From Cooperative Privately-owned Newspaper To A Party Organ Of CPC

In this dissertation, the attention is mainly concentrated on the case study of Takangpao, a newspaper run from after the War of Resistance against Japan to Early Days of New China (1945-1951). It thoroughly and comprehensively analyzes the history of Takangpao, rescues these historical virgin materials worthy to be studied, and interprets the particularity of the way choice after the victory over Japan and during the early days of New China made by privately-owned newspaper at these two historical turning points, and consequently attains the objective to comprehend, reflect on and learn from history. With regard to the specific writing strategies, this dissertation employs positivism in history and case study in journalism. Based on historical literature, by collecting related materials, citing and analyzing concrete facts, this dissertation makes a research on the specialty of the object through case study so as to explore historical truth.This dissertation reviews the developing course of Takangpao starting from the period of The War of Resistance against Japan. Takangpao as one of more influential private newspaper in the southwest rear, bombed thrice and moved four times, persisted in the spirit of "fearing no bombing and being most tolerant and strongest" and was renowned in the circles of Chinese newspapers. During the 15years of its development, it witnessed the War of Resistance against Japan, the War of People's Liberation and the first two years of New China. Its transferring route was closely bound up to the transferring route of the battlefields of the wars. Experienced seven modern cities, Takangpao was profoundly influenced by city culture the modernization process and the development of city culture.This dissertation expounds the establishment and struggle of Takangpao. It investigates how Takangpao persisted in the newspaper-running spirit originating from Hengyang and Guiyang period under Kuomintang Government's control over the press, how it succeeded to the independence of privately-owned newspaper and consequently and how it struggled with the Headquarters Takangpao. This dissertation mainly discusses the origination and development of the newspaper's cooperative nature and the allocation of control power of the cooperative's internal system arrangement.This dissertation expounds self-sustaining operation of Takangpao, investigates its maturity reflected in its cooperative strategies and operational strategies, and mainly discusses its way choice and the internal motivation in the late stage of the War of Liberation.This dissertation mainly discusses the joint state-private operation and transformation of Takangpao.as the first pioneer, the process of the joint state-private operation directed by Propaganda Department of Wuhan Municipal Committee of the CPC was actually the way it played as the party organ in organization and staffing and in editing guiding principles. The process of the joint state-private ownership was actually the push to disband Takangpao Cooperative and provided rationality for Wuhan Municipal Committee of the CPC and People's Government of Wuhan Municipality to transform Takangpao to be the party organ through proper approaches.