林白水是中国报业的先驱人物,办报始于晚清年间,是运用白话报进行民主宣传的第一人。自1901年他27岁出任《杭州白话报》主笔以来,25年间,他先后创办或参与编辑的报刊就有10多种,经历了晚清到军阀肆虐的动荡岁月,曾五被查封,三入牢狱,最后以身殉报,流尽最后一滴血。“新闻记者应该说人话,不说鬼话;应该说真话,不说假话!”这是他永不褪色的诺言。 Lin Baishui is a pioneer figure in China’s newspaper industry. His newspaper started in the late Qing Dynasty and was the first person to use the vernacular for democratic propaganda. Since he was 27 years old in 1901, he became the chief editor of the “Hangzhou vernacular newspaper”, there have been more than 10 kinds of newspapers and magazines that he founded or participated in editing in the past 25 years. After years of turmoil raging in the warlords from the late Qing Dynasty, Prisoners, and finally died, reported the last drop of blood. “Journalists should speak people, do not say nonsense; should tell the truth, not to tell lies! ” This is his promise never to fade.