The Late Qing Dynasty, Chongqing Newspapers And The Bayu Social Change,

The journalism of China has a very long history, but its development was very slow because of its own defect Exactly speaking , the modem newspapering of China was initiated by foreign missionaries. With the upsurge of newspapering run by Chinese, Chongqing's newspapering started in the late of the nineteenth century. Although its starling was late, the historic station of Chongqing's newspapering should not be ignored. It is in Chongqing that the first newspaper of Southwest China was originated. These newspaper and periodicals were rather radical. They absorbed many other newspapers' strong points and the excellent newspapermen gained high respectAlthough Chongqing was a remote region in China, its modem newspapering didn't fall behind. The organizational system of its news agency was preliminarily complete. New printing machines and print paper were put to use. The adoption of news telegraph increased its spreading speed. Its distributing network extended all over the country and it itself also acted as distributing agent of other well-known newspapers all over China. Advertisements were printed in Chongqing's newspapers from the very beginning.The modem newspapering's influence on social development was also reflected in Chongqing's newspapers in the late of Qing Dynasty. They extensively widened the eye-sight of people in all social strata in Chongqing, greatly aroused the people's political fervor and accelerated Chongqing's modern social transformation.