What's the difference between briefing and information?

-Overview

(1) meaning.

Briefing is a short internal tabloid that conveys some information. It is a brief, flexible and fast briefing, which is reportable, communicative and instructive. It is also called dynamic, short message, important information, news summary, work exchange, situation reflection, situation exchange and internal reference. It can also be said that the briefing is a short investigation report, a short situation report, a short work report, a short news report and so on. It is simple, accurate, fast, novel, true, vivid and continuous.

There are three kinds of common briefings: first, meeting briefings, which mainly reflect the exchange and progress of the meeting; The second is a briefing, which reflects people's concerns and provides reference for government leaders; Third, work briefing, who will report the handling of major issues, work trends, experience or problems, etc.

Briefing is not the genre of the article. Because there may be only one briefing, or there may be several briefings. These articles may be reports, summaries of special experiences, speeches, news, etc. Therefore, it is not appropriate to describe the briefing as an independent style or just as a report.

Briefing is not a publication. Because some briefings can be bound into a book, like a general "publication", and more often there are only one or two pieces of paper, several pages, like a newspaper. More importantly, the briefing has the news characteristics of ordinary newspapers, especially the requirement of strong timeliness. Publications are far less timely than newspapers. Therefore, the briefing is not a "publication" but a "newspaper". It is more appropriate to say that it is a publication than a tabloid.

Looking at all kinds of work briefing, conference briefing and dynamic briefing, comparing these briefings with ordinary newspapers and periodicals, we can draw the following conclusions: Briefing is no longer a simple short written report that subordinates report their work to superiors, nor can it be regarded as an independent style, let alone a publication, but a highly professional internal tabloid.

(2) characteristics.

Briefing has the characteristics of general newspaper news, which is * * *; It has its own characteristics, mainly:

1. Professional content. Open newspapers are generally comprehensive and have a wide range of contents, including all aspects of news, such as politics, economy, culture, all walks of life of workers, peasants and businessmen, cities and villages, domestic and foreign news, etc. Besides news, there are also literary and artistic works. This can meet the needs of readers from all walks of life, and has many functions, such as publicizing policies, communicating information, spreading knowledge and cultivating temperament. Briefings are different, generally sponsored by relevant units and departments, and their professionalism is very obvious. For example, population census briefing, family planning briefing, water conservancy project briefing, enrollment briefing, etc. , written by the organizers respectively, to convey all kinds of information about the work, including the situation, experience, problems and countermeasures. Don't talk about general things, don't talk about irrelevant things, and talk about professional things. In this way, ordinary readers can understand the progress of their work and enhance their sense of responsibility. For the leading organs, "leaders at all levels have received such briefings and mastered the situation. There are ways to deal with problems. "

2. The length is extremely short. Although all newspapers have limited space and short articles, in contrast, open newspapers are generally four editions with more than 40 thousand words; Local tabloids also have more than 20,000 words per issue, and the briefing surname is "Jane". Jane is the most striking feature that distinguishes it from other newspapers. Even an article, several pieces of information or several articles in one issue are published in a newsletter, with a total of one or two thousand words, but only three or five thousand words long. Readers can read in a short time to meet the needs of modern fast-paced work. The language of the briefing must be concise.

3. Internal communication only. General newspapers are geared to the whole society, and their contents are open and have no confidential value. The more readers, the better. Because of this, in addition to news, they also need knowledge and interest. However, briefings are generally exchanged among various units within the jurisdiction of the compilation organ, which is not suitable or even possible for public dissemination, especially those sponsored by foreign-related organs and dictatorship organs. Some briefings are often designed for a certain level of leaders, which have certain confidentiality requirements and cannot be expanded at will.

(3) Classification

The types of briefings are divided into regular briefings and irregular briefings according to time; According to the nature, there are work briefing, production briefing, study briefing and conference briefing; According to the content, there are comprehensive briefings and special briefings reflecting specific situations.

1. Daily work briefing is also called business briefing. This is a regular bulletin that reflects the daily work or problems of the region, the system and the department. It contains a wide range of contents, including work situation, achievement problems, experience and lessons, praise and criticism, and steps and measures to implement certain policies or instructions from superiors. It often appears in a regular or irregular form and is issued within a certain range.

2. Center work briefing, also known as thematic briefing, is a phased briefing. It is often a briefing on the work of the center, which is the central task of the agency work in a certain period. The work of the center is completed and the briefing is over.

3. Meeting briefing is a briefing that reflects the meeting during the meeting. It is a temporary briefing, including the situation in the meeting, speeches and meeting decisions. Large-scale and long-term meetings often need to compile and distribute multiple briefings, exchange information in time, and promote the meeting. Small-scale meetings are usually brief for a while, and often a comprehensive summary report will be written after the meeting.

4. Dynamic briefing, including situation dynamics and ideological dynamics. This kind of briefing has strong timeliness and confidentiality, which requires rapid compilation and distribution, limited distribution scope and confidentiality in a certain period and stage.

Second, the writing method

(1) title

1. Briefing names are usually printed in large red font. If you have special contents, you don't need to send another newsletter. Please indicate the words "Supplement" or "XX Special Issue" under the name or number of issues. The secret level is written in the upper left corner, and some people write the words "internal documents" or "internal materials, please pay attention to preservation".

2. The issue number can be written on the next line of the name and enclosed in brackets.

3. Editing unit.

4. The release date is written on the right side parallel to the editing unit.

Below, a horizontal line separates the header from the core.

(2) Submitting for approval

Submit for approval, that is, publish one or more articles in the briefing. Briefing is written in various ways, so its form is more flexible. Mostly news, including title, introduction, theme, results and background materials interspersed in the narrative. There are other styles besides news, so not every briefing has these contents.

1. The title of the briefing is similar to that of the news. It should reveal the theme, short and eye-catching.

The introduction usually summarizes the main idea or content of the full text with concise sentences or paragraphs, giving readers a general impression. The lead is written in a variety of ways, including asking questions, summarizing, describing and narrating. Generally speaking, leaders should explain clearly who (someone or a unit), when, what (event) and what the result is.

3. The text concretizes the content of the lead with sufficient, typical and convincing materials.

4. End or predict the development trend of things, or put forward hopes and future plans. If the main part has made things clear, there is no need to add a tail.

5. Background: namely, environmental conditions and historical conditions that affect people and things. The background can be interspersed in various parts.

(3) Postscript

The bottom of the last page of the briefing is separated from the newspaper by a horizontal line. Below the horizontal line, the left side indicates the transmission range, and the parallel right side indicates the number of copies printed.

What's the news

An expert said that information is information, which is neither material nor spiritual. There seems to be nothing nonsense, as if everything has been said. Besides, what can we say about information?

It makes sense that information is neither material nor spiritual. On the other hand, it seems correct that information is both material and spiritual.

From the point of view of matter, information is the attribute of matter, the characteristic of the object of action reflected on the object of action, and the intermediary of mutual connection and interaction between things.

From the perspective of people, information is meaningful to talents only if it is "discovered" by people and the meaning conveyed by the interrelations and interactions between things enters people's field of vision. At this time, information is artificially endowed with spiritual meaning and has obvious spiritual attributes. Only such information exists in people. It is doubtful whether there is pure objective information beyond this.

In biological and chemical research, it is also said that there is information interaction between animals, plants and even inorganic substances, but that is what people engaged in research "think". Is it actually the result of direct interaction or information intermediary? Whether there is any information in it is doubtful, which is a very doubtful judgment!