王韬是我国近代报刊的开拓者之一,他的办报思想和他所开创的报刊政论文体,对我国新闻事业的发展,起着承上启下的作用。本文从新闻自由、报刊功能、办报目的以及报刊人才选用四个方面论述了他的新闻思想,这些思想对于近代中国报刊思想体系的初步形成具有重要的意义。 Wang Tao is one of the trailblazers of modern Chinese newspapers and periodicals. His thought of running newspapers and the style of his newspaper political theory initiated by him have played a role in the development of China’s journalism. This article discusses his news ideas from four aspects: freedom of the press, the function of newspapers and magazines, the purposes of newspaper reports and the selection of newspapers and periodicals. These thoughts are of great significance to the initial formation of the thought system of modern Chinese newspapers.