Newspaper is the earliest newspaper name in China, because there was no special newspaper in China before the Qing Dynasty, and it was not until the Republic of China that newspapers were established. Although there were no newspapers in ancient times, there were newspapers, which can be simply divided into people's newspapers and official newspapers. People's Daily, as its name implies, is a newspaper circulated by most people. The official newspaper refers to "treasure".

The earliest appearance of Dibao can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty, because all counties and countries in the Han Dynasty set up Dibao in the capital, similar to the current "Beijing News Agency", which was mainly used to convey the news of state affairs, including but not limited to the imperial edict, the memorial of ministers, the appointment and dismissal of officials, etc., which were all the contents that Dibao officials needed to collect at that time.

The development of newspapers

The early newspapers and magazines were quite chaotic, including news and various essays and literary works, which were simply bound into volumes. Newspapers and periodicals in this period are generally called "newspapers and periodicals", and the early concept of "newspapers and periodicals" in Britain, France and China was used in this sense. From Britain and France in the18th century, newspapers and magazines began to separate obviously. About twenty years after the emergence of modern "newspapers" in China, the difference between newspapers and magazines was clarified.

In order to maximize the circulation, newspapers not only publish news, strengthen the popularization of news, but also add more and more entertainment content. In the competition with electronic media, in-depth reporting of newspaper news has attracted more attention. Mass newspapers have gradually occupied a larger share in the whole newspaper, but the so-called "high-level newspapers" aimed at the upper and middle classes have gradually stabilized, thus forming their own living space.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Newspaper Office.