新闻究竟有学还是无学的争论至今学术界尚未完全形成共识,这至少说明新闻学的理论层面相当单薄,难以与底蕴深厚的其他学科相匹敌。事实上新闻学的三大基础板块:新闻本位的纯理论探讨、新闻事业的应用性研究和新闻工作的技术性研究,相互之间尚未构成含有内在逻辑关系的有机整体。三大板块处于各自为政状态,未能形成严谨的学科体系。造成新闻学目前的学科态势当然有多方面的原因,有历史原因、政治原因,也有理论研究者哲学功力不足的原因。本文试图对新闻本质作深层次的探讨,以揭示新闻学学理研究与应用研究的内在联系。 Whether the news is academic or non-academic controversy so far has not yet fully formed a consensus in academia, which at least shows that the theoretical level of journalism is rather thin and it is difficult to rival other well-known disciplines. In fact, the three basic sections of journalism: the pure theory of journalism, the applied research of journalism and the technical study of journalism, have not formed the organic whole containing the internal logical relations with each other. Three plates in their own state, failed to form a rigorous disciplinary system. There are, of course, many reasons for the current situation in journalism. There are historical reasons and political reasons, as well as the reasons for the lack of theoretical researchers’ philosophical skills. This article attempts to make a deep discussion on the essence of journalism so as to reveal the intrinsic connection between journalism theory and applied research.