胡锦涛同志所作的“十七大报告”明确提出要“加快建立覆盖城乡居民的社会保障体系,保障人民基本生活。”今年8月,国务院出台《关于解决城市低收入家庭住房困难的若干意见》,重点保障低收入人群的住房问题;同时,决定连续三年继续提高企业退休人员基本养老金标准。截至8月底,我国有相对稳定劳动关系的农民工半数以上参加了工伤保险。新型农村合作医疗制度也在今年由试点转入全面推进阶段……政府主导、责任分担、社会化多层次的新制度正逐渐代替国家负责、单位包办、板块分割、封闭运行的旧制度。社会保障是社会安定的重要保证。社会保障事业的发展关系国家发展稳定和社会主义和谐社会建设的大局。做好社会保障报道,创新报道形式,及时传递和解释中央的政策措施,引导与之相关的各种舆论,是媒体不可推卸的重要职责。本刊特组织专题研讨新时期的社会保障报道,并期待读者持续关注、参与讨论。 Comrade Hu Jintao made the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China expressly proposed to speed up the establishment of a social security system covering both urban and rural residents and ensure people’s basic livelihood. “In August this year, the State Council promulgated the” Resolution on Solving the Housing Problems of Urban Low-income Families Several Opinions, "which focused on ensuring housing for low-income groups. At the same time, it decided to continuously raise the basic pension standard for retirees in enterprises for three consecutive years. As of the end of August, more than half of the migrant workers in our country with relatively stable labor relations participated in work-related injury insurance. The new rural cooperative medical system has also been shifted from a pilot phase to an all-out phase this year. The new system of government-led, responsibility-sharing and multi-level socialization is gradually replacing the old system of State responsibility, unitary operation, plate division and closed operation. Social security is an important guarantee for social stability. The development of social security has a bearing on the overall development of the country and the construction of a harmonious socialist society. It is an unshirkable important responsibility for the media to make good social security reports, create new forms of reporting, and timely deliver and explain the central government’s policies and measures and guide the various public opinions related to it. The journal organizes a special seminar on social security coverage in the new era and looks forward to continued attention from readers and participation in discussions.