江泽民同志在视察解放军报祝贺创办40周年的讲话中指出:新闻工作者要讲政治。这是在社会主义市场经济体制建立的过程中办报所面临的一个新课题。因为我们今天从事的是计划经济体制向市场经济体制转轨,在这样一个背景下,肩负舆论引导工作的报纸必须“讲政治”。因此,办报“讲政治”,是摆在广大新闻理论和实践工作者面前须臾不可忘却和松懈的头等大事。 一、正确认识和把握社会主义市场经济条件下,办报“讲政治”的必要性 In his speech on the 40th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Liberation Army Daily, Comrade Jiang Zemin pointed out: Journalists must talk about politics. This is a new issue facing the newspaper in the process of establishing the socialist market economic system. Because what we are engaged in today is the transition from a planned economic system to a market economy, under such a background, the newspaper that shoulders public opinion to guide its work must “talk about politics.” Therefore, to run a newspaper on politics is a top priority that must not be forgotten or lax in front of a large number of news theorists and practitioners. I. Correct Understanding and Grasping the Necessity of Running a Newspaper to “Tell Politics” under the Condition of Socialist Market Economy