Nghe An Newspaper Party Committee held mid-term review for 2020 - 2025

On the morning of May 8, the Nghe An Newspaper Party Committee held a mid-term review conference for the 2020-2025 term; a review of 3 years of implementing Conclusion No. 01-KL/TW dated May 18, 2021 of the Politburo on continuing to implement Directive No. 05-CT/TW dated May 15, 2016 of the 12th Politburo "On promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle" (Conclusion No. 01).

Overview of the mid-term review conference organized by the Nghe An Newspaper Party Committee. Photo: Thanh Duy

NEW DEVELOPMENT STEPS, ACHIEVEMENTS OF IMPORTANT MARKS

The conference conducted a mid-term review of the implementation of the Resolution of the 4th Nghe An Newspaper Party Congress, term 2020 - 2025; and reviewed the Party Executive Committee for the mid-term 2020 - 2025.

Comrade Tran Van Hung - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Deputy Editor-in-Chief presented the preliminary and review reports. Photo: Thanh Duy

In the spirit of working democratically, seriously and scientifically, through evaluation, it can be seen that in the past half term, the Party Committee of Nghe An Newspaper has overcome many difficulties, promoted the strength of collective solidarity; taken advantage of the leadership, direction and attention of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, the Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies Bloc; led and directed the completion of a number of set targets, creating new development steps and important marks.

The Party Committee's professional leadership has achieved good results; a number of targets have been completed, such as: winning 2-3 Central Press Awards every year, many provincial and industry-level press awards; stable print newspaper circulation of 13-14 thousand copies/issue; average number of e-newspaper readers of 250-300 thousand times/day...

Comrade Ha Nguyen Son - Deputy Secretary of the Current Affairs - Politics Party Cell delivered a speech at the conference. Photo: Thanh Duy

In particular, the Party Committee has led the professional team to successfully build the Project "Improving the overall quality of Nghe An Newspaper and digital transformation in the period of 2022 - 2027 with a view to 2030", putting the new, beautiful and convenient electronic Nghe An Newspaper CMS interface into operation; adding new features and technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to publishing and distributing content; applying modern display formats such as: Automatic speaking newspaper, reading printed newspapers, Podcast, Emagazine...; establishing Nghe An Newspaper Television Department; adding personnel, equipment, machinery, creating favorable conditions for Nghe An Newspaper Television Department to operate; purchasing modern studio equipment worth nearly 800 million VND.

Comrade Nguyen Thi An Nhan - Deputy Secretary of the Party Cell Secretary delivered a speech at the conference. Photo: Thanh Duy

The quality of publications: Nghe An Daily Newspaper, Nghe An Weekend Newspaper, Mountainous Ethnic Special Page and Nghe An Electronic Newspaper have made remarkable progress, maintaining the top position in the Party newspaper system nationwide.

Information in publications is quick, rich, highly critical, basically meeting the needs of readers, contributing to orienting public opinion, creating stability, encouraging emulation movements, promoting socio-economic development of Nghe An province; worthy of being the voice of the Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An province.

For 3 consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022), the Party Committee of Nghe An Newspaper has led the professional work to successfully complete its tasks; in particular, in 2022, Nghe An Newspaper was recognized by its superiors for Excellently Completing its Tasks and was awarded the Emulation Flag of the Government and the Provincial People's Committee.

Comrade Nguyen Thanh Nga - Deputy Secretary of the Cultural and Social Party Cell gave a speech at the conference. Photo: Thanh Duy

During the remaining term of 2020 - 2025, thoroughly grasping the Party's viewpoints and Resolutions, especially Resolution 16 of the Central Executive Committee (10th tenure) on ideological, theoretical and press work in the new situation, the Nghe An Newspaper Party Committee will continue to strive to improve the leadership capacity of Party committees and organizations; build a contingent of cadres and Party members who are politically steadfast, have pure moral qualities, and have the working capacity to meet the requirements of the task; build strong Party organizations, unions, agencies and units, and excellently complete assigned political tasks; innovate and improve the overall quality of publications, do a good job of propaganda and orienting public opinion, making Nghe An Newspaper constantly develop, worthy of being the voice of the Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An.

