随着20世纪20年代上海经济的进步和舆论环境的改善，上海的大小报都进入了鼎盛发展时期。正在这时，上海发生了莲英案——名妓王莲英被阎瑞生杀害，由于她在当时颇有名声，该案随之成为大小报争相报道的对象。但是，大报和小报在报道方式和价值选择上却有明显的差别。大报聚焦于事件本身，详细报道了案件的审查经过和结果，批评了案件背后的不良社会风气和娼妓制度；小报则对王莲英的“花国总理”身份进行了极大的渲染，报道中也充满着对她的同情和尊重。通过对比可以发现，这种报道差异不仅是一个充满生机的传媒生态环境的体现，还是上海社会经济文化变迁的缩影。

In the 1920s, with the progress of the economy and the improvement of the media environment, Shanghai's major newspapers and tabloids have entered a period of prosperity. At this time, the "Lianying case" in which a famous prostitute Wang Lianying was killed by Yan Ruisheng happened in Shanghai. As she was very famous in Shanghai, this case became the focus of the Shanghai tabloids and major newspapers. The major newspapers focused on the development of the case, detailing how the case was examined and the results, criticizing the social climate and brothels. The tabloids have detailed Wang Lianying's identity as "the prime minister of the brothels", and the reports are full of sympathy and respect for her. By studying and comparing the reports of the two kinds of newspapers, we can explore the media ecology and the socio-economic changes of Shanghai in the early 1920s.