Reporters Without Borders Taiwan Chapter
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the candidates to the 13 January 2024 presidential election, and all political parties running for the parliamentary election set on the same day, to commit to reforms that would enhance public trust in the media and help to fight disinformation. Read More …
Following a call by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and a coalition of NGOs, six major Taiwanese media outlets today have publicly pledged to better take in consideration journalism ethics in their coverage of the January 2024 general election. Read More …
As the Taiwanese election campaign heats up, an NGO coalition today launched the “Ethical Journalism Pledge for Taiwan Elections”, an initiative aimed at boosting public trust in the media. A press conference will be organised on 9 November 2023 to present the first wave of signatories to the pledge. Read More …
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the United Nations (UN) to open its events to all journalists and media regardless of their geographic origin after two Taiwanese reporters were barred from covering the World Health Assembly. Read More …
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of Li Yanhe, a Chinese national who founded a Taiwanese publishing house specialised in books banned in China, and who is being detained in Shanghai since March 2023. Read More …
The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs today announced a contribution of half-a-million US dollars (450,000 euros) in support of Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) actions for journalism in Ukraine. Read More …
This year the RSF Press Freedom Award Ceremony will be held in Asia for the first time, with Taipei being the host city to highlight Taiwan’s emerging image as the beacon of press freedom in the region. This is especially significant as press freedom continues to deteriorate in Hong Kong and China. A special prize was also bestowed on Hong Kong’s Apple Daily founder, Jimmy Lai. Read More …
As Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen enters her second term, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reiterates its call for reforms to guarantee editorial independence and tackle conflicts of interest in the media as the only sustainable means to protect democracy against disinformation. Read More …
RSF urges the Taiwanese Ministry of Health and Welfare to amend a regulation that, if adopted, would prevent media from covering suicide cases. Read More …
On December 27th, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) will hold a free of charge international conference on journalism in Taipei, where media stakeholders are invited to discuss the threat of disinformation and its solutions. Amid concerns about possible “fake news” attacks aimed at influencing the upcoming presidential elections in Taiwan, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) organises the Read More …