continue to lose ground to
internet competitors. 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 56,121 new titles
in 2022.
More than 56,000 new titles hit
the shelves in Taiwan in 2022. ( (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.
