从对杨月楼案的报道看《申报》创刊初期的探索与成长

Exploration and Growth in the Early Founding Period of Shenbao Through Its Coverage of the Yang Yuelou Case

《申报》作为中国本土创办较早的中文报纸,是在西学东渐影响下出现并植根于中国社会的产物,受到中国传统文化观念和西方近代办报理念的双重影响。从《申报》对杨月楼案的报道可以看出,创刊初期的《申报》在价值判断和语言文体方面受到中国传统文化的影响较大,但同时也受到西方思想和办报理念的影响,在中国传统社会文化土壤中孕育出了一些“近代报刊”元素。《申报》借助杨月楼案件,在为读者提供即时新闻的基础上,引导读者参与到对案件的讨论之中,将自己塑造为客观中立的公共平台,并努力建构这一公共平台的合法性与必要性,这实际上是《申报》作为一份近代报纸,对于如何办报、如何参与社会公共事务等问题的思考。

Shen Bao,as one of the earliest Chinese newspapers founded locally,emerged under the influence of Western and took root in Chinese society.It was shaped by a dual impact of traditional Chinese cultural concepts and Western modern journalistic ideals.This paper aims to explore the early state and transformations of Shen Bao,utilizing the Yang Yuelou incident that occurred at its inception.By combining the reports on the Yang Yuelou case with the newspaper’s own growth,the study delves into aspects such as the newspaper’s writing style,cultural orientation,and news reporting.Through this analysis,it discusses the initial status and changes of Shen Bao at its founding and further examines how this early modern media outlet,in interaction with society,shaped its self-image and engaged in public affairs.