Journalist Day in Taiwan
Journalist Day in Taiwan is held on September 1. This event in the first decade of the month September is annual. Help us
Before the lifting of martial law, the Independence Post Group was known for the sharpness of its writing and its sympathy for the opposition. When news of its sale to a KMT-affiliated group was announced, there was much support for its staff from academics and reporters in all media. More than 400 people from all walks of life turned out on Journalist's Day (September 1) for a march for an independent press. These events led to the birth of Taiwan's first professional organization for journalists, the Association of Taiwan Journalists.
Taiwan FactCheck Center is a leading fact-checking organization in Taiwan. Founded by Taiwan Media Watch and the Association for Quality Journalism, the Center does fact-checking with the objective of improving the information ecology and news quality of Taiwan. Since its launch in 2018, Taiwan FactCheck Center (TFC) has been committed to producing high-quality fact-checks in the fight against misinformation, as well as to spreading media literacy.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Grandparents Day in Taiwan on August 31 (祖父母節, Zǔfùmǔ Jié - celebrated since 2010 on the last Sunday of August);
Teachers' Day in Taiwan on September 28 (and Chinese-Filipino schools in the Philippines, ceremonies dedicated to Confucius are also observed);
Taiwan National Day on October 10 (commemorating the start of the Wuchang Uprising);
Double Ten Day on October 10 (The National Day of Republic of China, celebrates outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising in 1911 that led to founding of the Republic of China in 1912);