港台另類媒體發展的歷史條件與型態比較

Comparing Historical Development and Predicament of Alternative Media in Hong Kong and Taiwan

In regard to the development and experiences of alternative media in many countries, it should take into account not only the material bases and social conditions of alternative media conducting in technology, but also different running patters in every country due to its own social context and managers' orientations and running purposes. Thus, while discussing the social practice of alternative media and the ＂strong power＂ of the inter-net, it needs to be further clarified: What is the external historical condition? What is the internal running system? How do the actors identify themselves? Furthermore, what kinds of predicaments exist between the actors and the running systems and how they are in relation to the local culture-political structures? In order to answer questions proposed above, the study will take internet as the major practice field of alternative/independent media and confine case studies to Taiwan and Hong Kong, to explore the three aspects mentioned above and will make cross-nation comparisons as well.