The so-called "internal reference" refers to a reference internal information dissemination carrier and its working mechanism. In China's news communication system, "internal reference" is a unique information communication phenomenon and an important part of China's news communication system. We should also see that "internal reference" is an important means of governing the country under the leadership of our party and government, and it is also an important channel to understand public opinion and reality.
The readers of Internal Reference are mainly leaders of the party, government and army, which determines that its dissemination scope is small, but its energy is great. Therefore, to understand the political situation and the work of leaders in China, we must know the "internal reference" mechanism; To understand the leader's ideological concerns, political considerations and leadership style, we must know the leader's "internal reference" instructions.
Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping, Chen Yun and other proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation attached great importance to "internal reference" from published works such as anthologies, manuscripts, chronicles, biographies, memoirs and memoirs. They not only read Internal Reference, but also take guiding Internal Reference as an effective way to run the party, country and army to promote their work.
Because the "internal reference" often involves secrets, the relevant files have not been completely made public at present, so we can't count how many "internal reference" have been read and approved by central leaders such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping and Chen Yun. According to the author's statistics of published authoritative materials, among the central leaders in the new period, Deng Xiaoping is the one who sees the most kinds of "internal reference"; Deng Xiaoping is also the person who reads and instructs "internal reference" the most.
There are four types of "internal references":
First, internal publications regularly submitted by news organizations. For example, Xinhua News Agency publishes domestic dynamic samples every day, People's Daily extracts letters from the masses and special edition of information compilation, Guangming Daily reflects the situation, China Youth Daily extracts letters from the youth, and Shanghai Jiefang Daily reports the situation.
Second, internal publications founded by the central and state organs and military organs. For example, the summary of people's letters published by the State Council Letters and Calls Office, the summary of letters and visits published by the General Office of the Central Military Commission, the briefing of letters and visits published by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the summary of letters and visits published by the General Office of the Ministry of Finance, the Foreign Affairs Report published by the General Office of the Ministry of Petroleum Industry and the Summary of People's Letters and Visits published by the General Office of the Ministry of Education.
Third, the leaders' office received and submitted letters from people from all walks of life. Among them are letters from foreigners and scientists in China, as well as letters from people from all walks of life in China; There are both suggestions and problems; There are both requests for the implementation of policies and requests for the rehabilitation of false and wrong cases; There are demands from the families of veteran cadres, complaints from young students, and so on.
The fourth is mutual reading between central leaders. Other central leaders sometimes read the relevant contents of publications, put forward opinions and read them. In this case, the transferred person will also see the content of "internal reference".
Brief introduction of reforming internal reference:
Purpose: To convey the spirit of the central reform, reflect the practical problems in the reform, collect and sort out public opinions, exchange reform experiences, analyze typical events, report forward-looking reform views and suggestions that should not be made public for the time being, and be good staff of party and government cadres at all levels.
Three advantages: first, authority. "Reform Internal Reference" was first published in 1983. It is the first one in China under the personal care of Deng Xiaoping and other revolutionaries of the older generation, and it is also a secret decision-making consultation publication with the theme of reform in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission. Over the past 30 years, the "reform internal reference" has been concerned and instructed by several generations of leaders of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and has become the most widely circulated central-level reform internal reference for party and government cadres at all levels. Second, advance. Relying on authoritative government decision-making departments, this journal gathers domestic first-class expert groups, absorbs rich information resources at home and abroad, absorbs forward-looking research results, and builds a communication platform for officials, production, learning and media to gain insight into the current situation and predict the future. Third, consultation. Pay attention to social sensitive issues, reform hotspots and difficulties, explore reform paths, learn from overseas experience, cut to the chase, come up with countermeasures, and make suggestions for decision makers at all levels.
Five highlights: First, introduce the pilot experience of local reform at the first time; Timely reflect the opinions and demands of all sectors of society for reform; In-depth interpretation of central policies and reform strategies. Second, pay attention to the important policies before and after; Excavate the deep-seated institutional reasons behind all kinds of emergencies and provide the decision-making background of public policies; Early warning of various hidden dangers in the process of reform and development. Third, discuss the key points and short, medium and long-term goals of China's reform; Give comprehensive political, economic and social answers to overall problems. Fourth, comprehensively reflect the judgments and suggestions of overseas mainstream media, high-level think tanks and celebrities on China's economic, political, cultural and social reforms, and focus on reporting new ideas, new strategies, new trends and new changes in the political, economic, cultural and social fields in overseas and Hong Kong and Taiwan regions. 5. Tracing the traces of reform in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, evaluating and introducing the major events and key figures that have influenced China's social transformation from multiple angles, and rationally showing the views of experts and scholars from all sides and various social trends of thought.