After the assassination of Song Jiaoren, The Times, famous for its astute and sharp writing, published a large number of news comments to guide the fair and efficient trial of the case. The newspaper pointed out that the identification of the murderer must be based on evidence, and the public speculation would confuse people and hinder justice, so the newspaper media should speak impartially and not spread untruths. After a long waiting for the open trial of “The Case of Assassinating Song Jiaoren”, the newspaper raised the banner of judicial independence, condemned the administrative intervention in the judicial system, and criticized the inaction of the local judicial organs in Shanghai. The newspaper concept of “saving the nation by discussing politics”, the higher legal literacy of the newspaper group, the high recognition of the spirit of the rule of law, and the rational thinking of the current situation all together constitute an important reason for the newspaper’s voice. The commentary of The Times on “The Case of Assassinating Song Jiaoren” popularized the modern judicial knowledge and spread the modern judicial concept to the people, thus making a certain contribution to the modernization of the judicial transformation.