On this day, 55 years ago, on October 23, 1970 (September 24, 1970, the famous modern journalist Fan Changjiang passed away. Fan Changjiang is a famous modern journalist in my country. He has led news groups, news agencies, newspapers, and news schools, and cultivated a large number of talents for my country's journalism. In the early days of the liberation of the country, he served as deputy editor-in-chief of Xinhua Agency, president of People's Daily, and deputy director of the General Administration of Press and Publication. He was one of the founders of New China's journalism. Fan Changjiang's life path is extremely difficult and full of thrills and legends. When he was young, he was influenced by the Great Revolution and participated in the anti-imperialist patriotic movement. During the Chongqing Massacre, he climbed out of the pile of dead bodies and rushed to Wuhan, the center of the revolution, joined He Long's revolutionary army and held an armed uprising in Nanchang. During the September 18th Incident, Fan Changjiang went to Peiping, where the Anti-Japanese Movement was booming, but failed to find a job. He made a living by making soy milk and delivering milk. Later, he went to Rehe and Chahar to express condolences to the soldiers in front. He was arrested twice by the Japanese army and almost died. However, his patriotism remained unchanged. He eventually used his pen as a weapon and a journalist as a profession to inspect the northwest. He had no salary, raised his own travel expenses, and had no guarantee of life and safety. In the newsletter, he reported the real situation of the Red Army and exposed the many shady scenes in the northwest, which caused a sensation across the country and became famous. During the Xi'an Incident, Zhou Enlai praised his newsletter and said: "We are amazed at your research and analysis of our actions." Hu Yuzhi praised his newsletter collection "The Northwest Corner of China" as "A masterpiece that shocked the country," like Snow's "Rambling Journey to the West." Fan Changjiang was not afraid of hardships and dangers during the interview activities. He once traveled through uninhabited virgin forests, stayed overnight in areas where wild animals appeared, and climbed over snowy mountains with thin air. In northwest Sichuan, he saw the tragic situation of food and salt shortages, and hunger everywhere; Athletes of the 19th Route Army who witnessed their meritorious service in resisting Japan were banished to the mountains and mountains to serve as cannon fodder for civil war. In order to find out the true situation of Japan's western invasion, he disguised himself to visit the Juyan Sea, and then rode a camel across the desert back to Guisui. He slept in the wind and slept in the wind along the way, with his skin cracked and festering. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he ignored enemy bombing and enemy artillery fire to interview battlefields such as Lugouqiao, Nankou, Taierzhuang, and Xuzhou. He reported the events that readers were most concerned about with the most vivid and in-depth materials, so his newsletters were also the most popular among readers. Fan Changjiang used his skills as a social activist to bring his interview activities to a higher level. He had extensive exchanges with people from all walks of life, ranging from party and government leaders, generals and officials, princes and aristocrats, to workers and shop assistants, merchants and hawkers, and the common people, and some even had in-depth conversations. Therefore, his information is sensitive and his channels are smooth. This enabled him to analyze the situation more accurately and grasp the trend. He is a role model for journalists in our country. On October 23, 1970, Fan Changjiang was persecuted to death by Lin Biao and the Gang of Four. In December 1978, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China exonerated him. In 1988, China Journalists Association made a decision to establish the Fan Changjiang Journalism Award Foundation to reward outstanding journalists and explore the future of journalism.