The call was echoed by such leading scholars in journalism as Hsu Chia-shih, Pan Chia-ching and Yang Hsiao-jung. But the idea was only put into effect in 1973 when the Department of Journalism of the National Chengchi University transformed a college paper into a community tabloid called "Cha-Mei Report," as it covers the Taipei suburbs of Mucha and Chingmei.
早在民國四十年報學雜誌的創刊號上，他就已提出發展社區報紙的構想。其後，國立政治大學新聞研究所的老師徐佳士、潘家慶、楊孝等，陸續在課堂上和報章雜誌及專書中，呼籲創辦社區性的小眾媒介。