After the foundation of new China, China contemporary journalists have been affected by the principles of “obedience to propaganda” and “respect for the law of journalism”, and it reflects the process of how Chinese journalists coordinate their positions in practice and eliminate the contradictions. From the angle of history of mentality, this study explores the focus of Chinese contemporary journalists, the pattern of news production with Chinese journalism characteristics and representative forms, and so on, after in-depth interviews with mainstream media reporters in China. Based on the standpoint of social responsibility, Chinese journalists tried to eliminate the gap between “propaganda” and “news”, and they also searched for the union of professional value and personal value with the inheritance of native land emotion through journalism practice. They concerned about the independence of press, explored the criteria of public opinion, insisted on thorough interview, acquired various authentic materials and disseminated information through public reports or the reference system. Besides, bearing the characteristics of Chinese journalists, they once responded to the call for typical reports, which were reflected and revised in the new period.