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Let’s read newspaper－Contents of The Taiwan Shinminpo and Kounan Shinbun
Let’s read newspaper－Contents of The Taiwan Shinminpo and Kounan Shinbun

Publication date: 04 Jul 2022
Author: Lee Yi-ling |Staff member of the Archives of Institute of Taiwan History

The Taiwan Minpao, The Taiwan Shinminpo and the subsequent Kounan Shinbun (Kounan News) constituted the newspaper series published between April 1923 and March 1944. However, surviving copies of the daily published since 1932 were few. In view of the importance of this newspaper series, the Institute of Taiwan History began gathering remaining copies both in Taiwan and abroad, and discovered an exclusive collection of The Taiwan Shinminpo (1938-1941). The newspapers carried diverse contents, including political and economic affairs, local news, arts and new knowledge, which are rare and precious historical materials for research on Taiwan history during World War II.

Reviewing the daily newspapers published since April 1932, this article attempts to elucidate the layout format and language use as well as main contents and subject matters covered in the columns. Moreover, it further analyzes the particularity and variations in choice of contents as time evolved and the environment changed. This article provides an in-depth introduction to this newspaper of the Taiwanese, and invites you to read the newspaper and revisit major and minor happenings of Taiwan past.

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On July 15, 1987, former president Chiang Ching-kuo finally declared that the 38-years, 56-day Taiwan Martial Law was lifted. 2017 was the 70th anniversary of the February 28 Incident and also marked 30 years since martial law was lifted. Although most of the people who lived through those years are old or have passed away, the wounds from the massacre have not healed, and continues to influence generations. With the development of democracy in Taiwan, the February 28 Incident and White Terror are not forbidden topics anymore. However, efforts are still needed to reveal the true history of the events. Through archives acquisition, disclosure, and investigation, researchers are gradually unveiling the concealed truth that was muted under martial law. The Institute of Taiwan History makes efforts to investigate the truth of the February 28 Incident, such as acquiring and publishing related historical materials, and holds conferences as “New Materials and Research on the February 28 Incident” and “Commemorating the February 28 Incident of 1947: A 70-year Retrospective.”

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