一战前后,美国社会经历了前所未有的冲击:经济上,由于经济大萧条,民众看清了资本主义社会资本被少数人掌握的事实;政治上,公共事务被别有用心的政治组织所操纵;意识形态上,公众的理性受到了强烈怀疑,进而动摇了代议制民主的根基。不仅如此,极端怀疑主义、公共关系、战时宣传等事物的出现对新闻界传统上对事实的信念造成威胁,报界不得不对此做出应对——公开承认新闻的主观成分,署名新闻越来越常见,专业化报道也崭露头角,在此基础上,解释性报道找准了时机慢慢成长起来。 Before and after World War I, American society experienced an unprecedented impact: in the economy, due to the Great Depression, people saw the fact that the capitalist social capital was mastered by the minority. In politics, public affairs were manipulated by ulterior motives and political organizations. Ideology The public’s reason has been strongly doubted, which in turn has shaken the foundation of representative democracy. Moreover, the emergence of such things as extreme skepticism, public relations and wartime propaganda poses a threat to the traditional belief in facts in the press that the press has to respond - openly recognizing the subjective component of journalism The more common, professional reports also emerge, on this basis, the interpretative report identified the opportunity to slowly grow up.