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CommonWealth Magazine
Native name
天下雜誌
CategoriesNews Magazine
FormatA4
Publisher天下雜誌股份有限公司
FounderYin Yun-peng
Charles Kao
Wang Lixing
Founded1981-06-01
CountryTaiwan
LanguageChinese
Websitewww.cw.com.tw
ISSN1015-2784

CommonWealth Magazine (Chinese: 天下雜誌) is a Taiwanese magazine established in 1981, primarily focuses on finance, politics and humanities.

History

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CommonWealth Magazine was founded by Yin Yu-peng [zh], Charles Kao [zh], and Wang Lixing [zh] in 1981, following the United States' de-recognition of Taiwan and the severance of diplomatic relations.[1] Yin decided to establish a news magazine to address Taiwan's international information deficit.[1][2] The magazine primarily focuses on finance, with additional coverage of politics, humanities, and environmental protection.[3] It is well known for its annual ranking of the top 2000 Taiwanese enterprises.[4] CommonWealth has generally been regarded as politically neutral, although occasional criticism has emerged regarding a perceived leaning towards the pan-blue coalition in the late 2010s.[2][5]

In 1986, Yin Yu-peng and Charles Kao had different visions for the company. Yu aimed to concentrate on domestic issues in Taiwan, while Kao intended to expand into the Chinese market.[6] As a result, CommonWealth was divided into three divisions: CommonWealth Magazine, chaired by Yu; Global Views - Commonwealth Publishing Group [zh], led by Kao; and Global Views Monthly [zh], with Wang Lixing as the chief editor.[6] In 2021, on the 40th anniversary of CommonWealth, Yu announced his retirement and appointed six executives, including Wu Yin-Chuen, the current president of the company, to co-lead the organization.[1] The magazine has also received several Golden Tripod awards, including Best Digital Publication and Best Financial and Current Affairs Magazine in the 42nd and 45th Golden Tripods.[7][8]

Crossings

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On 1 June 2015, CommonWealth Magazine established a new division by moving all opinion pieces to a new website Crossings (Chinese: 換日線).[9][10] Chang Hsiang-yi [zh], an editor at CommonWealth Magazine for nine years, became the chief editor of the new outlet, which had an editorial team of ten.[9] The site targets an international audience,[11] and features regular columns, reader submissions, and interviews focused on topics such as politics, workplace issues, education, and lifestyle.[9] By December 2015, Crossings had published over 500 articles from authors in 50 different cities worldwide, accumulating more than 6 million page views.[9] On 15 September 2016, Crossings released its first physical edition.[12] In September 2021, the outlet introduced a subscription model.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 葉冠吟 (11 August 2021). "殷允芃創辦天下雜誌耕耘40載 宣布交棒6名專業經理人". Central News Agency (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "王其》40年天下雜誌帶給我們什麼？". I Media (in Chinese). 16 August 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ^ "台灣雜誌線上看：2023 年不能錯過的 11 本台灣雜誌推薦". Vocus (in Chinese). Kono E-Magazine. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ^ 劉立諭 (16 May 2023). "2023《天下雜誌》「2000 大企業調查」結果出爐". Economic Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  5. ^ 王榮祥 (16 November 2018). "天下雜誌隨書附韓國瑜募款小廣告 讀者不滿質疑立場不中". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b 黃郁棋 (14 September 2016). "你分得清楚「天下」跟「遠見」之間的關係嗎？". SET News (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  7. ^ 林仙怡; 彭冠霖 (4 October 2018). "金鼎獎出爐! 天下雜誌奪數位出版2獎". CTS News (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  8. ^ 王寶兒 (15 October 2021). "金鼎獎得獎名單出爐 印刻總編輯初安民獲特別貢獻獎". Central News Agency (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d Chang, Hsiang=yi (14 December 2015). "【讀者告訴我們的事】Crossing換日線張翔一：讓人又愛又恨的「國際觀」". Okapi (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  10. ^ "天下雜誌全新網站《換日線》6月1日上線". Brain Magazine [zh] (in Chinese). 1 June 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  11. ^ "兩岸三地年度觀察之三：新媒體變局背後". Initium Media (in Chinese). 31 December 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  12. ^ 郭玟妤; 劉柏均; 劉佩姍 (7 October 2016). "逆向的新媒體「換日線」聯署出專刊". CTS News (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  13. ^ 詹景涵 (28 September 2021). "《換日線》會員新制上線 擴大與會員雙向交流". Media News (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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