An Eternal Paradox:The Innovation Dilemma of Digital Journalism and the Techno-Solutionism Trap of ChatGPT
Since 2023,ChatGPT has received extensive attention from Chinese journalism and communication scholars,but the question of how much the professional work of journalism and its commitment to public life depend on the application of the technology remains unanswered.Based on the theoretical resources of digital journalism innovation from the perspective of institutionalism,combined with the systematic review of the impact of ChatGPT on journalism in the academic discourse of CNKI essays,this paper finds that generative artificial intelligence,as a new technology,is inconsistent with the fundamental goals of digital journalism.However,the academic discourse still calls for journalism to address social problems primarily by embracing technology.Based on the divergence between the myth of economic growth promised by techno-solutionism and the basic goal of journalism,this paper further reveals the internal structural motivation of journalism innovation anxiety from the perspective of techno-centrism to promote ChatGPT discussion,and puts forward early warning and future suggestions for journalism to resort to a series of actants,including big data,virtual reality,and meta-universe,etc.,in order to automatically solve the logical paradox of the actor's dilemma and the potential dangers it may bring.
Digital Journalism InnovationChatGPTTechno-SolutionismInstitutionalismActor-Network Theory
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