West China City Daily
Native name | 华西都市报 |
|---|---|
| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Sichuan Daily Newspaper Industry Group |
| Publisher | West China City Daily Agency |
| Founded | 1 January 1995[1] |
| Language | Simplified Chinese |
| Headquarters | Chengdu[2] |
| OCLC number | 144519329 |
| Website | wccdaily.com.cn |
West China City Daily[3] (WCCD;[4] Chinese: 华西都市报), also translated as West China Metropolis Daily[5], is a daily newspaper based in Chengdu, owned by the Sichuan Daily Newspaper Group (四川日报报业集团).[6] WCCD was launched on 1 January 1995 as China's first “city newspaper,” pioneering a market-oriented model that combined news reporting with community services in response to the rise of China's urban middle class and consumer society.[7][8]
Preparations for the newspaper began in early 1994[9], and the inaugural issue was published on New Year's Day 1995. It reached its peak circulation during the 2000s, becoming the largest newspaper in western China.[10]
In 2014, the newspaper established Cover Media (封面传媒). On 4 May 2015, it launched the Cover News mobile news platform (封面新闻), after which it shifted its focus toward new media and integrated media operations.[10]
References
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- ↑ Mangan, J. A.; Dyreson, Mark (2019). Olympic Aspirations: Realised and Unrealised. Routledge. p. 274. ISBN 978-1-135-71279-2.
- ↑ Jiang, Jie; Liang, Jun, eds. (11 August 2016). "13-year-old boy sets woman on fire, sparks debate over age of criminal responsibility". People's Daily. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ↑ Chen, Ge (2017). Copyright and International Negotiations: An Engine of Free Expression in China?. Cambridge University Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-107-16345-4.
- ↑ 编辑之友, Issues 7–12 [Friends of Editors, Issues 7–12] (in Chinese). Shanxi People's Publishing House. 2009. p. 108.
- ↑ Lee, Chin-Chuan, ed. (2004). Chinese Media, Global Contexts. Routledge. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-203-40229-0. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ Zhao, Dan, ed. (4 November 2016). 《华西都市报》打造双品牌 "双引擎"驱动媒体融合 (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ↑ 《华西都市报》总编刘为民作客新浪聊天实录. Sina Finance (in Chinese). 21 August 2003. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- 1 2 中国第一张都市报《华西都市报》：纸端到智端破茧重生--传媒--人民网. media.people.com.cn. Retrieved 13 July 2026.