Research Of Yutang Lin’s Value Of News Transmission

In1924, as one of the representatives of “school of Yusi”, Yutang Lin wasactively dedicated to reform and affects social opinions with pungent and fightingpolitical articles. In the beginning of1930s, he was on behalf of “humor” andadvocated comfortable and emotional essays. He observed the change of politics andsociety as a stand-by. Besides that, Yutang Lin participated in the contribution of“Yusi” and the took the position of the chief editor of publications, such as “Lunyu”,“the World World” and “Universe Wind”. In the social background and transmissioncircumstances at that time, Yutang Lin takes various important positions, such aslitterateur, editor of news journals etc., In1936, the first history of news media--“AHistory of the Press and Public Opinion in China” was written by Lin Yutang. Eventhough it only puts the emphasis on the fighting history between Chinese publicopinion and despotism and presented that the freedom of news is the foundation ofdemocracy, but it can be inferred that Yutang Lin has his value of news transmission.Lin’s value of news transmission was gradually formed in specific historybackground in China and media practices with social reality with abundantnewspapers practices as the foundation.Through the research of journal practices of Yutang Lin, a news works of YutangLin named “A History of the Press and Public Opinion in China” and his other articlesabout news transmission, the main content of the news transmission value of Lin canbe summarized with view of news freedom, view of newspapers and periodicalsfunctions, value of newspapers and periodicals edit, value of newspapers andperiodicals operation, value of news history as the main parts. In the opinion of Lin, acountry without the freedom of speech and expression, the foundation of democracywill be lost and it will become an absolute supremacy. Therefore, news should neverbe the attachment of politics. In China, news censorship has a long history, which isthe source of devils. Therefore, Lin advocated the formation of news laws andprompts “absolutely open” and establish public space for free speeches. Lin thinksthat newspapers and periodicals provide space for the free expression of actualopinions. Being the supervisor and criticizer of social phenomenon, newspapers andperiodicals should be the text book to stimulate intelligence and spread culture and theadvocator of modern life art. Starting from the middle place of freedom, Lin holds the opinion that both the market and culture are necessities. Lin proposes the value ofnewspapers and periodicals edit with the special intelligence of a litterateur, such as“the humorous and comfortable style”, field investigation and emphasizing planningetc., In the value of news history, Yutang Lin proposes the opinion that Chinese newscareer is originated from ancient songs, news career is closely connected with thepower of the government and Chinese news history is the fighting betweendemocracy and despotism.The formation of Lin’s value of news transmission is connected with hisreligious family background, the combination of Chinese and western educationbackground and the social and historical environment in modern China. Even thoughYutang Lin did not deliver direct explanation of the nature characteristics of newstransmission, the value of news transmission inferred from newspapers andperiodicals practices, illustration articles and monographs have presented abundanttheories and practical significance. The thought of Yutang Lin’s value of newstransmission has contained speech freedom, news legal regulations, public space andmarket awareness etc., which has great inspiration for current and future news career.