A Comparative Study On The White House Press Secretary And The Chinese Government News Spokesperson

The White House Press Secretary is the mouthpiece of the president of the United States and the government,which initially appeared as the president's private secretary.The spokesperson of Chinese government represent the government,which constantly promote the interaction between the government and the outside world in the process of development.In terms of the nature,the White House Press Secretary has outstanding secretarial attributes,professional attributes,and full-time attributes.Its essence is the president's news consultant,who is dedicated to handling news issues.The Chinese Government News Spokesperson has prominent official attributes,comprehensive attributes,and part-time attributes.Its essence is a government official who acts as a spokesperson on a part-time basis.In terms of responsibilities,press releases,disambiguation,and response to concerns are the main tasks of them,but there are differences in the responsibilities of “media communication” and “media contact,” “public opinion control” and “issuing for the people”.In terms of characteristics,both of them have similar development characteristics and directional characteristics,but they are different in terms of legal protection feature and institutional protection feature.According to the comparison,the author believes that the source of differences between the White House press secretary and the Chinese Government News Spokesperson lies in the difference in the national conditions of the two countries.A simple “taking in” will only lead to the failure.Of course,it's necessary to learn from them with positive significance.By strengthening capability development,institution building and legal construction,we can improve the development of the Government News Spokesperson with its system,and build it with Chinese characteristics as soon as possible.