Shen Bao, formerly transliterated as Shun Pao or Shen-pao, known in English as Shanghai News, was a newspaper published from 30 April 1872 to 27 May 1949 in Shanghai, China.
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10 Facts About Shen Bao
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Shen Bao was committed to bettering China by adopting Western Institutions and running a profitable business.
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Shen Bao was based and published out of the Shanghai International Settlement, it was subject to fewer regulations compared to many other Chinese newspapers.
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Furthermore, Shen Bao frequently published the essays of great reformist publicist Liang Qichao who has been “hailed as the father of modern Chinese journalism”.
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Shen Bao played a pivotal role in the formation of public opinion in the late 19th century.
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Shen Bao reflected the changing attitudes towards women as a new audience group - how the newspaper “described them in advertisements, editorials ad news reports”.
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Shen Bao became a conduit between the high and low society, connecting the two in a way that was largely unprecedented.
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Additionally, Shen Bao allowed “those below” to speak out about their opinions and criticism anonymously or in person.
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Shen Bao published multiple editorials from opposite ends of the spectrum - sometimes even within the same issue.
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Shen Bao was founded as a commercial newspaper, and politically it remained conservative for its first three decades, supporting the Qing government.
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