If the year 2015 was a breakthrough point for virtual reality technology，then 2016 is the first year of large-scale use of virtual reality technology in the true sense. Virtual Reality technology is being highly integrated industry news，gradually showing a multidimensional pattern but also leading to a certain ethical controversy. Based on the western mainstream media on Virtual Reality technology practice from 2015 to the first half of 2016，this article presents the current situation of the development of Virtual Reality technology in the western mainstream media，showing the concept of the five-paths in the use of this technology，and indicating the resulted paradigm shift for the news industry. <<