The"mass line"is an original theoretical achievement of the Communist Party of China(CPC) in integrating the universal principles of Marxism with China's specific reality. This paper argues that the journalistic practice of"running newspapers by the masses"as a“mass line"is a concreteembodiment of the spirit of"people-centered"party building. In essence, it is the unification of the journalistic ideology and discourse system of the Communist Party of China. On the basis of grasping thetruth of the news and respecting the laws of the news, the Party's journalistic work has creatively practiced practical methods such as investigation and research, reporting on typical figures, and organicallintegrated various forms such as scientific discourse, construction discourse, and party spirit discourse.forming a set of news discourse system of the mass line, which meets the needs of the press to participate in social mobilization and promote social transformation during the revolutionary war period. Thepractice of"mass newspapers"based on the principle of"mass line"in Yan'an was not only a maior at.tempt to construct a discourse system of the Chinese revolution, but also promoted the formation of thediscourse system of journalism with Chinese characteristics and the theory of party newspapers.
Ma Yuhan, Hao Yu.
“The Masses Run Newspapers” :The Core,Essence and Principleof the CPC's Journalism Discourse System[J]. Journalism Evolution, 2024, 13(3): 13-20