自2002年9月,江苏广电总台城市频道《南京零距离》一炮走红,民生新闻及其运作理念名声大噪,并且得到新闻业界的追捧。许多地方电视台纷纷跟进,根据各自地方特点“克隆”各地方版的零距离”。对这个在电视实践层面涌现的新节目类型,中国大陆新闻学界给予了密切关注,从2003年开始 Since September 2002, Jiangsu Radio and Television Station City Channel “Nanjing Zero Distance” became a hit, people’s livelihood news and its operating concept became famous, and has been sought after by the news industry. Many local television stations have followed suit and “cloned” local versions of the zero distance according to their local characteristics. "The Chinese journalism community has paid close attention to this new type of program that has emerged in television practice since 2003