马克思论报纸利益与政治——对马克思《伦敦<泰晤士报>与帕麦斯顿勋爵》一文的考证

Marx's View of Newspaper Profits and Politics:Research on Karl Marx's Essay "London The Times and Lord Palmerston"

马克思在1861年5月写的《伦敦〈泰晤士报〉与帕麦斯顿勋爵》一文,主要论述了《泰晤士报》与英国政治当权者之间的复杂关系。本文在考察相关文献的基础上尝试论证,报纸与政治之间存在复杂关系,但是,并非政治完全决定报刊取向,而是由其自身利益决定之;在某些特定情况下,它对政治力量的依附是为了获得公众的认同。

Karl Marx＇ essay ＂London The Times and Lord Palmerston＂ was published on the New-York Daily Tribune on October 21, 1861. In this paper, Marx analyzed the complex relationship between the Newspapers＇ profits and the political power in British. Based on the review of literature, we try to prove that the orientation of the newspaper is decided by it＇s own profits instead of political power. And in some special occasions, the newspapers＇ reliance on the political power is to acquire public acquaintance.