In the past, the function of a government publication was usually to favorably report on the development of a country to the outside world, to disseminate "propaganda" generally intended to report the positive and ignore the negative, in the hope of giving foreigners a good impression, elevating a country's position in international affairs, and gaining other nations 'respect, friendship and investment.
過去，政府刊物的功能，通常是對外報導國家的進步和發展，亦即所謂的「宣傳」，總是報喜不報憂，希望能給外人一個最好的印象，讓我們的國際地位得以提昇，讓別人重視我們、跟我們做朋友、到我們國家來投資。