The Tradition of Macau Daily News

When it was founded, Macau Daily was determined to become a Chinese language newspaper that loved the motherland. Mr. Wang Qiren, then Director of the Macau Branch of Xinhua News Agency, said at the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Macau Daily News, "Over the past 40 years, the Macau Daily News has become an influential newspaper, based on the Macau community, reflecting the times, adhering to patriotism and love for Macau, and serving the Macau people with passion and dedication."

Since its founding, Macau Daily News has always been enthusiastic about public welfare and serving the community. It has set up the "Macau Daily News Readers' Charity Foundation", which often receives donations on behalf of its readers and uses them for charitable causes such as condolences, relief and education assistance. The newspaper has also held several Charity Walks for Millions to raise funds for charitable causes and enjoys a high reputation among the local people. The newspaper has always maintained a patriotic stance, oriented itself to the local masses, and carried out patriotic solidarity activities. over the past 40 years, the Macau Daily News has continued to introduce to Macau readers the development and changes in the Mainland, reported on the inspiring economic development of the motherland, and strengthened the centripetal force of the compatriots in Macau towards the motherland.

After the handover of Macao, the Macau Daily News has paid more attention to the Mainland of China, devoting two to four special pages every day to report on major events in the Mainland. In order to strengthen its ties with the mainland, the Macau Daily News, in addition to its "Highlights" section, which reports on major national news, also started on February 28th, 1984, to open a special section called "Hometown", which reports in detail on what is happening in different parts of the country, especially in Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi and other provinces, so as to satisfy the thirst of compatriots who have migrated from the mainland to Macao for information on the construction and development of their hometowns, and to learn about the investment environment. The investment environment. In addition, the Macau Daily News also reports on the unique customs and folklore of different parts of the country, as well as strange and interesting stories, which not only enriches the content of the newspaper, but also adds interest to the newspaper, and provides a window for readers to understand the humanistic landscapes of different parts of the motherland.

With the rapid development of the mainland economy, the increasing investment of Macao people in the mainland, and the increasing frequency of economic and trade exchanges, the Macao Daily News has been reporting more and more on the economy of the mainland, and the newspaper often invites experts to open columns and write articles to discuss the economic cooperation between the two places and complement each other's strengths, so as to promote the development of the economy and trade between the two places.

The development of the Macau Daily News reflects the vicissitudes of Macau society from one side. When one reads the Macau Daily News of each period, one can feel its inextricable links with the local socio-political, economic and cultural environment.