From Tradition To Modernity

This article takes the reporters of Ta Kung Pao in the new period as the research object,and uses the social network analysis method to investigate the changing characteristics of the social network of the journalist Ta Kung Pao from the traditional to the modern in the social background of the transition of the Republic of China,and to explore the modernization of the relationship network,the reasons for the change and the impact of this change.In the past,modernization research focused on macro-level discussion.This article uses the social network of Ta Kung Pao reporters as an entry point to try to explore modernization research from the micro level of relationship and communication.During the Republic of China,society was in a transitional period from traditional to modern.The social interaction of the reporters in Ta Kung Pao is influenced by traditional pre-existing relationships such as blood,geography and academic affiliation.It is also influenced by karma and self-acquisition.The scope of communication is rapidly expanding and the way of communication is diversified.This paper formally divides the social network of the reporters in Ta Kung Pao into two parts: internal social network and external social network.The study found that the internal social network of the reporters in Ta Kung Pao showed the following changes: the first sexual relationship to the business relationship,the patriarchal system to the equal exchange mode,the specialism to the establishment of universalism,the way of communication from the traditional to the modern change.The external social network presents the characteristics of the reporter's news gathering network's self-acquisition expansion,the trend of modernization with peer organizations,and the expansion of interaction with the communityThis paper explores the reasons for the changes in the social network of reporters in Ta Kung Pao.It is found that the practice of modern newspaper management,the dual influence of leaders by chinese and western cultures,the transformation of special trust to general trust,and the construction of shared vision are internal factors that influence their changes.The changes in structure and social relations,the influence of traditional confucian culture and the impact of western new ideas,the career choice of modern intellectuals and the rise of professional reporter groups are external factors that influence their changes.This paper believes that the changes in the network of reporters in Ta Kung Pao have produced a series of positive effects,helping to expand the network of journalists,maintain the normal operation of newspapers,and promote news gathering.At the same time,they have also brought some negative effects.In the face of universalism and specialism,it is easy to fall into choice confusion,weaken rational judgment.At the end of the article,the author will focus on the enlightenment of the social network changes of the reporters in Ta Kung Pao on the development of modern newspaper industry,and provide a reference for how modern newspapers can construct a better relationship network.