The transition to new technology always brings along reforms to communication technology. Recently, smartphone hardware innovation and the expanding wide variety of software services converge multimedia technology on one vector, which becomes a new medium which is capable of carrying a massive quantity of information. Having the strengths highly valued in traditional media, such as mobility and timeliness, developing cell phone news market becomes a leading trend. Taking digital journalism and cell phone convergence as an approach, this research observes the current development of cell phone news in Taiwan. Through user interviews, this research attempts to have a closer insight into how using smartphones changes the way of audiences receiving news. Based on the changes in utilization of existing media, the research analyzes the influences smartphones have on the communication behaviors displayed by individuals and examine the role cell phone news plays in communication media industry.
中文關鍵詞
手機新聞、智慧型手機、媒體聚合、數位新聞、閱\聽人研究
英文關鍵詞
cell phone news, smartphone, media convergence, digital journalism, audience research