失落的世代：以吳濁流為例看戰後初期的台灣本土報人

The Lost Generation: Wu Cho-Liu as an Example of Taiwan Native Newspapermen in Early Postwar Years

本文從前殖民地智識分子的失語困境與認同掙扎來論述吳濁流如何在戰後發展出他的「亞細亞孤兒意識」。其所代表的台灣本土報人這一脈，雖然一度在國府強力的文化霸權掌控中，透過「選擇性傳統」的運作而幾近湮滅，成為「失落的世代」，卻又在解嚴後的社會環境中，透過另一波「選擇性傳統」的過程死灰復燃，成為理解當前台灣媒體生態的重要角度。

This essay presents a discussion on the difficult post-war situation of people educated in the pre-colonial period, such as Wu Cho-Liu. Speechless and struggling over self identities, Wu Cho-Liu started exploring “consciousness of Asian orphans.” As a typical example of Taiwan native newspapermen, he shared their heritage, and the hegemonic KMT regime repressed his career through the mechanism of “selective tradition,” leading him to become one of the “lost generation.” However, after martial law ceased, those nearly dead heritage of Taiwan society were resurrected in a new “selective tradition” process. It shows important perspectives for understanding the current Taiwan media ecosystem.