The Association for Quality Journalism

The Association for Quality Journalism was established on April 30, 2011, is an independent, nonprofit organization with a mission of promoting civic awareness and improving the media environment. The main tasks of the association are advancing the development of citizen media, empowering citizen journalists, rewarding high quality in-depth reporting, enhancing research on civil society, and organizing various activities in line with its mission statement.

Since its founding, the association has been committed to encouraging and producing quality investigative and citizen reports. With its focus on investigative reporting, the association set up the first crowdfunding journalism platform “weReport” in Taiwan. “weReport” encourages independent journalists, citizen journalists and students who are interested in producing investigative reporting by providing a platform for enlisting public involvement and financial resources necessary for their reporting. In addition, to advance ideas and investigative reporting skills as well as to encourage dialogue between professional journalists, citizen journalists and students, the association cooperates with the Foundation for Excellent Journalism Award and the Graduate Institute of Journalism at National Taiwan University to conduct an investigative reporting workshop every summer.

In order to promote its mission, core concepts, and innovative practices, the association publishes books on relevant themes every year. Examples include “The Era of a Public Commission for Journalism is Coming: the Meaning and Prospects of weReport,” “The Rise and Revelations of Data Journalism,” “Social Media and Journalism,” “The Relativism of Entrepreneurial Journalism,” “Local Revolution: New Wave of Taiwan Community Media.” All the books are extremely well-received and valued by the communication and education communities.