Taiwan News Organizations Honored at SOPA Awards for Editorial Excellence

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Taiwanese media organizations earned multiple honors at the 2026 SOPA Awards for Editorial Excellence, one of the Asia-Pacific region's most prestigious journalism competitions.  Outlets including The Reporter, Initium Media, CommonWealth Magazine, Mirror Media and TaiwanPlus were recognized across categories ranging from investigative reporting and feature writing to video journalism.  TaiwanPlus' documentary series Finding Formosa received an Award for Excellence in Video Reporting, marking the platform's first SOPA Award.

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00:00Several Taiwanese media organizations have been recognized at a SOPA Awards for Editorial

00:05Excellence, one of the most prestigious journalism awards in the Asia-Pacific region.

00:11Investigative news outlet The Reporter received nine honors, including four awards for excellence

00:16and five honorable mentions. Taiwan Plus's news documentary Fighting Formosa won an award for

00:23excellence in video reporting, marking the platform's first SOPA award since its launch

00:28in 2021. Judges praised the winning episode titled What Matters More, Indigenous Culture

00:34or Animal Rights as beautifully filmed. They commended its use of diverse voices to explore

00:40debates surrounding indigenous rights, environmental protection, and Taiwan's legal system.

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