Co-sponsored by the School of Journalism and Communication of Renmin University of China and West Star Top Collection (WSTC) , the Power of News-Celebrities in the Western Journalism Handwriting Exhibition is expected to debut on October 12, 2018.

1.Date: October 12, 2018

2.Venue: Mingde Journalism Building of Renmin University of China

3.Co-sponsors: School of Journalism and Communication of Renmin University of China, West Star Top Collection (WSTC)

By presenting the original handwriting of modern journalistic figures in Europe and the U.S. in diversified carriers and themes, the exhibition aims to sow the humanistic idea, accumulate historical value, and carry forward the collection culture. It endeavors to enrich campus life, demonstrate campus vitality, and provide the teachers and students with a one-stop feast of history and culture.

Autograph of Joseph Pulitzer, the Founder of the Pulitzer Prize

Autograph Letter Signed of Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe 

All exhibits will be used as auxiliary teaching resources to further enrich the curriculum system, expand the teaching dimension, and probe potentially academic value through deep exploration, and then construct a three-dimensional campus humanistic education platform which can be understood by all students.

Autograph of William Hearst, a journalism tycoon

Signed Document of Thomas Alva Edison, the great inventor

The exhibition is divided into two parts, the main area and the areas with specialized themes. It brings together the handwriting of Joseph Pulitzer, William Hearst, Alfred Harmsworth, Emile de Girardin, Henry R. Luce, David Sarnoff, John Reith and other western journalism figures, as well as historical celebrities such as Thomas Edison, John Kennedy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gustave Eiffel, and Samuel Morse. The exhibits are all provided by the collection of WSTC, most of which are the first appearance in China.

Autograph Letter Signed of Gustave Eiffel, an architecture tycoon

Editor: Yao Qing