Original sentence: 1830-1908), a British businessman, in 1872, Shen Bao was one of the first modern Chinese newspapers.Founded by Ernest Major (ca
Edited sentence: " After 1905, it increased its size to 20 pages." In 1912 control was transferred to Shi Liangcai." In its early period, it had eight pages, with news, essays, and advertisements as well as imperial decrees and memorials."Because the editorial policies followed the principle of 'reporting whatever possible and letting the readers determine the truth,' many interesting but unfounded rumors were often included as news."In the 1930s, Shi was a strong supporter of the Human Rights Defence Alliance established by Madam Soong Qing Ling, the second wife of revolutionary leader Dr Sun Yat-sen, with Cai Yuanpei and Lu Xun."It had the following sections: editorials, international news, domestical news, local news, industry and trade, law and society, sports and education, literature and art, and advertisements.(When Major returned to England in 1889, the newspaper was reorganized as Major Company Limited.Founded by Ernest Major (1841-1908), a British businessman, in 1872, Shen Bao was one of the first modern Chinese newspapers.In 1905 it began to change its orientation, quoting Liang Qichao's constitutionalist slogans on New Year's Day; in 1907 it was sold to Xi Zipei (1867-1929), its former comprador, who "owned Shanghai's best-capitalized publishing operation, Zhongguo tushu gongsi (Chinese Library Company)" and was under the influence of Zhang Jian, and it became a moderately liberal newspaper that strongly supported the constitutional movement.In addition to reporting important political news stories, it had many special columns and supplements such as ziyou tan (free discussion), automobile, education and life.It was founded as a commercial newspaper, and politically it remained conservative for its first three decades, supporting the Qing government