本研究經由全球（特別是美國）協作新聞發展的軌跡與案例顯示，新聞專業／職工作者與業餘公民間的合作，正由機械式邁向有機式的協作。協作新聞的若干創新實踐不僅取得可觀成果，而且使「新聞作為一種對話」（news as a conversation）得到深度闡釋與驗證。台灣協作新聞的發展雖然同樣顯得活力旺盛，不過對照之下，似乎突破有餘、成果有限。儘管如此，參與者仍多認為協作新聞具有高度發展潛力與價值，將有助於台灣新聞生態的改善與專業主義的重構。

Based on the study of selected cases, particularly those in the United States, and the developmental course of collaborative journalism in the global environment, this study shows that collaboration between professional and amateur journalists is currently moving from a mechanical to an organic form of collaboration. Innovative practices in collaborative journalism have produced not only significant results, but also in-depth explicate and exemplify the idea of “news as conversation.” Although collaborative journalism has made strides in Taiwan, the results remain limited compared to those in other countries. Nonetheless, most participants of the movement believe that collaborative journalism has great potential and value, and that it will benefit Taiwan’s journalistic ecology and reconstruct its professionalism.