Textile Times Research

Textile Newspaper is considered as an important newspaper,there are three reasons as follows.Firstly,the newspaper who reported textile industry information comprehensively is the first only one in textile industry.secondly,textile industry was one of the important light industry and cotton industry was the largest industry department in modern China.Last but not least,the newspaper was founded by the Chinese Cotton Mill Owner's Association which was a national important industry organization located on Shanghai.Textile Newspaper may be likened to “bridge”which exchange news among people of the textile industry,it not only influences the industry,but also provides valuable experience and one-hand information for experts and researchers.The article is specified in the following aspects.Firstly,describe the Chinese Cotton Mill Owner's Association and Textile Newspaper briefly.It was a non-profit newspaper,covering the shortage of the Quarterly newspaper of the Chinese Cotton Mill Owner's Association in the beginning.Step by step,it became the important medium among the people in the textile industry,with expanding layouts,rich content and increasing readers.Secondly,analyze the newspaper's reporting style,such as professionalism,rigorous description,reporting tendency.Compare with other's newspapers in the same period,like commercial papers,Partisan newspapers,the same industry newspapers and the different industry newspapers.Thirdly,the transmitter is the “gatekeeper” who choose the information with their faith,values,power,public opinion and culture and so on.By researching two events in 1933 and1935,we can find the differences between the papers and the truth.Textile Newspaper played an important role in the development of Chinese textile industry.On one hand,it broad the domestic textile industry information in the textile industry,provided the timely and useful information to employers who were making decision.on the other hand,made public opinion for the Chinese Cotton Mill Owner's Association,when Nanking National Government made a new policy or foreign textile factory competed with Chinese cotton mills.However,it can't be overrated because of the restraints of circulation and readers.