Review of Journalism Research in China: From the Perspective of Paradigm Theory

Based on the concept of “paradigm” put forward by American philosopher Thomas Kuhn, this paper reviews the overall research of Chinese journalism, combs and reviews Chinese journalism research from the perspective of paradigm, clarifies the use of paradigm concept, and discusses the feasibility of paradigm innovation direction of Chinese journalism. Chinese journalism, which has speculative characteristics and is keen on the construction of the basic theory of journalism, needs to pay attention to the analytical function and theoretical construction function of paradigm concept in the process of reconstructing Chinese journalism.