Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, August, 1992. / Title from PDF t.p.

The diploma thesis deals with the issue of increasing the competitiveness of the company with a focus on product and production. It compares theoretical knowledge, analyzes the current situation of the selected company, identifies the possibility of introducing innovation within the product portfolio and production system and proposes changes.

在商業化的市場環境下，電視媒體往往追求自身利益而忽視其身為社會公器應發揮的作用，導致新聞與新聞性節目的品質下降。然而，在商業電視台當中，仍有受到許多獎項肯定的新聞雜誌節目。本研究以【民視異言堂】為研究對象，採用深度訪談的方式，探討（一）其在產製過程中，如何因應外部市場導向環境帶來的衝擊；（二）了解媒體組織的內部因素對於節目產製之影響，包括其產製理念與價值；（三）探討商業電視台如何維持具品質的電視新聞雜誌。 本研究發現，在面對收視率思維的外部環境之下，商營電視台要試圖找出平衡點來兼顧市場性與公共性；在媒體內部組織中，組織文化與目標影響著組織成員對於新聞雜誌節目的品質標準，也培養組織成員在觀察議題的深度與前瞻性，且節目品質的維持需要由整個媒體組織的成員共同進行維護與重視，培養對於節目品質的意識與警覺。研究建議應以提升節目品質的觀點來看待新聞與新聞性節目，經營者與產製者要有良好的動機與特質，才能發揮新聞雜誌節目的功能與肩負對社會的責任。 / In the commercial market environment, the television media tend to pursue their own interests while ignoring their social responsibility as the roles of the leading quality news and news program are in decline. However, in the commercial television which, still some of them produce award recognized news magazine programs. In this case study, the news magazine program [Yi Yan Tang, FTV], using in-depth interviews ways to explore (a) the process of its production system, how to respond to external market-oriented environmental impact; (b) to understand the media organization's internal factors for the production system of the impact of the program, including its production system of ideas and values; (c) to explore how to maintain a good quality of commercial television news magazine. The study found that, in the face of the external environment of TV rating focus, commercial stations have to try to find a balance to take into account the marketability and public interest; in the media within the organization, the culture and goals affect the organization members for the news magazine quality standards of the program, but also train members of the organization in question to observe the depth and forward-looking, and the need to maintain program quality by members of the entire media organizations jointly maintenance and attention, training for program quality consciousness and alertness. Research proposals improve the quality of the program to look at the news and news program, manager and operation system must have the good motives and characteristics in order to make news-magazine programs and their social responsibility work.

本研究以中天新聞台作為台灣電視新聞頻道國際新聞節目製播策略的初探性研究個案，以內容分析法分析其國際新聞節目「文茜的世界周報」的節目內容規劃與呈現，並深度訪談中天電視台製播部視覺中心經理、新聞部節目專案中心主任及撰述委員，探究節目的定位與角色、人員及資源配置暨節目製播流程、製作技巧與創意及節目未來規劃願景。進一步訪問三位產學界的專家學者，了解理想國際新聞節目應具備的條件、國際新聞節目製播困境與突破的方法，同時針對「文茜的世界周報」製播成效加以評估。 研究發現中天新聞台政策性支持「文茜的世界周報」製播，節目由獨立運作的節目專案中心負責製作，因此享有的人力與資源相較其它新聞台豐富。節目從命名、片頭配樂、場景與鏡面設計皆突顯主持人強烈的個人風格，分析性與故事性的文稿，成為節目的定位與特色。未來規劃開發新的題材與議題，同時深化新聞專題的深度與廣度，以提升觀眾對國際情勢的了解。 根據內容分析結果顯示，報導區域以中國大陸最多，其次是歐盟、北美、東南亞與東北亞。報導主題以經濟新聞與政治新聞最多，其次為社會和文教新聞。陳述類型則以純淨新聞與新聞訊息彙整的新聞提要為主。 產學界專家學者則認為理想的國際新聞節目應提供文化與地理接近性的新聞議題，並培養本地記者實地採訪，賦予國際新聞在地觀點，深入解析事件脈絡與意涵。然而國際新聞節目製播往往受限於收視率壓力，故電視台經營者應調整國際新聞長期被邊緣化的角色，並尋求企業界支持贊助節目製播經費，製作量質兼具的國際新聞。最後，產學界專家學者認為「文茜的世界周報」節目風格鮮明，可增加觀眾對國際新聞的興趣，但主持人與撰述記者的個人詮釋框架，應維持新聞公正客觀，硬性與軟性新聞應各佔一定的比例，亦可試圖將硬性新聞與觀眾生活連結，達到雅俗共賞的目標。 / This case study on CTITV is to investigate the international news program production strategies of 24-7 news channels in Taiwan. Based on the content analysis and the in-depth interview with the visual design manager, the special programming center director and the reporter in CTITV, we explored the orientation and function of the program, “Sisy’s World News”, the allocation of the personnel and resources, the production process, the news production techniques and creativity, and the vision of the development of this program. Moreover, we interviewed three professionals and practitioners in journalism so as to elaborate the elements of the ideal international news program, the alternatives for the predicament of international news production and the evaluation on “Sisy’s World News”. The result of the study discovered that CTITV has been supportive to its international news production. Hence, the international news program, “Sisy’s World News”, is independently operated by the special programming center which capitalizes the comparatively rich personnel and resources of international news. This international news program has been distinguished from its name, insightful news scripts, audio and visual presentations which comprehensively manifest the host’s unique personal style. In the future, the director and the reporters are going to enrich the contents and topics to broaden the audience’s horizons. According to the result of content analysis, the program focused on Mainland China, European Union, North America, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia. The theme was mostly related to business, politics, society, culture and education. Straight news and the news headlines which summarized the weekly news from the international press were the primary approaches of the presentation. The professionals indicated that the ideal international news program should provide the issues with cultural and geographical proximity for the audience. More importantly, the reporters should get more chances covering the news in person to interpret the news by their own observations and perspectives. However, rating is always the restriction of the international news production. The administrators should break the myth of rating and find more budget supporters for the better quantity and quality of the international news programs. Additionally, the proportion of the hard and soft news should be near equal. The host and the reporters in “Sisy’s World News” should be objective and cautious about the interpretations of the news and try to make the hard news relevant and interesting to the audience as well.

The aim of this diploma thesis, which is entitled "Media Education in schools - critical-analytic or production approach", is to map the current state of practice of media education in a sample of secondary schools (gymnasiums) in central Bohemia. Our goal is to provide readers with broader theoretical insight into the concept of media literacy (as a goal of any media education), to capture a brief history of development of the perspective on the role of media education, as well as to examine how media education is incorporated within the Czech system of secondary education, and also to reflect on its possible forms of implementation. Last but not least, the intent of the thesis is to describe two basic approaches to media education, both of which are directed to development of media literacy. Our research led by a combination of questionnaires and interviews with educators suppose to be used as a tool that should help us to bridge the theory with an image of factual practice. The research part primarily aims to provide insight into framework of the current practice of teaching media education in secondary schools in central Bohemia, and through interpretation of the main remarks points to (at least) basic issues which teachers of media education must deal with.