本研究以傳播學者李金銓的傳播權力觀為出發點，探討臺灣新聞自由從威權體制向民主轉型過程中的結構性變遷，並聚焦於過去常被忽略的「大學與新聞教育現場」。研究指出，臺灣媒體的控制力量雖從「有權的」政治箝制轉為「有錢的」資本壟斷，但兩者仍緊密結盟。在威權時期，大學校園透過嚴密的審查網絡限制言論，逼使學生社團利用「小媒介」與地下刊物突圍；而當代大學雖擺脫黨國控制，卻在產學合作與就業率評鑑的驅使下，全面倒向市場實用主義，將新聞教育技術化，稀釋了批判精神。本研究強調，新聞教育應擺脫速成導向與實用主義思維，回歸通識、獨立思考的新聞人格培養，並提倡將大學校園重塑為實踐民主治理與保障言論自由的公共工程。

Drawing upon Chin-Chuan Lee’s perspective on communication and power, this study examines the structural transformation of press freedom in Taiwan during its democratic transition, with a specific focus on the often-overlooked arenas of universities and journalism education. It posits that while control over Taiwanese media has shifted from authoritarian political suppression to capital monopolization, the forces of power and wealth remain tightly aligned. During the authoritarian era, university campuses stifled expression through rigorous censorship, forcing student groups to counter-attack using “small media” and underground publications. In the contemporary era, although higher education has broken free from state control, it has succumbed to market pragmatism driven by industrial-academic cooperation and employment-rate evaluations. This shift has overly technicalized curricula and diluted the critical spirit of journalism. This study argues that journalism education must reject short-term, anti-intellectual approaches, returning instead to general education, independent thinking, and the cultivation of an unyielding journalistic integrity. Ultimately, it calls for reshaping universities into public projects that champion democratic governance and protect freedom of speech.