Thought On Newspaper Of Tan Sitong

Tan Sitong successively had a hand in the establishment of The New Paper of Hunan Science, Journal of People hear, Journal of Mining Industry, contributed to The Chinese Progress, Hunan Newspaper, etc., and heartily supported the activities of Journal of Agriculture, Journal of Initiation, Journal of Women and so on. In his brief life, he established newspapers, attacked feudalism through newspapers, and propagandized constitutional reform and modernization and tried his best to promote the reformative movement, occupying many pages in the historical records. Studies on Tan Sitong in the past more than one hundred years are focused on his thoughts on politics, economics, population, civil right, ethics, humanism, philosophy of history, institute, and science, his way of thinking, and outlook on life and so on. His two articles dedicated to the thought on newspaper After Xiang Newspaper and Style of Newspaper Articles has been the focus of the studies on his practice and thought in establishing newspaper, There are comprehensive description of the main aspects and features of Tan's thought on newspaper and comments on the historic significance of his thought but there is insufficient representation of it.The paper uses the methods such as literature analysis, comparative analysis, etc. On the basis of full absorption of theoretical results, not only has discussed After Xiang Newspaper and Style of Newspaper Articles, meanwhile has discussed The paper of thought, Arithmetic To discuss, The short paper of Siweiyinyuntai—reply Bei yuanzheng, Kernel Study as well as Tan Sitong and his friends Bei Yuanzheng, Liang Qichao, Wang Kangnian and so on some letters, expressed regarding thought on newspaper. Through four chapters, studied Tan Sitong During the process of groping for and spreading the reformation thoughts, he shaped his own thought on newspaper. The first chapter is introduction, mainly elaborated the topic research background and the content, the research present situation and the self-criticism, the research goal and the significance from three aspects. The second chapter discussed the practice, operation, and function of newspaper. The third chapter the historical situation which located from Tan Sitong embarks elaborates the stern social reality, the Western culture inspiration, the widespread society to study away from home and with the publication friend's contact the influence which formed to the Tan Sitong publication thought. The fourth chapter discussed the characteristic of Tan Sitong's newspaper thought and the historical value of Tan Sitong's newspaper thought, has carried on objectively the historical evaluation.By way of studying? Tan Sitong's thought on newspaper, the paper reaches a conclusion that in Tan Sitong's practice of reformative movement, the pursuit of freedom, democracy, and equality served as the drive for his endeavors. With his senses as an intellectual pointed out the nation's ills and cures critically, talked freely on the nation's political affairs, dissuaded the authorities, enlightened and educated the mass, and heaved the country into the waves of reformative thought. On the one hand, Tan, with his profound insight into and persistent attachment to the profession of newspaper, absorbed the essence of the democratic thought in traditional Chinese culture; on the other, he was influenced and inspired by western culture. His enthusiast and concern for the country and the people are represented by his participation in newspaper, which contributed to a certain degree to the modern newspaper industry of Chinese, thus making the studies on Tan's thought on newspaper a retrospect of his patriotic practice to serve the country.