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Record 1 2006-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Communication (Public Relations)
  • News and Journalism (General)
DEF

An in-depth document written for the media that provides detailed information about a product, service, organization or event in the context of its necessity, its place in industry and its place in history.

OBS

A backgrounder often accompanies a media release, providing additional information such as historic or technical details, or related policy information.

OBS

backgrounder: term and definition standardized by the Translation Bureau and the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness (OCIPEP).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Communications (Relations publiques)
  • Information et journalisme (Généralités)
DEF

Document rédigé à l'intention des médias, qui donne sur un produit, un service, une organisation ou un événement des renseignements détaillés concernant son utilité, sa place dans l'industrie et sa place dans l'histoire.

OBS

Le document d'information accompagne souvent les communiqués de presse; il fournit alors des renseignements additionnels comme des détails historiques ou techniques, ou encore des renseignements généraux connexes.

OBS

document d'information : terme et définition normalisés par le Bureau de la traduction et le Bureau de la protection des infrastructures essentielles et de la protection civile (BPIEPC).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Documentos comerciales y administrativos
  • Comunicación (Relaciones públicas)
  • Noticias y periodismo (Generalidades)
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Record 2 1987-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

Ministère des Pêches et des Océans.

Spanish

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