The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1982 in Hong Kong. It aims to promote press freedom, recognize excellence in journalism, and support publishing professionalism in the Asia-Pacific region. SOPA represents the interests of media organizations across the region.
The organization is best known for organizing the annual SOPA Awards for Editorial Excellence, one of the most prominent journalism awards in the Asia-Pacific.
SOPA Awards for Editorial Excellence
Since 1999, SOPA has presented the SOPA Awards for Editorial Excellence annually. The awards recognize outstanding journalism in both traditional and digital media across the Asia-Pacific region.
The awards are widely regarded as one of the most influential journalism prizes in the region.
Members
Hong Kong South China Morning Post Coconuts Media
Singapore Initium Media Channel NewsAsia
Mainland China The Paper Sixth Tone Trends Group
Taiwan United Daily News Business Today Commonwealth Magazine Mirror Media Taiwan News Storm Media
United States Dow Jones & Company Bloomberg L.P. The New York Times Bloomberg Businessweek Vogue (magazine) PRovoke Media
United Kingdom Financial Times Reuters The Economist
Japan Nikkei Asia
Philippines Philippine Daily Inquirer
Associate members Google News Initiative Piano.io
Former members
Hong Kong Apple Daily (Hong Kong) Ming Pao Hong Kong Living
Singapore DestinAsian
Mainland China DataVis TechNode
Myanmar The Myanmar Times
Former associate members Facebook Hongkong Post PR Newswire Media OutReach
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