Liang Weidong

Liang Weidong

Liang Weidong (1919-1996), formerly known as Liang Yumin, was born in Lianyuan, Hunan Province. He is a famous newspaperman in modern times. In the 29th year of the Republic of China (1940), he took part in the work of Kaiping daily in Xiushui, Jiangxi Province. He worked as a reporter, and went to the guerrilla area in Northwest Jiangxi Province in the name of field special commissioner to collect and write field communications. In 1942, he entered Guilin Li Bao and successively served as the chief editor, interview director and director. Since 1944, he has been the chief editor and director of Chongqing Xinmin Bao, Nanjing edition and Shanghai Edition. After the liberation of Shanghai in 1949, he once served as vice president, editorial board member, leader of municipal construction group and news group of Xinmin daily evening magazine.

In 1940, he took part in the work of Kaiping daily in Xiushui, Jiangxi Province, as a reporter, and went to the guerrilla area in Northwest Jiangxi Province in the name of field special commissioner to collect and write field communications. In 1942, he entered the "Li Bao" in Guilin and successively served as the director, interview director and interview director. In 1944, he was the chief editor and director of Chongqing Xinmin daily, Nanjing edition and Shanghai Edition. When Shanghai was liberated in 1949, he served as deputy general manager of Xinmin daily. In October 1949, Shanghai established a joint branch of the three newspapers of the Communist Party of China, namely Ta Kung Pao, Wen Wei Po and Xin Min Bao, with Liang Weidong as vice president and editorial board member. In January 1953, Xinmin Evening News was changed into a "public-private partnership" and a new editorial board was established, with Zhao chaogou, Cheng Daqian, Jiang Wenjie, Liang Weidong, Qian Gufeng, Zhang Huijian, Tang Yunjing and Ouyang Wenbin as editorial board members. In 1957, Liang Weidong was beaten to be a rightist and a "class enemy" for reporting a rightist. It was not until the early 1980s that it was rehabilitated. Xinmin Evening News was also forced to stop publication in the ten years of catastrophe. In 1981, it was planned to resume publication. During the preparation period, it was described as "grandfather" and "grandson" running the newspaper. At that time, Liang Weidong was the deputy editor in chief. In the mid-1980s, he was a member of the editorial board of East China price daily. He died of cancer in 1996.