在突发事件和自然灾害新闻报道中,海事卫星站被广泛使用。但是,海事卫星系统保密性不够,不能传输敏感新闻。我国自主研发、独立运营的北斗卫星导航系统(下文称北斗系统)具有短报文功能,在敏感新闻应急传输中,得到越来越多关注。新华社作为国家通讯社,使用北斗系统短报文传输敏感新闻,具有一定的现实意义。一、应急敏感新闻传输现状目前,在突发事件和自然灾害应急传输中,我社记者常携带海事卫星前往现场。对于普通新闻,采用海 In the news of emergencies and natural disasters, maritime satellite stations are widely used. However, maritime satellite systems are not sufficiently confidential to transmit sensitive information. China’s independent research and development, independent operation of the Beidou satellite navigation system (hereinafter referred to as the Beidou system) has a short message function, sensitive news emergency transmission, get more and more attention. Xinhua News Agency, as a state news agency, uses the Beidou system to transmit sensitive news with short messages, which has certain practical significance. I. Status of Emergency and Sensitive News Transmission At present, in the emergency transmission of emergencies and natural disasters, our correspondents often carry maritime satellites to the scene. For general news, adopt the sea