分析與批判傳統報紙在聚合現象中的角色：以台灣四大報紙集團為例

The Analysis and Critique on the Role of Newspapers through Convergence: A Case Study of 4 Mainstream Newspapers in Taiwan

報紙一直被認為將被不同形式的媒體取代。面對數位時代區隔的閱聽眾與市場，傳統報紙常是數位新聞的原點，並是媒體集團進行跨媒體聚合的中心點。本論文嘗試釐清台灣四家傳統報紙如何進行跨媒體的新聞聚合，透過新聞工作者的深度訪談內容，分析比較四家傳統媒體出現不同的聚合現象，再就四家報紙集團的新聞聚合行為進行評價與批判。本論文研究發現，台灣現階段的新聞聚合是以獲取經濟利益為主，已對新聞造成傷害。

Newspaper is seen as an old media and will be replaced by new media. Facing the fragmented audience and markets in the developing digital age, newspapers become the central of cross media of unique media company to practice cross-media convergence. This paper tries to figure out how the 4 traditional newspaper companies have related to the possibilities of media convergence in Taiwan. This paper compares convergence strategies among the 4 newspaper companies and with the indepth interviews of their employed journalists. This paper tries to evaluate the practical operation of journalism convergence in terms of 4 media companies in Taiwan. The core of this paper is about how the influence of journalism convergence needs to be critically assessed against the actual in developments in media industries. This paper suggests journalism convergence will reinforce the economic manipulation of media owners and hurt journalism in the digital age.