North China Daily News
The North China Herald (Short form: NHC, Chinese characters:北 华 捷报, Chinese Pinyin: Beihua Jiebao ) was one of the first foreign newspapers in China.
Foundation
The North China Herald was a weekly newspaper, was founded in 1850 by the Englishman Henry Shearman in Shanghai and appeared until 1951 every Saturday.
In the editorial of the first issue of August 3, 1850 Shearman explains the motivation that led him to the North China Herald issue:
( :字 林西 报; Chinese: Pinyin: Chinese characters Zilin Xibao, 1864-1951 ) Beginning in 1864, appeared in addition to the North China Herald, a daily edition, the North China Daily News, which was also available in Chinese language. From then on, the North China Herald was published with the subtitle " The weekly edition of the North China Daily News" and contained the main articles of the newspaper.
Support and influence
The edition was at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century around 100 copies and was thus significantly smaller than that of the Chinese newspapers (compared to the rest of the Chinese daily newspaper Shenbao was the end of the 1870s 7000-9000 copies). The North China Herald initially cost $ 15 a year later, 12 taels. As a foreign newspaper, however, the North China Herald in Shanghai had the greatest impact - of the other newspapers could come close to meaning only the Celestial Empire and the Shanghai Mercury in the North China Herald.
Readership
Mainly the North China Herald was read in Shanghai, but also spread along the railway network (for example, to Suzhou (Jiangsu) ) . Readers group of the North China Herald consisted mainly of the foreign trading community, who lived in Shanghai - said Chinese officials could translate the North China Herald, to learn this way about the views of foreigners.
Articles and Authors
The articles published in English, the subjects had a strong focus on the economic interests of the foreign community. The North China Herald served, especially in the first year of publication, as a forum for important information regarding the trade ( tables of import and export, ship traffic in Shanghai, Sale of supplies of goods ) and public service announcements (wedding, birth and death information ). In addition, there was an editorial in each issue, news from Europe, letters to the editor and the " Beijing Report", who reported on the current events and issues at the court in Beijing.
In the later editions, the scope expanded: There has been extensive coverage of political events in China, Europe, Russia and the United States, a large sports section ( reports sports competitions in Europe, the USA and Shanghai), books reviews and articles on various topics (eg: "Wedding in Hong Kong ", " Alcohol and the body" or "The Treasure Palace in Beijing " ( NCH, January 6, 1912 ) ). In the Supreme Court and Consular Gazette that came with the North China Herald, court transcripts were printed.
The authors of the North China Herald were members of the Shanghai trading community correspondents from other provinces as well as readers and advertisers. There also other papers ( for example, the Shenbao, The New York Herald, Japan Chronicle or the Cologne newspaper ) have been cited and published news reports from Reuters.
Financing
The North China Herald was funded through advertising revenue and donations from the community.