作為七○年代十大事件之一，報導文學的特殊之處不在文學鍛造，而係「實踐」（practice），唯論者與創作者不察，在文學獎機制的影響下，抹消報導文學的實踐特質，偏執於文類歸屬與文學造詣。據此，本研究以新世紀十年來（2000-2009），台灣地方文學獎中的報導文學作品共140篇進行析論，期望從中理解：（一）地方文學獎中報導文學的實踐觀如何被呈現？（二）承上，此一呈現與前行代報導文學的實踐觀有何異同？研究發現，囿於地方文學獎徵文機制，報導文學被限定僅能就地方風土民情為撰寫對象，在評審班底重複、參賽者「對著評審胃口開菜單」的預期心理下，地方文學獎報導文學作品遂多以爬梳地方文史為依歸，作品重點不在批判而是陳述、不在行動而是文獻分析、不在改造而是歷史的懷舊，在側重產業活力、強調理解地方歷史的情況下，報導文學的實踐觀產生變貌，固然喪失七○年代以降強調介入社會、參與社會的實踐能量，卻也意味有必要重塑地方特色、地方史的重要性。而在向來備受爭議的方法論層面，部分地方文學獎報導文學作品衍生出撰寫套式：側重史料切入、佐以耆老的說法、最終提出今非昔比之嘆，所謂「田野踏查」被限縮為「訪談」，而訪談的目的僅為史料背書，此或許與地方文學獎限制「需與地方風土民情有關」所致，雖可解釋為報導文學實踐的變貌，但此一變貌是否即是創作者的自覺？亦即就文類發展脈絡而言，此或可解釋為報導文學的新面貌，但從文類的功用而言，過度強調文史爬梳的報導文學作品，是否將折損此文類原本所具備的批判實踐力，則有待商榷，也將是日後地方文學獎報導文學可加以參照之面向。

As one of the top ten events in 70's, reportage is the most important text. Practice is a characteristic of reportage. But having misunderstood, many researchers think that characteristic is literary attainments, not practice. The study describes the practice of reportage of literary awards of Taiwan local governments in the first decade of the new century. The current study find reportage only describe local customs. They mainly describe local literature, focusing on statement, literature analysis and history of nostalgia, instead of criticism, action and transformation."Field study" of reportage was also minimized to "interview" whose aim was only to prove historical data. Evolution of the practice can be interpreted as reportage, but does it belong to the consciousness of the creator? In terms of genre development, this new face can be interpreted as reportage. However, from the angel of functions, will excessive emphasis on analysis of historical reportage influence the genre's critical practice? The local awards for literary reportage should also refer to this.