Advantages of Personalized News to the Journalist and the User

Personalized news could be defined as customized news tailored to the needs and preferences of online users. Due to the advancements in technology, personalized news has unparalleled advantages over traditional media to its users and journalists. One of the strengths is the ability to deliver customized services, such as so-called "news alerts" and "news on demand", to individuals. With personalized news, the viewing public can "be the first to know" as soon as a story breaks, as CNN boasts.

Another advantage is the interactivity inherent in the online world which enables users to share views and feedback, instead of simply acting as passive recipients. With this interactive ability, users have been able to take a more active role in shaping which stories news media publish. In some cases, users have even leveraged the internet to mobilize support for certain grassroots issues. In other words, users could also be agenda setters.

In addition to offering benefits to news consumers, personalized news also benefits journalists. They can get instant feedback from individual users and know better about their target audience. What's more, because the news content is user-defined, online journalists don't have to make the same trade-offs as their traditional counterparts when selecting topics and thus have greater leeway in deciding which topics to publish.

Finally, neither users nor journalists of personalized news are bound by the same constraints as in traditional media. They have greater freedom to access news archives virtually any time and any place. Personalized news has opened up a new page in journalism and it is interesting to see how the future of journalism unfolds.

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留學英國及獎學金申請過程---10 (獎學金說明會, 行政契約書)

6月21日菁英留學獎學金的得獎生帶著以下文件參加了校內獎學金發放說明會:
1. 簽證影本
2. 護照簽名頁影本
3. 存簿封面影本
4. 入學許可影本+正本(驗畢退還)

這次說明會主要是向同學解釋行政契約書的內容及一些注意事項:
1. 三分之二的獎學金於出國前發放, 剩餘三分之一於返國繳交心得及國外成績單後發放.
2. 大筆金額的消費如學費, 來回機票, 住宿費等要保留單據核銷, 其餘小額消費總歸為生活費
3. 兩名保人可為自己父母
4. 在友校可把握機會介紹自己母校

如果三分之二的獎學金可以在出國前發下來的話, 就可以趁英鎊下跌時分多次買進, 湊足學費後一次繳清, 有的學校還可因此提供優惠折扣. (BU 是 5%).

教育部獎助國內大學院校選送學生出國研修第一屆計畫成果發表暨心得分享座談會

時間：96年6月29日
地點：台科大 國際大樓IB101會議室

高雄第一科大系控所：卓紹誠
日本早稻田大學情報生產研究所
選送年度: 94年度
研修期間12個月
日本四月份入學，櫻花的意義有如台灣的鳳凰花。「自行車」視同行人。扣點制的駕照。電車上鮮少聽到有人在講手機。

台大農化系：潘士賢
加拿大多倫多大學化學系
選送年度: 94年度
研修期間10個月
學做傳統台灣小吃交朋友。參加活動交朋友。

文藻外語德語系：黃伊琳
德國學程
選送年度: 95年度
研修期間5個月
希臘菜偏酸 (因為加檸檬)。參觀歐盟國會。在德國「一」的手勢用大拇指表示。出國後別忘了讓別人看看自己的那片天空，也是很遼闊廣大。

中原大學應外系：吳慶延
美國北卡羅來納大學 (University of North Carolina at Pembroke)
選送年度: 95年度
研修期間10個月
在偏僻的學校唸書，沒有朋友就像沒有腳
iBT 111分、組讀書小組、在國際學務交流中心打工、實習、蘇格蘭高地遊戲、Space Needle、修習各個領域的學科

留學英國及獎學金申請過程---9 ( BU 年度經費預估)

伯恩茅斯大學 (Bournemouth University)

1. MA Multi-Media Journalism 多媒體新聞學學程
學費：一年約 £7,500 (不包含保證金即學費的15% 或 £1,000；不包含基本材料費)
2. MA Broadcast & Film Management 廣播與電影管理學程
學費：一年約 £7,500 (不包含保證金即學費的15% 或 £1,000)
3. MA Magazine Journalism 雜誌新聞學學程
學費：一年約 £8,000 (不包含保證金即學費的15% 或 £1,000)
4. MA Journalism (International) 新聞學 (國際) 學程
學費：一年約 £8,000 (不包含保證金即學費的15% 或 £1,000)

上述學費為2006年標準，可能有所變動
保證金必須在收到入學許可四週之內繳付
http://www.media.bournemouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduatefees.html (學費及保證金)

生活費 (不含住宿)：每月約 £519.28
住宿費：每月約 £240 ~ £296
書籍文具費：一年約 £180
二手腳踏車費：約 £50

http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/accommodation/cost_of_living.html (生活費及住宿)

上述各項費用加總平均每月約 £1,497.19 ~ £1,601.1 (若以一英鎊兌換NT$ 64.8計約 NT$ 97,017.912 ~ NT$ 103,751.28)，尚不包含機票, 研究所需費用 (如問卷、影印、購買相關資料等)。總計一年所需費用約 NT1,300,000.

