数字新闻业的未来:从经验到理论

The Future of Digital Journalism:From Experiences to Theories

全球新闻业正在数字技术的推动下进入"后工业"模式,本文基于此判断,选择蓬勃发展的数字新闻初创机构为研究对象,尝试通过对11个国家的21家新闻初创机构进行田野调研,分析数字新闻业在当下社会结构中的生存模式和发展路径,研判数字新闻业的未来。本文旨在从具有代表性的行业经验出发,深入展开数字新闻学的讨论,使新闻学理论的发展超越具体业务形式和商业模式,实现更高程度的理论化。此外,本文认为,数字新闻业应在发展过程中坚持新闻理想和传统新闻价值观。

Based on the judgment that global journalism is entering the “post-industrial” era that is driven by the development of digital technology, this article takes the thriving digital journalism startups as key to understanding such new trend. Analyzing and interpreting the practices of 21 journalism startups in 11 countries, this article manages to distill the survival modes and developments path of global digital journalism organizations within current social structures for an accurate understanding of the future of digital journalism. Based on representative industry experiences and in-depth theoretical discussions, this article hopes to properly theorize digital journalism through surpassing specific practical forms and business models. This article also believes that the digital journalism industry should adhere to journalistic ideals and traditional journalistic values for a bright future.