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Taiwan · ZH · https://news.ltn.com.tw

About Liberty Times

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Liberty Times is a private media entity owned by the Liberty Times Group, which also publishes the English-language Taipei Times. The group was founded by Lin Rong-San in 1980 and generates revenue through advertising and subscriptions. It remains under family ownership, integrated into broader conglomerate interests including real estate and banking.

Media Bias/Fact Check (MBFC) rates Liberty Times as Left-Center Biased, noting its pro-Taiwan independence stance and favorability towards the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). While generally factual, MBFC indicates the outlet uses loaded words to support liberal causes and lacks hyperlinked sourcing, leading to a 'Mostly Factual' rather than 'High' factual reporting rating. The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism also identifies it as pro-independence media adopting a pro-democracy line. The outlet has faced allegations of political bias, including a lawsuit filed by the Kuomintang (KMT) in February 2026 over reports concerning KMT-CCP exchanges. Press freedom reports for Taiwan highlight a generally free media environment, but also note growing political polarization and challenges in ensuring the public's right to reliable information.

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