留學英國及獎學金申請過程---8 ( LSE 年度經費預估)

這是我申請 LSE 以下兩學程所蒐集到的資料:

英國倫敦政經學院 (London School of Economics and Political Sciences)
1. MSc Media and Communications Regulation and Policy
媒體與傳播法規政策學程
2. MSc Media and Communications
媒體與傳播學程

學費：一年約 £12,936 http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/graduateProspectus2007/feesAndFinancialSupport/tuitionFees.htm#BandB (上述學程一年學費)
生活費 (不含住宿)：每月至少約 £1,000
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/studentServicesCentre/financialSupportOffice/prospective/costOfStudying.htm
住宿費：每月約 £276.6 ~ £727不等，視宿舍而定 (以下為LSE提供的宿舍價格)
Grosvenor House (postgraduates preferred; 5-minute walk)：Single en suite - £128 - £178 per week + Common Room Fee - £10 per term；Twin en suite (per person) - £85 - £106 per week + Common Room Fee - £10 per term
http://www.lse.ac.uk/accommodation/GH/main.htm

Sidney Webb House (postgraduates preferred) (35-minute walk)：Single en suite - £99 - £111 per week + Common Room Fee - £10 per term
http://www.lse.ac.uk/accommodation/SW/main.htm

Bankside House (25-minute walk)：Single shared bathroom - £112 per week + Common Room Fee - £10 per term
http://www.lse.ac.uk/accommodation/BA/main.htm

Butlers Wharf (25-minute traveling by London Underground)：Single - up to £92 per week + Common Room Fee - £10 per term
http://www.lse.ac.uk/accommodation/BW/main.htm

Carr-Saunders Hall (25-minute walk)：Single - £90 per week + Common Room Fee - £20 per term
http://www.lse.ac.uk/accommodation/CS/main.htm

High Holborn (10-minute walk)：Single - from £128 to £142 per week + Common Room Fee - £10 per term；Twin en suite - £89 per week + Common Room Fee - £10 per term
http://www.lse.ac.uk/accommodation/HH/main.htm

Lilian Knowles (30-minute walk)：Single en suite - from £117 to £128 per week + Common Room Fee - £10 per term；Studio flat - from £128 to £181 per week + Common Room Fee - £10 per term
http://www.lse.ac.uk/accommodation/LK/main.htm

Horthumberland House (10-minute walk)：Single en suite - from £113 to £144 per week + Common Room Fee - £10 per term；Twin en suite - from £72 to £88 per week + Common Room Fee - £10 per term
http://www.lse.ac.uk/accommodation/NH/main.htm

Passfield Hall (20-minute walk)：Single - from £113.19 to £119.28 per week + Common Room Fee - £15；Twin - from £82.04 to £88.06 per week + Common Room Fee - £15；Triple - £67.90 per week + Common Room Fee - £15
http://www.lse.ac.uk/accommodation/PA/main.htm

Rosebery Hall (25-minute walk)：Single en suite - £123 per week + Common Room fee - £15 per term；Single - £78 - £102 per week + Common Room fee - £15 per term
http://www.lse.ac.uk/accommodation/RA/main.htm

書籍文具費：一年約 £180
二手腳踏車費：約 £50
上述各項費用加總平均每月約 £2,373.76 ~ £2,824.16 (若以一英鎊兌換NT$ 64.8計約 NT$ 153,819.648 ~ NT$ 183,005.568)，尚不包含機票, 研究所需費用 (如問卷、影印、購買相關資料等)。總計一年所需費用約 NT1,800,000

留學英國及獎學金申請過程---7 (Bournemouth University 越洋口試, 複試)

在此簡略回顧申請 Bournemouth University (簡稱 BU) 的過程, 好讓各位估算需要提早多久開始準備.

2006年9月: 選擇, 比較英國傳播媒體相關碩士學程資料
2006年10月8日 (研二上): 開始著手申請 BU Media School 的碩士學程
2006年11月24日: 透過 UKEAS 大英國協教育資訊中心 幫我掃瞄申請表, 推薦函等所有文件給 BU
2007年1月22日: BU 審查了我的申請表 (Direct Application Form) 後, 通知我要越洋口試
2007年2月6日 (寒假中): 越洋口試, 教授針對申請表內容發問, 除了測試英語能力之外, 也了解個人就讀該學程的動機. 口試結束後, 教授說還有複試, 內容說明如下:

Thank you for talking to me on the phone this afternoon. As promised I am now forwarding a press release about Bournemouth buses. I'd be grateful if you would use the information in this press release to write a 250-word story for the Bournemouth news media, bearing in mind that statements have to be attributed to whoever said them. Please also then include 5 suggestions for ways to develop the story further, for example by interviewing certain types of people or researching more information.If you can email me your reply as soon as possible, we will then be able to make a decision on your application.

2007年2月8日: 得到無條件入學許可 (Unconditional Offer), 申請過程共歷時約半年不到.
入學許可上註明必須在一個月內繳交 £1000 訂金保留資格.

留學英國及獎學金申請過程---6 (獎學金所需文件列表)

如果同時申請許多獎學金, 各單位要求的文件不一, 為了避免遺漏以及方便起見, 我做了一張獎學金所需文件列表, 有需要的同學可以自行修改使用.

Note:

1. 推薦函部份"中"指中文; "英"指英文; "工"指由工作主管撰寫, 或內容需跟工作經歷相關; "學"指由學校教授填寫, 內容需跟學術相關

2. 各獎學金所需文件僅供參考.