《密勒氏评论报》(简称《密》)由美国专业报人在1917年创办于上海。该刊在华 出版发行了约32年,先后经历了3任发行人和主编。他们是密勒和鲍威尔父子。创办者 密勒是最早来华从事新闻活动的西方职业记者,被誉为“美国在华新闻业之父”。另一 位创办者老鲍威尔则是第一位受过新闻专业教育的外国来华办报人士。在他们的引领之 下,一大批美国专业记者来华从事新闻活动,在国际新闻界留下了珍贵的一笔。《密》 堪称一份转折性的在华外报。它是第一份由西方新闻专业人士来华创办的报刊。小鲍威 尔主笔下的《密》在新中国建立后呈现出迥异的风格。刊物几经周折仍难以为继,最终 于1953年7月停刊,成为最后一份离开中国大陆的外国在华英文报刊。

The China Weekly Review is the first English periodical that was established by American professional newspapermen in Shanghai in 1917. The Review experienced three publishers and concurrent chief editors in its 32-year history. They are Thomas F. Millard, John B. Powell and his son John W. Powell. Millard, the chief founder of the Review, is the first professional journalists who came to China from western countries. He is regarded as “the founding father of American journalism in China”. Senior Powell, the other founder of the Review, is the first professionally educated American newspaperman who came to China and helped establish the Review. Led by Millard and senior Powell, lots of American professional journalists joined their effort in reporting China, which has left a precious legacy in international journalism. The Review can be seen as a turning point of great significance. It’s the first periodical that was established by professional newspapermen from the West. The Review began to present very different characteristics under the management of junior Powell, especially after the establishment of P. R. China. After much effort, junior Powell found it hard to continue the publication of Review in China. The “farewell issue” was sent to its readers in Jul. 1953. The Review became the last foreign publication, which left the mainland China.