Independence Evening Post
{{Short description|Chinese-language newspaper}}
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| name = Independence Evening Post
| image = File:North Taiwan Newspapers United Advertisement banner (cropped to show Independence Evening News masthead).jpg
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| type = Evening newspaper
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| launched = {{start date|1947|10|10|df=y}}
| ceased publication = {{end date|2001|10|2|df=y}}
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| political = Tangwai {{small|(1947–1980s)}}
Pan-Blue {{small|(mid-1990s)}}
Pan-Green {{small|(2000s)}}
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| website = [https://www.idn.com.tw idn.com.tw]
}}
The Independence Evening Post ({{zh|t=自立晚報}}) was a Chinese-language newspaper founded by Wu San-lien, which was published in Taiwan from 1947 to 2001. For most of its existence, the publication was supportive of the tangwai movement and Democratic Progressive Party.
History
The paper was founded by {{ill|Wu San-lien|zh|吳三連}} in 1947.{{cite news|last1=Lin|first1=Mei-chun|title=Finding a cure for the nation's ills|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2001/10/23/0000108324|accessdate=26 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=23 October 2001}}{{cite news|last1=Lin|first1=Mei-chun|title=Newspaper to pay salaries piecemeal|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2001/06/05/0000088708|accessdate=26 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=5 June 2001}} Its first issue was published on 10 October 1947.{{cite news |title=Zi li wan bao |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/sn99021504/ |access-date=14 September 2021 |agency=Library of Congress}}{{cite news |last1=Lin |first1=Mei-chun |title=Former employees want newspaper brought back to life |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2001/10/11/0000106609 |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=11 October 2001}} The paper backed the tangwai movement, maintaining a pro-independence stance for most of its history,{{cite news|last1=Buchan|first1=Noah|title=Taipei Salon speakers want Taiwanese media to tell it like it is|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2007/09/07/2003377687|accessdate=26 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=7 September 2009}}{{cite news|last1=Ko|first1=Shu-ling|title=Lu seeks funds to launch paper|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2009/02/02/2003435047|accessdate=26 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=2 February 2009}} and was known for its honest coverage of the Zhongli incident.{{cite news|last1=Lin|first1=Mei-chun|title=Dying newspaper headed battle for press freedom|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2001/06/16/0000090207|accessdate=26 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=16 June 2001}}{{cite news|last1=Han|first1=Cheung|title=Taiwan in time: Freedom of the press, China style|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2016/09/11/2003654908|accessdate=26 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=11 September 2016}} Shortly after martial law was lifted in 1987, the Independence Evening Post accomplished another milestone, becoming the first Taiwanese newspaper to send reporters to China. Upon their return, the journalists, Hsu Lu and Lee Yung-te, were subject to travel restrictions for a year. The government permitted the Post to publish a morning edition in 1988, which lasted until 1999. In the mid 1990s, Chen Cheng-chung acquired the publication after it began losing money, and shifted its editorial focus to support of the Pan-Blue Coalition. The Hsiang Shan Group invested in the Post in 1999. Because the company failed to secure a controlling interest, the Hsiang Shan Group established a competitor, Power News.{{cite news|last1=Tsai|first1=Ting-i|title=Incompetence blamed for closure|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2002/02/25/0000125315|accessdate=26 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=25 February 2002}} When Wang Shih-chien bought the Post in October 2000, its editorial line swung again toward the Democratic Progressive Party. Wang named Chen Hsiu-li his successor as president of the paper in March 2001, despite opposition from the editorial staff.{{cite news|title=Evening paper's leadership dispute continues to boil|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2001/03/08/0000076653|accessdate=26 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=8 March 2001}} Wang then transferred control of the newspaper to Chang Fu-tai in July, with Liu Yi-te as president.{{cite news|last1=Lin|first1=Mei-chun|title='Post' again rises out of the ashes|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2001/07/27/0000095900|accessdate=7 August 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=27 July 2001}}{{cite news|last1=Lin|first1=Mei-chun|title='Post' leadership hints at closure|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2001/09/28/0000104837|accessdate=26 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|agency=Taipei Times|date=28 September 2001}} Chang later claimed that the transition to his leadership was never valid.{{cite news|last1=Low|first1=Stephanie|title=Newspaper executives to do battle in Taipei court|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2001/09/15/0000103037|accessdate=26 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=15 September 2001}} The Post published its last print issue on 2 October 2001, nearly insolvent.{{cite news|last1=Lin|first1=Mei-chun|title='Independence Post' to shut down|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2001/10/01/0000105242|accessdate=26 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=1 October 2001}} A Chinese-language website is still active. Competing publication Power News folded in February 2002.{{cite news|title='Power News' announces it's shutting down today|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2002/02/21/0000124770|accessdate=26 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=21 February 2002}}
See also
References
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