In 2009, Michael Schudson published “The Reconstruction of American Journalism” with Leonard Downie Jr. on Columbia Journalism Review, with analysis and suggestions on the status quo of American Journalism, which had garnered worldwide attention and caused strong repercussions. In this interview, Schudson reviewed the investigation process, shares changes in the “new journalism ecosystem”, and reiterates the necessity of setting up the government funding for American newspapers. In addition, Schudson, who has created a social research path in journalism history, shares his intellectual experience in the study of media and democracy, looking back to the traditional division of Communication studies and forward to the future of journalism research. He calls for the researchers to face the limitations of theories, always keep refining our concepts in scholarly advancement.