Research On Wu Lengxi’s News Thought

Wu Lengxi (1919-2002) was born in Xinhui, Guangdong. He began his news propaganda career in the Liberation Daily, in 1941. he has served as the editor-in-chief in the head office of Xinhua news agency, as the editor-in-chief of people’s daily and become the broadcasting minister of China.in his half a century of news work, Wu Lengxi experienced the reform of the Liberation Daily, reform of the people’s daily, The great leap forward, Reform and Opening-up of China and so on, had almost experienced all the important developing process of Chinese journalism from beginning to expanding. With the change of time, Wu Lengxi news thoughts have been mature and systematic. Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong’s Thought of news has an important influence throughout Wu Lengxi’s news thought.In the aspect of journalistic theory, Wu Lengxi study the properties and functions of news media, study on the characteristics of news agencies, newspapers, radio and television. Clear-cut that the media’s nature is the mouthpiece of the communist party. Journalist should pay more attention to the news media’s publicity function.In the aspect of news business, Wu Lengxi guidance the news business of Xinhua news agency, people’s daily and the Ministry of radio and television for a long time, have a lot of practical experience. On the news agency and newspapers’ news business, Wu Lengxi ask the reporters should have a "national perspective", pay attention to investigation and study, when they are writing news. He proposed eight principles of journalism to improve the editors and reporters writing skills. On the radio and television’s news business, WuLengxi put forward the radio and television should learn the advantages of other media, and play their own special features.adhere to the news as the main body, Strengthening the view of audience service.In the aspect of journalism management, As the president of the Xinhua news agency, he led the entire staff of Xinhua News Agency to build the "national news agency", solved the problem that the branch of Xinhua News Agency’s management is not centralized. In order to improve the quality of news. As the first minister of Chinese broadcast television unit. Wu Lengxi conform the pace of the times, promote the radio and Television reform. He lead the unit set up the news center to guide the correct direction of public opinion, promote four-run radio and television broadcasters. In terms of personnel, Radio and Television Department reduce the personnel, implement the way national distribution combine self recruitment to recruit staff. This measure broke the concept that Radio and Television Bureau is a secure job, is a good way to improve the situation of low efficiency of radio and television.Wu Lengxi’s news thought has great practical significance, such as the "The national point of view", "The complete reporter" and etc. But no one is perfect, Wu Lengxi’s news thought also have historical limitations, for example, the left-wing views mistakes during the Great Leap Forward Movement, attaching too much importance to the publicity function of news is worth our reflection.