2024-05-182024-05-18https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/714724Introduction The NTU Journalism Institute was officially founded in 1991, modeled after the Columbia University Journalism School and aimed to provide holistic practical journalism training in Taiwan. It was firmly believed that to become outstanding journalists required not only practical techniques but also analytical ability and critical thinking. Thus the NTU Journalism Institute made these our goals and endeavor to place equal emphasis on theoretical and practical education in our curriculum. While the Columbia Journalism School primarily provides intensive one-year practical journalism education, the NTU Journalism Institute features a two-year graduate program focusing both on academic and pragmatic courses. In order to prepare students for Taiwan’s rapidly changing media environment, since 1997 our graduate program has been operating on a dual-track system, that is, the research track and the professional track. We recruit senior and award-winning professionals from news media industries to instruct students the most current and hands-on professional knowledge. Our faculties on professional tracks have been assisting many students with their in-depth reports and master thesis, in collaboration with our faculties on academic tracks who provide solid theoretical background and insightful perspectives for students’ thesis. On the research track, our faculties have variety of academic interests and research concentrations. Professor Tai-Li Wang focuses on political communication (particularly computer/Web/social media mediated), television news sensationalism, and new media. Professor Chin-Hua Chang specialises in critical mass communication theories, multiculturalism, and feminism. Professor Lih-Yun Lin’s expertise comprises comparative analyses of communication systems, communication history, and sociology of media. Professor Ling-Ling Ku devotes to areas such as media management, communication technology, and cyber communication. Professor Chen-Ling Hung concentrates on political economy of communication, media regulations, and globalization. Professor Chao-Chen Lin places research emphasis on investigative journalism, data journalism, and disaster journalism.新聞研究所為臺灣第一所、也是唯一以培養高階新聞實務人才為教育宗旨的研究所。 新聞所維護古典新聞價值，也關注新科技在新聞上的應用，以「培養新聞傳播進階人才，提升新聞傳播專業水準」作為立所宗旨。強調從踏入臺大新聞所的那一步開始，學生就開始學習運用不同媒材回應新聞本質，以期未來能成為專業的新聞工作者。 新聞所創立於 1991 年，致力建立「從做中學」的教育環境，採取小班課程、個別討論、團隊作業等模式，學習深度報導、採訪寫作、新聞攝影等實務技藝。新聞所同時推動「傑出記者駐所計畫」，延攬國內外傑出新聞工作者演講、開課或舉辦工作坊，也邀請新聞產業界與學生面對面交流，傳承工作經驗。 同時，為因應市場競爭、科技變化等對新聞的重大影響，新聞所也鼓勵學生從事新聞研究。教師們鼓勵學生能從新聞發展與產業中分析問題，從研究過程中培養獨立的批判意識，同樣是成為新聞工作者的必備要件。 換言之，新聞所鼓勵學生從新聞實務與理論研究雙管齊下，同時也鼓勵學生關心社會、積極參與公共事務。新聞所提供學生學習與批判的自由空間，創造學生獨立、自主與多元性的創意。新聞所學生在太陽花學運時期，曾自發組成「E 論壇」報導團隊，藉由新媒體力量進行即時報導，嬴得社會廣大迴響。 新聞所為獨立研究所，學生來自不同領域的專業人才，更因此形塑特色。學生擁有不同的興趣與能力，能在相同議題上提供多元觀點、理性切磋，努力實踐新聞工作者的使命。尤其，當今社會議題的複雜度已經超越單域知識，跨領域的合作、瞭解與溝通，也是臺大新聞所期待學生具備的能力。 為因應數位時代新聞轉型的各項挑戰，近幾年新聞所更加關注新媒體應用，學生也充分意識到數位時代實有更多的傳播工具，可以協助同學成為頂尖的新聞工作者。 臺大新聞所堅信，新聞追求真實的古典價值不變，然而新聞工作者也必須與時俱進，才可能因應 21世紀的科技變化；成為有理念、又具有實作能力的新聞工作者，進一步為提升臺灣的新聞品質貢獻心力。Academic Institute