''The Reporter'' () is an independent non-profit Taiwan-based digital media outlet launched in December 2015 focusing on investigative journalism. It is a member of the

Global Investigative Journalism Network The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) is "an international association of nonprofit organizations that support, promote and produce investigative journalism." The association is headquartered in the United States, and its membership i ...

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 Huang Jong-tsun (; born 30 March 1947) is a Taiwanese politician and psychologist who serves as the current President of the Examination Yuan. Prior to assuming his current role, Huang had served as President of China Medical University from 2 ...

, 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 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 and the 2016 Chinese Multimedia Award from the Human Rights Press Awards. In response to its 2022 investigation on the use of foreign students as cheap labor,

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majori ...

legislator

Fan Yun Fàn Yun (451–15 June 503According to Xiao Yan's biography in ''Book of Liang'', Fan Yun died on the ''dingsi'' day of the 5th month of the 2nd year of the ''Tianjian'' era of his reign. This corresponds to 15 Jun 503 in the Julian calendar. 天 ...

called for the

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

to put an end to the practice.

Funding

''The Reporter'' was founded by a 5 million NTD ($160,000 USD) donation from T. H. Tung, co-founder of Asus. 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.

References

External links

Official websiteEnglish edition
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