DigiTimes
Taiwan pro-industry, politically neutral
Background
DigiTimes was founded in April 1998 by Colley Hwang (Huang Chin-yung), a former director of Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry, who raised roughly NT$190 million from about 50 investors — among them prominent Taiwanese tech executives Morris Chang (TSMC), Stan Shih (Acer), and Terry Gou (Foxconn). It launched as a Chinese-language daily newspaper called Electronic Times before expanding into English-language digital coverage and adding a research arm, DIGITIMES Research. The outlet has remained privately held and focused narrowly on the supply-side of the semiconductor, consumer electronics, IT, and communications industries. Its editorial slogan — 'Media, Marketing, Consulting' — reflects a business model that blends trade journalism with paid research reports and marketing services for technology companies. Media Bias/Fact Check rates it 'Least Biased' with 'High' factual reporting. DigiTimes has no known history of state funding or political party alignment. Because its core audience is technology executives and investors, its coverage of events like U.S. tariffs on chips and Taiwan-U.S. trade negotiations is analytical and supply-chain-focused rather than ideologically framed.
Sources
- DigiTimes – Wikipedia
- DigiTimes Asia – Bias and Credibility – Media Bias/Fact Check
- About DIGITIMES
- Colley Hwang – Crunchbase
- DIGITIMES subscription packages
- Taiwan trade negotiations holds firm amid Trump's threat of 100% chip tariffs – DigiTimes
- Taiwan rebuts Trump's 'chip theft' claims as semiconductor tensions rise – DigiTimes
- Commentary: Trump's Taiwan chip claim tests TSMC's silence – DigiTimes
Profile compiled 2026-07-28; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.