圣約翰大學是中國第一家新聞系的誕生地。但對于該校新聞教育的情況,現有文獻還難窺全豹。本文主要立足上海檔案館收藏的相關檔案,還原了圣約翰新聞教育前后25年的發展歷程。該校新聞系創辦雖早,但受限于圣約翰大學的由盛轉衰,并未得到充分發展。它部分移植了密蘇里新聞教育模式,再加上校內對英文教學的重視,便于學生與國際接軌;但對中國社會來說不夠接地氣,本土化程度較低。本文也將圣約翰與燕京的新聞教育進行了比較,后者主動從中美兩國新聞界、教育界贏得支持,推動了燕京新聞系的快速崛起。

St. John’s University has founded the first journalism department in China. However, the existing research on St. John’s journalism education is far from enough. In this paper, based on the relevant files of Shanghai archives collection, the twenty-five-year history of St. John’s journalism education has been restored. Although the university founded journalism department early, as the whole university declined from prosperity, its journalism education has not been fully developed. The journalism department has partially transplanted the "Missouri journalism education model", plus the emphasis on English Teaching in the whole university, their students could conform to international standards easily. However, it tried little to adapt to Chinese Society, the degree of its localization is relatively low. We also compare it with the journalism education in Yenching University. Be active to win support from the press and educational circles in the China and the U.S., promoted the rapid rise of Yenching journalism department.