Wall newspaper
Encyclopedia
A wall newspaper or wall-newspaper is a printed newspaper
designed to be displayed and read in public places, such as walls. The practice dates back to at the least the Roman Empire
. They are often produced by governmental entities in locations where production costs or distribution problems might otherwise make regular newspaper distribution difficult. It is standard practice for one individual to take the responsibility for posting the wall newspaper. This individual may also read the posted newspaper aloud to others who cannot read it themselves.
, these newspapers were "forward and full of pathos
-filled propaganda about current events and the "large victories for our grand nation", according to Qiu Xiaolong
.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
designed to be displayed and read in public places, such as walls. The practice dates back to at the least the Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
. They are often produced by governmental entities in locations where production costs or distribution problems might otherwise make regular newspaper distribution difficult. It is standard practice for one individual to take the responsibility for posting the wall newspaper. This individual may also read the posted newspaper aloud to others who cannot read it themselves.
People's Republic of China
Under the reign of Mao ZedongMao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
, these newspapers were "forward and full of pathos
Pathos
Pathos represents an appeal to the audience's emotions. Pathos is a communication technique used most often in rhetoric , and in literature, film and other narrative art....
-filled propaganda about current events and the "large victories for our grand nation", according to Qiu Xiaolong
Qiu Xiaolong
Qiu Xiaolong is an English language poet, literary translator, crime novelist, critic, and academic, currently living in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife Wang Lijun and daughter Julia Qiu. He originally visited the United States in 1988 to write a book about T. S...
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