The present study intends to provide a relatively comprehensive account of the relation between concrete entity topic introduction and discourse anaphora in English news reports. The analysis of the relation between the means employed in concrete entity topic introduction and discourse anaphora shows that topics introduced by proper names in subject position in the sentence are more frequently referred to in the following discourse. The results suggest that most accessible concrete entity topics in English news reports are those topics introduced by proper names in subject position in the sentence.This study further proves the previous evidence about the effect of linguistic cues on discourse anaphora. It can also help promote the understanding of the relation between linguistic cue--means employed in concrete entity topic introduction and discourse anaphora in English news reports and provides insights into the teaching of newspaper reading comprehension.