The demise of the China Times Express is not an isolated case. For the past year, Taiwan's print media landscape has been in a slump. Classic Communications, published by the bilingual weekly Time Express, has changed hands several times, The Earth Magazine has stopped publication, the Taiwan Daily News is in financial trouble, and even TechVantage Magazine will be downsized and merged at the end of the year.
中時晚報的歇業並非個案，今年以來，台灣平面媒體的景氣持續低迷，包括出版雙語雜誌「時代解讀」的「經典傳訊」不斷轉手、「大地地理雜誌」停刊、台灣日報財務吃緊，以及天下集團「e 天下」雜誌將於年底裁併業務，都顯示印刷媒體的寒冬已經來臨。