The Reporter (Taiwan)

The Reporter (Chinese: 報道者; pinyin: Bàodàozhě; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pò-tō-tsiá) is an independent non-profit Taiwan-based digital media outlet launched in December 2015 focusing on investigative journalism.[1] It is a member of the Global Investigative Journalism Network.

The Reporter 報導者
EditorSherry Lee (李雪莉)
DirectorHuang Jong-tsun
Formatonline
FounderT. H. Tung
Year founded16 December 2015
CompanyThe Reporter Foundation
CountryTaiwan
Based inZhongshan, Taipei
LanguageChinese
Websitewww.twreporter.org

Ownership and editorial team

The Reporter is independently owned by The Reporter Foundation which is overseen by a board of 11 members, directed by Huang Jong-tsun, who was the Minister of Education from 2002 to 2004. The media outlet employs about 25 full-time staff. The editor-in-chief is Sherry Lee (李雪莉), who previously worked as an editor[2] at Commonwealth Magazine.

Coverage

The first major story from The Reporter was its report on labor abuses and human trafficking in the Taiwanese fishing industry in January 2017. It won several awards for this report, including the Award for Excellence in Human Rights Reporting, Information Graphics, and Investigative Reporting from the 2017 Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Awards [3] and the 2016 Chinese Multimedia Award from the Human Rights Press Awards.[4]

Funding

The Reporter was founded by a 5 million NTD ($160,000 USD) donation from T. H. Tung, co-founder of Asus.[5] It relies solely on public donations for its operations. As of October 2017, it has about 400 regular donors from which it raises about $200,000 USD annually. It raises additional revenue by organizing workshops at local universities.[6]

References
  1. https://gijn.org/member/the-reporter-taiwan/
  2. https://gijc17.sched.com/speaker/sherry57
  3. https://www.sopawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SOPA-2017-Awards-Winner-List.pdf
  4. https://humanrightspressawards.org/winners-2016
  5. https://www.twreporter.org/a/about-us-english-version
  6. https://www.thesplicenewsroom.com/can-in-depth-journalism-make-taiwans-next-generation-believe/
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