“平民视角、民生内容、民本取向”曾经是业内公认的民生纪实节目纲领,这一年来,民生纪实节目在各家媒体争夺手中眼球的激烈竞争中变幻着各种花样和招数,更多的人把注意力放在题材是否新奇,味道是否鲜辣,镜头和语言是否直接和大胆,最初的12字业界共识就已经渐行渐远。乱花渐欲迷人眼,民生纪实未来的路究竟怎么走?似乎新闻的传统理论已经驾驭不了现实的问题,新闻工作者又该做何种取舍呢? “Civilian perspective, people’s livelihood content, orientation based on people” was once recognized as a program of people’s livelihood in the industry. Over the past year, the Minsheng Documentary Program has been changing various tricks and tactics in the fierce competition among various media players for eyeballs. Many people focus on whether the novelty of the theme, the taste is spicy, the lens and the language is direct and bold, the initial 12 word industry consensus has been lopsided. It is as if the traditional theory of the news has not been able to control the reality. What kind of trade-offs should journalists make?