The role of government information officers |
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| Institution: | 1. Institut Mines-Telecom, Telecom SudParis, UMR CNRS 5157, France;2. INRIA Sophia Antipolis Mediterranée, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France;1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA;2. Department of Urology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA;3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Veteran Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA;4. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;1. School of International Development, University of East Anglia, UK;2. Millennium Nucleus Centre for the Socioeconomic Impact of Environmental Policies (CESIEP), Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Campus San Joaquín, Avenida Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile;1. Department of Computer Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China;2. Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong;1. Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research (CBAR), Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA;2. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;3. Asociacion Civil Impacta Salud y Educacion, Lima, Peru;4. Institut National de Laboratoire et de Recherches, Centres Gheskio, Port au Prince, Haiti;5. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA;6. Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA;7. Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA;1. College of Food Science, Southwesst University, 2 Tiansheng Road, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, PR China;2. College of Food Science and Technology, Heibei Agricultural University, 289 Lingyusi Road, Baoding, Heibei 071001, PR China;3. Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products on Storage and Preservation (Chongqing), Ministry of Agriculture, Chongqing, 400715, PR China |
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| Abstract: | In most countries, a key figure in the provision of public information at the central government level is the government information officer (GIO). These individuals may be known as spokespersons, press officers, press attachés, public affairs officers, or public information officers. A GIO contributes to public understanding of government policies and raises awareness of the roles of decision makers and purview of state institutions, the availability of social services, noteworthy trends, and risks to public health and safety. In Central and Eastern Europe, a GIO's responsibilities typically include: monitoring media coverage of public affairs; briefing and advising political officials; managing media relations; providing information directly to the public; sharing information across the administration; formulating communication strategies and campaigns; and researching and assessing public opinion. Because of the region's communist heritage, GIOs in Central and Eastern Europe confront a number of special challenges, starting with poorly performing public administrations. Other problems include immature media, secrecy and political influence, and a lack of training and skills. However, as democratic, market, and media practices in Central and Eastern Europe come to resemble those in Western Europe, the activities and attitudes of GIOs in the former region are becoming more like their counterparts in the latter. |
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