党中央、国务院作出的西部大开发战略决策掀起了西部地区开发、开放的热潮。藉此波澜壮阔的形势,新闻媒体也掀开了宣传西部、宣传开发的热浪。对西部大开发这样一项关系到区域经济协调发展,关系到民族团结、社会稳定和边防巩固,关系到我国现代化建设第三步战略目标的大政策、大战略,新闻媒体必须做到政治方向正确、政策水平较高、视野开阔、观点鲜明,才能形成与西部大开发相适应的舆论导向。 一、形成主要依靠市场机制作用进行西部大开发的舆论氛围 西部大开发是一项长期工作,可能要经过几代人的努力才能完成。目前,西部大开发刚刚开了个头。在开局中,国家采取中央财政支持加快西部各项基础设施建设的措施。与此同时,国家还支持西部地区生态环境的保护和建设,西部居民特别是农村居民在义务 The strategic decision made by the Central Party Committee and the State Council in developing the western region has set off a wave of development and opening up in the western region. With this magnificent situation, the news media also opened up a heat wave to promote the western region and publicize the development. As for the large-scale policy, grand strategy and news media that are related to the coordinated development of the western region, the development of the western region, the unity of nationalities, social stability and border defense, and the third-step strategic goal of our country's modernization, the news media must be politically correct , A higher level of policy, a broader vision and a clear-cut point of view can a guideline for public opinion compatible with the large-scale development of the western region be formed. I. Formation of a Media Atmosphere Relying mainly on the Market Mechanism to Develop the Western Region The development of the western region is a long-term undertaking that may take several generations to complete. At present, the large-scale development of the western region has just started its course. In the first stage, the state took the measures supported by the central finance in accelerating the construction of various infrastructure projects in the western region. At the same time, the state also supports the protection and construction of the ecological environment in the western region. The western residents, especially the rural residents, are obliged