Abstract:

Su Bao, was originally a business tabloid seeking profits, and later became a newspaper creating agitation in the course of its following currents. Through its constant reports on the "student agitation" in various cities, Su Bao greatly highlighted the newspaper media's function of social criticism, thus forming certain radical public opinion aiming at attacking educational corruption, political autocracy and cultural enslavement. Afterwards, Zhang Shi-zhao and some others overtly published their essays of "overthrowing Manchus" and "revolution" through their reforms on the newspaper column and layout. This made Su Bao completely become a revolutionary propaganda tool.

Key words: Su Bao, student agitation, public opinion, revolutionary propaganda