This is the author’s keynote report for the Academic Seminar to Commemorate 200 th Anniversary of Karl Marx’s Birth on May 19,2018 at Sichuan University. This paper discusses the ideological origin of five aspects of Marx ’s thought on journalism and communication. The five aspects are: world intercourse system,modern communication concept of time and space,inherent laws of the press,a lively press movement( the pursuit of true news is a process),characters of party and characters of people. This paper also discusses Xi Jinping’s continuation of Marx’s journalism and communication thought in these five aspects and his creative development under the condition of socialism with Chinese characteristics.The author stressed that Marx should be commemorated as Xi Jinping said: "Communists should be in the habit of reading Marxist classics and mastering Marxist principles or regard it as a spiritual pursuit,and foster integrity,temper ideas,achieve transcendence and guide practice with Marxist classics. "