Peng Zhen
The paper's header was inscribed by Mao Zedong. The Inaugural Issue was drafted by Liao Mosha, then Head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Beijing Committee, and edited by Mayor Peng Zhen. When its publication started, it lacked articles to receive, many contents were identical to those in "People's Daily". At a conference held on October 16, Peng Zhen advocated to publish shorter and more local articles. Shortly afterwards, a labor strike broke out, "Beijing Daily" fought a successful propaganda campaign. From then, the newspaper became popular among workers in Beijing.