page_title: Mass media in Taiwan
section_title: Newspapers
hierarchical_section_title: Mass media in Taiwan / Newspapers
caption_attribution_description: 中文（繁體）‎: 台灣台北市中正區漢口街一段「華南產險大樓」1樓大門警衛桌前的《眾聲日報》報架。
context_page_description: The mass media in Taiwan is considered to be one of the freest and most competitive in Asia. Cable TV usage is high and there is also a wide selection of newspapers available covering most political viewpoints.
context_section_description: Between 1952 and 1987 the number of papers in Taiwan was a constant 31 as there was a ban on opening new papers. Censorship during this period was heavy with the KMT regime having near total control over the papers. It wasn’t until liberalization in 1988 that independent newspapers were allowed to open, by the end of 1988 126 newspapers operated in Taiwan.
  Most popular newspapers include:
  Apple Daily (Pingguo Ribao) - Tabloid
  China Times (Zhongguo Shibao)
  Liberty Times (Ziyou Shibao)
  United Daily News (Lianhe Bao)
  Newspapers in English:
  Taipei Times (Taibei Shibao, Chinese: 台北時報)
  Taiwan Today (Jinri Taiwan, Chinese: 今日台灣)
  The China Post (Yingwen Zhongguo Youbao, Chinese: 英文中國郵報)
  The News Lens (Guānjiàn pínglùn wǎng, Chinese: 關鍵評論網)
  Other newspapers:
  Mandarin Daily News (Guoyu Ribao) - Children's newspaper, written with Zhuyin accompanying the text
  Taiwan Times (Taiwan Shibao)
  Commercial Times (Gongshang Ribao)
  DigiTimes (Dianzi Shibao) - IT industry news
  Economic Daily News (Jingji Ribao)
  Ceased publication:
  Independent Evening News (Zili Wanbao)
  Min Sheng Bao (Min Sheng Bao)
  Taiwan Daily (Taiwan Ribao)
  China Times (Night)  (Zhongshi Wanbao)
  Central Daily News (Zhongyang Ribao)
  Now publishing in electronic format:
  Taiwan News (English newspaper)
caption: Newspapers in Taiwan
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