走廊理论是古典实用主义的奠基者詹姆斯对实用主义理论做出的一个形象的比喻。它喻义实用主义是一个温和的理论,它不排斥任何理论,它的兼容性很强。新闻传播学所涉及的传播者、传播媒介、受众、讯息都是一些多变且复杂的对象,新闻传播学也像一条走廊一样,可以容纳一切存在的物质、能量和信息。因此,实用主义的“走廊理论”可以用来指导新闻传播学中所涉及要素的宏观掌控或者是具体运作。 Corridor theory is an image analogy made by James, the founder of classical pragmatism, on pragmatism. It metaphorical pragmatism is a gentle theory, it does not exclude any theory, its compatibility is very strong. The communicators, media, audiences, and messages involved in journalism and communication are all objects that are ever-changing and complex. Journalism and Communication Studies, like a corridor, can accommodate all the existing materials, energy and information. Therefore, the pragmatic “corridor theory” can be used to guide the macro-control or specific operation of the elements involved in journalism and communication.