''Kinmen Daily News'' (KMDN; ) is a newspaper owned by
Kinmen County Government
The Kinmen County Government () is the local government of the Republic of China that governs Kinmen County.
Organizational structures
Bureau
* Civil Affairs Bureau
* Finance Bureau
* Education Bureau
* Economic Development Bureau
* Public W ...
in
Kinmen County
Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), only east from the city of Xiamen in Fujian, located at the southeastern coast of the People's Republic of China, from which ...
(Quemoy),
Fujian Province, Republic of China
Fuchien ( ), formerly romanized as Fukien, is a ''de jure'' administrative division of Taiwan (ROC), whose constitution retains provinces as a titular division with no practical administrative function.
It includes three small archipe ...
(
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
).
History
The predecessor of the Kinmen Daily News was ''Chunghwa Cheng Chi Pao'' (, Zhōnghuá-zhèngqìbào) from
Nancheng,
Jiangxi
; Gan: )
, translit_lang1_type2 =
, translit_lang1_info2 =
, translit_lang1_type3 =
, translit_lang1_info3 =
, image_map = Jiangxi in China (+all claims hatched).svg
, mapsize = 275px
, map_caption = Location ...
, which retreated to Quemoy following the
Chinese civil war
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government, government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermitt ...
. ''Kinmen Daily News'' started publishing on October 31, 1965. From November 7, 1992, onwards, the operation of two newspapers were split. ''Chunghwa Cheng Chi Pao'' was changed into a weekly paper, and is distributed to the military on Quemoy. ''Kinmen Daily News'' was transferred to the Kinmen County Government, and continued to be published daily.
The ''Kinmen Daily News'' has been criticized as being used to support incumbent county magistrates in their campaigns for reelection.
See also
*
Media of Taiwan
The mass media in Taiwan is considered to be one of the freest and most competitive in Asia. Cable TV usage is high (around 80%) and there is also a wide selection of newspapers available covering many political viewpoints.
Taiwan's media history ...
*
Matsu Daily
References
1965 establishments in Taiwan
Newspapers established in 1965
Newspapers published in Taiwan
{{Taiwan-newspaper-stub