社区媒介具有丰富的表现形式和内涵，蕴含着实现民众媒介近用权、传播民主化、培育公民意识等价值理念。伴随着中国社会结构及新闻业生产的双重变迁，社区媒介在中国语境下有其独特存在样貌和理论意涵，以及方法论上的研究意义。融合性社区媒介作为社区居民参与式传播的平台，促进了社区居民的自我赋权，并通过连结性行动发挥着重塑社区、培育公民意识、维权抗争的作用。

Community media contains various forms and meanings, including the access to media, democratization of communication  and  the cultivation of  public consciousness. Embedded in the transition of both social structure and the production of journalism, the research of community media in China has unique implications in theory and methodological signi?cance. As the platform of media participation and communication,the emerging community networks are promoting the empowerment of community members,reconstructing the community neighborhoods,cultivating the sense of belonging,and encouraging the citizens to fight for their rights by organizing connective action.