Contributions_to_journalism Liang_Qichao

1 contributions journalism

1.1 journalist
1.2 new citizen journal
1.3 role of newspaper

contributions journalism
as journalist

lin yutang (林語堂) once called liang greatest personality in history of chinese journalism, while joseph levenson, author of liang ch i-ch ao , mind of modern china, described liang brilliant scholar, journalist, , political figure.

liang qichao influential turn-of-the-century scholar-journalist, according levenson. liang showed newspapers , magazines serve effective medium communicating political ideas.

liang, historian , journalist, believed both careers must have same purpose , moral commitment, proclaimed, examining past , revealing future, show path of progress people of nation. thus, founded first newspaper, called qing yi bao (清議報), named after student movement of han dynasty.

liang s exile japan allowed him speak freely , exercise intellectual autonomy. during career in journalism, edited 2 premier newspapers, zhongwai gongbao (中外公報) , shiwu bao (時務報). published moral , political ideals in qing yi bao (清議報) , new citizen (新民叢報).

in addition, used literary works further spread views on republicanism both in china , across world. accordingly, had become influential journalist in terms of political , cultural aspects writing new forms of periodical journals. furthermore, journalism paved way him express patriotism.

new citizen journal

liang produced read biweekly journal called new citizen (xinmin congbao 新民叢報), first published in yokohama, japan on february 8, 1902.

the journal covered many different topics, including politics, religion, law, economics, business, geography , current , international affairs. in journal, liang coined many chinese equivalents never-before-heard theories or expressions , used journal communicate public opinion in china faraway readers. through news analyses , essays, liang hoped new citizen able start new stage in chinese newspaper history.

a year later, liang , co-workers saw change in newspaper industry , remarked, since inauguration of our journal last year, there have come being ten separate journals same style , design.

liang spread notions democracy chief editor of new citizen journal. journal published without hindrance 5 years ceased in 1907 after 96 issues. readership estimated 200,000.

role of newspaper

as 1 of pioneers of chinese journalism of time, liang believed in power of newspaper, influence on government policies.

using newspapers , magazines communicate political ideas: liang realised importance of journalism s social role , supported idea of strong relationship between politics , journalism before may fourth movement, (also known new culture movement). believed newspapers , magazines should serve essential , effective tool in communicating political ideas. believed newspapers did not act historical record, means shape course of history.

press weapon in revolution: liang thought press effective weapon in service of nationalist uprising . in liang s words, newspaper “revolution of ink, not revolution of blood.” wrote, newspaper regards government way father or elder brother regards son or younger brother — teaching him when not understand, , reprimanding him when gets wrong. undoubtedly, attempt unify , dominate fast-growing , highly competitive press market has set tone first generation of newspaper historians of may fourth movement.

newspaper educational program: liang aware newspaper serve educational program , , said, newspaper gathers virtually thoughts , expressions of nation , systematically introduces them citizenry, being irrelevant whether important or not, concise or not, radical or not. press, therefore, can contain, reject, produce, destroy, everything.

for example, liang wrote known essay during radical period titled young china , published in newspaper qing yi bao (清議報) on february 2, 1900. essay established concept of nation-state , argued young revolutionaries holders of future of china. essay influential on chinese political culture during may fourth movement in 1920s.

weak press: however, liang thought press in china @ time quite weak, not due lack of financial resources , conventional social prejudices, because social atmosphere not free enough encourage more readers , there lack of roads , highways made hard distribute newspapers . liang felt prevalent newspapers of time no more mass commodity . criticized newspapers failed have slightest influence upon nation society .