Outline of the History of Journalism and Communication in Tianjin

Author: Ma Yi, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: "Outline of the History of News and Communication in Tianjin" traces the historical trajectory to systematically recreate the entire process of the emergence, development, and changes of the news industry in Tianjin from 1880 to 1949, revealing its developmental patterns and fundamental characteristics. Building upon the outline of the development of the news industry in Tianjin, the book focuses on introducing major newspapers and magazines that had a significant impact on modern Tianjin history, such as the Da Gong Bao (The People's Daily), the Yi Shi Bao (Benefit World News), and the Yong Yan magazine. It also provides an in-depth analysis of the important role progressive newspapers played in modern Tianjin history, such as the Xin Min Ri Bao (New People's Daily), the Fu Nu Ri Bao (Women's Daily), and revolutionary newspapers under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. This approach achieves a harmonious integration of macro-perspective and micro-analysis in the study of Tianjin's news and communication history. "Outline of the History of News and Communication in Tianjin" is not only a heartfelt masterpiece dedicated by historians to the preservation of news heritage but also a call for academia to actively engage in the study of Tianjin's news and communication history. Professor Wu Tingjun, Vice President of the Chinese Journalism History Society and Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, praised the book as "a history of news, a history of culture, and a history of society," and expressed his hope that in the near future, more outstanding works on the history of news and communication in Tianjin would be produced.