新闻发言人制度是西方现代政府制度的一个重要组成部分,是西方现代政府作为一种特殊的组织形式运行和管理的基本制度之一。政府新闻发言人制度规定了政府新闻传播机构及其成员必须遵守的行为准则,设定了机构的组织指挥系统,明确了机构及其成员之间的权责、分工和协调关系。从西方国家的政府传播实践来看,新闻发言人制度不仅作为一种有限的信息源,合法化引导公共舆论,同时也是一个协调者,调解着政府、媒体以及公众之间的关系。从政治传播 The spokesman system is an important part of the modern western government system and one of the basic systems by which the modern western government operates and manages as a special form of organization. The government spokesman system stipulates the code of conduct that government news media organizations and their members must abide by, sets up the organization and command system of the organization, and clarifies the rights and responsibilities, division of labor and coordination among agencies and their members. From the perspective of the practice of government communication in Western countries, the spokesman system not only serves as a limited source of information, legitimates public opinion but also serves as a coordinator to mediate the relations among the government, the media and the public. Communication from politics