The Temporal Transformation And Reflection Of News In The Context Of Social Acceleration

Time profoundly affects human activities.From the external stream of time to the internal stream of consciousness,scholars’ thinking about time has been taking shape since the ancient Greek era.After entering modern society,the more complex social system and the increasing sense of time tension among people have led to the birth of the theory of social acceleration.A group of scholars represented by Rosa believe that although time flow in the physical sense has not changed,time in the social sense is constantly accelerating.From this perspective,Time is not just the pure passing of the outside,it is a system that has the power to control people’s lives.News is a temporal organization in human society that is not only influenced by the social time system,but also participates in the construction of social time.The transformation of social time structure has also brought about changes in news time structure.In the context of new media technology,Reflect on the news from the perspective of time.It is a valuable way for us to understand new journalistic practices and cultural formations.News time is a time with multiple aspects,which is not only reflected in the operation process of news organizations and the time rhythm of journalists,but also becomes one of the forces that build people’s time order by embedding it into people’s lives.In the context of social acceleration,news time also exhibits the characteristic of acceleration.In a sense,news acceleration can be seen as a projection of social acceleration in the news industry.This acceleration process is not only reflected in the shift from the "timeliness" principle to the "current" principle in the news production process,but also in the algorithmic nature of the news circulation process and the decline of the traditional gatekeeper role.At the same time,the new time structure also affects news narrative.The news text under the accelerated background gradually presents the characteristics of fragmentation,visualization and emotion.The process of digitization not only brings technology and accelerated logic into the production,distribution,and reception of news,but also brings about the decline of the traditional value of the entire news industry,shaking the value foundation of the traditional news industry,including authenticity and publicity.In addition to shaking the value of traditional news,the acceleration of news has also brought about human alienation.Journalists are trapped in overwork and depression due to increased workload and repetitive mechanical work content,and audiences suffer from the loss of truth and turn to emotions.In addition,the unequal distribution of knowledge and information brought about by speed is constantly creating digital refugees and information refugees,further widening the digital divide between individuals.Against the backdrop of accelerating society,news is also constantly accelerating.With a cautious and reflective attitude towards technology,we cannot blindly be optimistic about the speed and convenience brought by news acceleration.On the contrary,how to balance value and speed in the context of acceleration is the essence of temporal research in news.