The news labor environment and performance management in Taiwan's four newspapers

Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication ›› 2018, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (11) : 44-62.

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Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication ›› 2018, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (11) : 44-62.

The news labor environment and performance management in Taiwan's four newspapers

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This paper employed the methods of "secondary data analysis" and "in-depth interview" to explore the changes in news labor of journalists and how the newspapers evaluate the journalists. Through the study of the "China Times", "Liberty Times", "United Daily News" and "Apple Daily", this study found that the increasing working hours of the journalists and the deterioration of the labor environment. The performance management of the four newspapers have their own advantages and disadvantages. This study suggests the performance management should consider the "differentiation", through the interactions with journalists to fnd out the "key" performance indicators. Secondly, the performance management needs to avoid the "rule by people" and maintain the fairness in order to inspire the best performance of the journalists.

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Newspaper in Taiwan / News labor / Performance management / Key performance indicators

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