According to a survey on digital news usage conducted in early 2022, about one-fifth of respondents from Taiwan believed that the news is free from interference by politicians or the government. Local business magazines CommonWealth Magazine and Business Weekly were the most trusted news brands in the survey.
Perceived news media freedom without undue political and business influence in Taiwan in 2017 and 2022
the survey is conducted between January and February each year.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Survey question:
Thinking about news in general, do you agree with the following statements? – The news media in my country are independent from undue political or business influence most of the time.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, & University of Oxford. (June 15, 2022). Perceived news media freedom without undue political and business influence in Taiwan in 2017 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316504/taiwan-perceived-news-media-independece/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, und University of Oxford. "Perceived news media freedom without undue political and business influence in Taiwan in 2017 and 2022." Chart. June 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316504/taiwan-perceived-news-media-independece/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford. (2022). Perceived news media freedom without undue political and business influence in Taiwan in 2017 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316504/taiwan-perceived-news-media-independece/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, and University of Oxford. "Perceived News Media Freedom without Undue Political and Business Influence in Taiwan in 2017 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316504/taiwan-perceived-news-media-independece/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism & University of Oxford, Perceived news media freedom without undue political and business influence in Taiwan in 2017 and 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316504/taiwan-perceived-news-media-independece/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
Perceived news media freedom without undue political and business influence in Taiwan in 2017 and 2022 [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, & University of Oxford, June 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316504/taiwan-perceived-news-media-independece/
