It is considered that there are 4 characteristics : ( 1 ) thoughts of press law were representation of political theory ; ( 2 ) compared to western theory , thoughts of freedom of expression in china were characterized by utilitarian and practical ; ( 3 ) chinese began balance the relationship between individual rights and freedom of expression ; ( 4 ) people have introduced the idea of forming perfect press law system at that time 第三部分:采用历史纵向比较和中西横向比较两种方法,总结清末民初资产阶级报律思想的特征。文章认为,清末民初资产阶级报律思想是在了解西方、救亡图存的时代背景下发展起来的,它对中国新闻法制的近代化做出了重要贡献。