從公眾角度再思科技政策的媒體建構：以《電業法》修法為例

Media Construction of Technology Policy From the Perspective of the Public: The Case of Revising the Electricity Act in Taiwan

徐美苓(Hsu,Mei-Ling)

《傳播研究與實踐》 11卷1期 (2021/01) Pp. 105-140

https://doi.org/10.6123/JCRP.202101_11(1).0006

摘要

本研究內容分析2016年《電業法》修法過程中主流及另類媒體的報導及評論，以再思媒體增進公眾理解與公民參與重要科技政策上的利基／困境。分析結果顯示，新聞論述針對修法批評多於內容描述，然多非以證據或事實支持論述立場；儘管議題涉及解決碳排減量及能源轉型等環境問題，相關報導極少透過環境框架論述之，而是大量集中在強調效率或公平分配的經濟層面，也多引述經濟相關消息來源。大多數報導符合增進公眾理解科學要素之檢定；除此，本研究並無觀察到主流媒體與另類媒體在增進公民參與要素程度有系統上的差異，但前者有較多多元觀點，特定主流媒體也比特定另類媒體有較多公民參與元素的優點。本研究最後討論當今新聞媒體作為提供公眾參與科技政策管道的局限，並據此提出未來延伸研究建議。

關鍵字

公民參與 ； 公眾理解 ； 科技政策 ； 新聞再現 ； 《電業法》

並列摘要

Using the revision of the Electricity Act in Taiwan in 2016 as an example, this study analyzed and compared representations of certain categories in different mainstream and alternative news media that contribute to public understanding and engagement of the issue. It was found that news stories focused more on criticisms than on the issue itself. Regardless of subject matter, little was based on evidence and facts. The news discourse was also framed economically, focusing either on development and efficiency or on fairness and distributional justice. Little news discourse was framed environmentally. Economy-related sources were also used frequently. Generally, the news stories meet the criteria examining the mechanisms that could contribute to public understanding of the scientific aspect of the Electricity Act. The study did not find mainstream media systematically different from alternative media in terms of civic engagement elements, but the former revealed more varied perspectives than the latter. Some mainstream media were also found to demonstrate higher levels of positive elements that could increase public engagement in the revision process of the Electricity Act than specific alternative media. Finally, implications of the findings and suggestions for future research directions were discussed.

並列關鍵字

civic engagement ； public understanding ； technology policy ； news representation ； Electricity Act

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