“群众政治家”概念及对“政治家办报”的新认识

The concept of"mass politician"and the new cognition of"politicians running the newspapers"

政治家办报被认为是中国当代新闻学最重要、最富特色的核心概念之一。认识政治家办报,要从德性和战略层次的高度进行衡量与分析。韦伯、毛泽东这两位一西一中的政治学者、政治家都使用过"群众政治家"的概念。对这个概念的发掘,第一次让我们认识到,政治家办报思想中"政治家"的真正内涵和"高标"要求。韦伯对以新闻工作者为代表的群众政治家的论述启示我们:既要弘扬志业政治家的审慎德性,又要坚持群众政治家的"直接诉求民意认可"的路线。毛泽东也要求,开展新闻宣传工作时应该坚守审慎观念和群众性原则。毛泽东新闻思想从本质上看就是政治新闻学思想,这种从政治视角要求的新闻学,以政治家办报思想为代表,具有崭新的德性内涵和方法论意义,集中体现了政治审慎智慧。政治家办报是革命的政治家办报、志业政治家办报,它与其说是新闻学概念,不如说是政治学概念,是田野政治学之一种。

Politicians running the newspapers is regarded as one of the most significant and characteristic core concepts in Chinese Contemporary journalism.Inorder to study this concept,it is necessary to speculate and weigh it from the height of morality and strategy.Max Weber and Mao Zedong,two great political scholars and politicians,one from the west and the other from China,both have used the concept of"mass politician".The exploration of this concept makes us realize the real connotation and high standard of"politician"in the thought of politicians running the newspapers for the first time.Weber’s exposition of mass politicians,represented by journalists,enlightens us that we should not only carry forward the political prudence of politicians,but also stick to the line of"directly appealing for public approval"of mass politicians.When itcomesto propaganda work,Mao Zedong also requires livingup to prudence conception and mass character principle.In essence,Mao Zedong’s journalism theory is political journalism theory.This kind of journalism required from the political perspective,represented by politicians running the newspapers,has brand-new moral connotation and methodological significance,also embodies the wisdom of political prudence.The politician running newspaper can be understood as revolutionary politicians running the newspapers and politicians running the newspapers.Itisrather a political concept than a journalism one,whichis one of the field political science.