The Development of Digital Platform in News Magazine:A Case Study of “Independent Opinion@CommonWealth Magazine” / 讓大船轉彎:傳統雜誌發展新平台-以《天下雜誌》「獨立評論@天下」為例

碩士 / 國立臺灣大學 / 新聞研究所 / 103 / In the digital age, traditional media suffers from rapid decline of readership and profitability. Theory of Ansoff''s Matrix suggests how firms grow their business by
adopting strategies based on new products and new markets.

This study seeks to explore how CommonWealth Magazine developed the new website-“Independent Opinion@CommonWealth Magazine”. The website differentiates its content by presenting critical reviews that speak up for citizen rights
such as democracy and social justice.

Through textual analysis and in-depth interviews with managerial staffs and journalists, the results show that Independent Opinion website was developed in accordance with the digitalization of CommonWealth Magazine. Despite there was conflict of opinion about the content of the website, the media still have shared
mission, thus supports the development of the website.

With the resources provided, Independent Opinion website utilizes the advantages of digital platform and provides independent voices which enrich the discussion of public policies in Taiwan. Although online business model is unclear, in the long term, CommonWealth could benefit from the website, including readership growth, brand
value enhancement, and digital revenue opportunities.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TW/103NTU05383001
Date January 2014
CreatorsS-Chen Wang, 王思澄
Contributors林麗雲
Source SetsNational Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan
Languagezh-TW
Detected LanguageEnglish
Type學位論文 ; thesis
Format82

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