新聞教育、新聞事業,與民主進程息息相關,本文探討臺灣新聞教育演變過程中,教育發展和國家、社會,與政治經濟的各種關係。1935年創立於中國大陸南京市的政治大學新聞系,因而成為主要關注,其課程、師資和新聞學理論與實務之間的變化與歷史,作為具體分析的研究對象。也就是說,全文探討影響政大新聞教育形塑的環節、不同時期的教育理念、課程特色、學術取向,以及如何與為何轉向等問題。研究發現美國新聞教育深深影響政大新聞教育的發展主軸,也影響臺灣新聞教育發展;黨國資本邏輯雖然對教育理念和研究影響甚大,但政大新聞系仍持續追求教育主體性,並在媒體匯流環境下挑戰了新聞教育的專業取向,使新聞教育重新概念化並因應新的變局。
Journalism education and journalism itself are closely related to the democratic process in society. This article explores the relationships among development in education, state, society, and political economy during the evolution of journalism education in Taiwan. In view of this, the Department of Journalism at National Chengchi University (NCCU), founded in 1935 in Nanjing, China, was selected as the primary focus of the study. The history and the changing dynamics among its curriculum, its faculty members, and the theory and practice of journalism education were analyzed in details. Questions explored in this study include the key factors that shaped the journalism education at NCCU, the concepts of journalism education in different periods, the curriculum features, the academic approaches, and how and why each change of direction happened. The findings indicated that American journalism education had a profound impact on the development axis of the journalism education at NCCU as well as the overall development of journalism education in Taiwan. Despite being under the strong influence of the logic of the party-state capital on its concepts of education and research efforts, the Department of Journalism at NCCU strived to pursue and maintain its subjectivity in education. With the arrival of media convergence, the professional orientation in journalism education was challenged, and the reconceptualization of journalism education was suggested in order to better reposition itself for the changing future.