民生新闻能否转型成为公共新闻?——来自田野研究的思考

Can People's Livelihood Journalism Transform into Public Journalism in China? The Observation from a Field Study

2002年以来,以《南京零距离》为代表的民生新闻在我国新闻界异军突起,不少人认为,民生新闻的未来走向就是公共新闻。本文以2010年在某省级电视台一档民生新闻栏目的田野研究为个案,探讨民生新闻转型的可能性。受众或市场的力量将民生新闻推向成功的同时,也埋下了民生新闻衰微的种子,将会制约民生新闻的未来转型。

The rising of people＇s livelihood journalism in China since 2002 has arouse a lot of discussions and critiques because it is seen to be too vulgar, boring and caters to audience. Many theorists think the future of people＇s livelihood journalism is to transform into public journalism. Based on a field study in one people＇s livelihood journalism TV program in southern China conducted in 2010, this study attempts to explore the possibility of such a transformation. When the power of audience or market advances people＇s livelihood journalism to acquire the professional fame and profit, it also limits its future.