本文从一个全新的角度解读了焦裕禄报道的成因，认为河南信阳事件和三年困难时期从一个侧面刺激了穆青一直在寻找一位对党忠诚、爱民如子、道德高尚的好县委书记，而焦裕禄正好满足了穆青所要求的全部条件。穆青的地位和职业，也使他深知焦裕禄的形象完全符合时代的期盼。从一定角度讲，焦裕禄报道实际上隐喻而高明地表达了我党对不宜公开报道事件的一个负责任的历史交代与回答。

This article illuminates the cause of Jiao Yulu’s report from a new perspective and believes that the Xinyang Incident in Henan Province and the Three-year Difficult Period stimulated Mu Qing to look for an outstanding county Party secretary who is loyal to the Party, loves the people, and has high morality. Jiao Yulu was the very person Mu Qing was looking for. Mu Qing’s status and profession also provided him with an insight that Jiao Yulu’s image fully met the expectations of the times. From a certain point of view, Jiao Yulu’s report metaphorically and wisely gave a historical explanation and response to the incident that should not be reported publicly.