Many people think first of Shih Pao Magazine for its political reporting, but managing editor, Cheng Shu-min, pointed out that the magazine has a much wider scope.
由於時報雜誌每期皆有有關國際及國內政情的文章，因此被許多人視為政論雜誌。發行人兼總編輯鄭淑敏說：「其實時報雜誌內容的範圍極廣，政論只不過是其中一部份；但是因政治話題比較敏感，讀者較感興趣，所以才會產生時報雜誌是政論雜誌的誤解。