Zhejiang Daily
{{Short description|Chinese Communist Party newspaper}}
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| owners = Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
| publisher = Zhejiang Daily Press Group
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| foundation = 1949
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| political = Chinese Communist Party
| language = Chinese
| headquarters = 178 Stadium Road, Xiucheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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Zhejiang Daily ({{lang-zh|浙江日报}}), is the official organ of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. It was founded on May 9, 1949, and is currently published by the Zhejiang Daily Press Group. Its circulation has always ranked among the highest of provincial party committee publications in China.{{cite news|url =http://www.people.com.cn/GB/paper79/1825/294524.html|title =党报发行探新路——浙江日报发行量连续５年名列全国省报前茅|publisher =人民网|date =|accessdate =2018-06-10|archive-date =2005-04-21|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20050421232619/http://www.people.com.cn/GB/paper79/1825/294524.html|url-status =dead}} In contrast to other provincial party publications in China, the masthead of Zhejiang Daily utilizes the gathered ink of Lu Xun. In the late 1970s, Zhejiang Daily had a masthead engraved by Hua Guofeng.{{cite news|url =http://www.sohu.com/a/129380462_558479|title =厉害了，这些报纸竟是他们题名的？|publisher =搜狐|date =2017-03-20|accessdate =2018-06-10|archive-date =2018-06-12|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142601/http://www.sohu.com/a/129380462_558479|url-status =dead}}
History
On May 3, 1949, Hangzhou was liberated following the entry of the People's Liberation Army into the city.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}} In the afternoon of that day, a platoon from a PLA department was deployed to the Southeast Daily Newspaper, previously under the authority of the CC Clique of the Kuomintang, and affixed seals on significant locations, including documentation, archives, factories, and warehouses. On May 7, the Hangzhou Military Control Committee of the PLA ({{lang-zh|中国人民解放军杭州市军事管制委员会}}) dispatched Zhao Yang ({{lang-zh|赵扬}}), a military representative, to oversee a news team of over 30 individuals tasked with acquiring Southeast Daily Newspaper, while concurrently making preparations for the establishment of Zhejiang Daily Newspaper.{{cite book | author=黑龙江省地方志编纂委员会 | title=黑龙江人物传略 | publisher=黑龙江人民出版社 | issue=第 2 卷 | year=1988 | isbn=978-7-207-02912-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zojTAAAAMAAJ | language=zh | access-date=2024-12-21 | page=151}} On May 9, Zhejiang Daily was established, marking the first public publication and distribution of a Communist Party newspaper in the history of Zhejiang province. The newspaper was initially established in Hangzhou Zhong'anqiao ({{lang-zh|众安桥}}), the former location of the Southeast Daily Newspaper. The office amenities were rudimentary, depending on an iron radio for transmitting and receiving telegrams, while printing and publishing were conducted manually using hand typesetting and antiquated printing machinery.{{cite news|url =http://www.zjdfz.cn/tiptai.web/BookRead.aspx?bookid=201212082697|title =浙江省新闻志》第二编 报纸（下）（1949—2000）》概述》第一章 中共各级党委机关报》第一节 浙江省委机关报《浙江日报》|publisher =浙江省人民政府地方志办公室|date =|accessdate =2018-06-10|archive-date =2017-01-14|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170114002936/http://www.zjdfz.cn/tiptai.web/BookRead.aspx?bookid=201212082697|url-status =dead}}
Following the onset of the Cultural Revolution, the progress of Zhejiang Daily ceased, and in the early hours of December 29, 1966, the newspaper was assaulted by a rebel organization, resulting in its suspension. On January 6, 1967, the former editor-in-chief, {{ill|Yu Guanxi|zh|于冠西}}, was removed,{{cite book | title=历史拒绝遗忘——清华十年文革回忆反思集 | publisher=Remembering Publishing, LLC | year=2024 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=15M0EQAAQBAJ&pg=PA901 | language=zh | access-date=2024-12-21 | page=901}} while previous members of the leadership team underwent “isolation review.”{{cite book | author=《浙江省中国共产党志》编纂委员会 | title=浙江省中国共产党志 | publisher=浙江人民出版社 | series=浙江省志丛书 | year=2007 | isbn=978-7-213-03500-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ukILAQAAMAAJ | language=zh | access-date=2024-12-21 | page=99}} On January 10, the "rebels" confiscated the operational rights of Zhejiang Daily. In September 1969, the {{ill|Zhejiang Provincial Revolutionary Committee|zh|浙江省革命委员会}} resolved that Zhejiang Daily would serve as the official publication of the Provincial Revolutionary Committee starting October 1, 1969.{{cite book | author=浙江省报业协会 | title=浙江报业志 | publisher=浙江人民出版社 | year=2005 | isbn=978-7-213-03035-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hvZ8AAAAIAAJ | language=zh | access-date=2024-12-21 | page=121}} In October 1973, Zhejiang Daily relocated from its previous site at Zong'anqiao to a new location on Stadium Road, where the office building and printing facility were expanded to a larger area. The office building and printing facility were enlarged.{{cite book | author=中国出版工作者協会 | author2=中国出版发行科学硏究所 | author3=中国出版科学硏究所 | title=中国出版年鉴 | publisher=Commercial Press | year=2001 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZqjlAAAAMAAJ | language=zh | access-date=2024-12-21 | page=259}}
Following the {{ill|dismantling of the Gang of Four|zh|粉碎四人帮}} in October 1976, Zhejiang Daily was reinstated as the official publication of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Following the 3rd plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Zhejiang Daily commenced a new historical phase and implemented a series of reforms in journalism, advocating for newspaper publicity to be intensified and revitalized, and emphasizing that news should be “concise, innovative, rapid, dynamic, and accurate.”{{cite web | title=党报生活在人民当中——从江泽民同志表扬本报想到的 | website=Zhejiang Online | url=https://zjdaily.zjol.com.cn/gb/node2/node802/node37145/node415426/node415427/userobject15ai5479970.html | language=zh | access-date=2024-12-21}} After the 1980s, Zhejiang Daily established several newspapers and magazines. The Zhejiang Daily Press Group was officially created on June 25, 2000, with the Zhejiang Daily as its flagship publication.{{cite book | title=中国新闻图史 | publisher=南方日报出版社 | year=2002 | isbn=978-7-80652-048-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f-AvAQAAIAAJ | language=zh | access-date=2024-12-21 | page=233}}
Zhejiang Daily inaugurated its online counterpart in June 1999, which has subsequently evolved into the Zhejiang Online. In 2018, the newspaper was designated as one of the top 100 national newspapers recommended in 2017.{{Cite web|title=2017年全国"百强报刊"推荐名单开始公示|url=http://www.ce.cn/culture/gd/201801/16/t20180116_27756145.shtml|accessdate=2021-02-10|author=赵新乐（中国新闻出版广电报）|date=2018-01-16|work=www.ce.cn|publisher=中国经济网|language=|archive-date=2020-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105014543/http://www.ce.cn/culture/gd/201801/16/t20180116_27756145.shtml|url-status=dead}} In May 2024, the newspaper established an international communication center.{{Cite web |last=Thorne |first=Devin |date=December 10, 2024 |title=China's Propaganda Expansion: Inside the Rise of International Communication Centers (ICCs) |url=https://go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/ta-cn-2024-1210.pdf |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210160828/https://go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/ta-cn-2024-1210.pdf |archive-date=December 10, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Recorded Future |language=en}}{{Rp|page=9}}
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