Comrade Ngo Nhat Lan - Party member of the Law - Readers Party Cell gave a speech at the conference. Photo: Thanh Duy

Implementing Conclusion No. 01, the Nghe An Newspaper Party Committee has focused on developing and promulgating a plan to promote studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle in conjunction with implementing Resolution of the 4th Central Committee (term XII) of the Party in a synchronous manner, implementing thematic studies for the entire term and annually.

In particular, the Party Committee of Nghe An Newspaper directed the Party cells to organize for cadres, party members, and the masses to register to follow Uncle Ho through practical actions associated with the implementation of the regular tasks of the agency; at the same time, identify a number of specific contents in training ethics, lifestyle, and working style of cadres, party members, and civil servants to supplement the content of registration to follow Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, and style.

Along with that, the Party Committee of Nghe An Newspaper promoted the work of setting examples; built 2 collective models and 3 individual models of studying and following Uncle Ho; directed organizations to diversify movements such as: "Good workers, creative workers", "Good articles, beautiful newspaper pages"; the movement "Good advice, good management, good service" or the campaign to build "Loyal; Responsible; Integrity; Creative" cadres, reporters and employees; called on sponsors to expand the scale of Nghe An Newspaper's annual charity activities such as "Tet for the poor"...

Thanks to that, cadres and party members have developed plans and contents for self-training, maintaining qualities, ethics and lifestyle. Every year, 100% of party members complete their tasks well, of which 15% of party members complete their tasks excellently; contributing significantly to building a strong party organization, effectively leading and directing the agency to complete assigned tasks.

PROMOTING THE PRINCIPLE OF DEMOCRATIC CENTRALISM

Speaking at the conference, on behalf of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Agencies Party Committee, Comrade Le Thi Kim Oanh - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Agencies Party Committee acknowledged the mid-term implementation results of the Nghe An Newspaper Party Congress and the preliminary review of 3 years of implementing Conclusion No. 01 of the Politburo.

Comrade Le Thi Kim Oanh - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of the Agencies of Nghe An province gave a speech at the conference. Photo: Thanh Duy

In the coming time, comrade Le Thi Kim Oanh suggested that the Party Committee of Nghe An Newspaper continue to review the targets, tasks and plans set out in the Resolution of the 4th Congress of Nghe An Newspaper Party Committee, term 2020 - 2025; on that basis, evaluate the results of implementing specific targets, to continue to direct in the following time.

At the same time, after the conference, the Nghe An Newspaper Party Committee developed a plan to overcome the limitations and shortcomings pointed out in the preliminary summary, associated with specific solutions, clearly assigning tasks and responsibilities in each field to each committee member, cell secretary and party member.

The Head of the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee of Agencies also proposed to strengthen solidarity and unity within the Party Committee and leadership of the Editorial Board, along with implementing the principle of democratic centralism in direction, leadership and administration, especially the exemplary role of cadres and Party members, especially the leaders.

Each cadre and party member needs to regularly cultivate professional ethics, set an example in work, be exemplary in lifestyle, and be steadfast in political qualities; improve the quality of party cells through building "5 good" party cells and "5 good" party members.

On this occasion, the Party Committee of Nghe An Newspaper launched an emulation movement to study and follow Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle; successfully implementing the resolutions of Party congresses at all levels for the 2020-2025 term.

Comrade Ngo Duc Kien - Party Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper delivered a concluding speech at the conference. Photo: Thanh Duy

Concluding the conference, on behalf of the Party Committee and Editorial Board, comrade Ngo Duc Kien - Party Committee Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper received the direction of the Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies and the recommendations in the discussions of the Party cells to complete the content of the mid-term summary report.

He requested the Party Executive Committee of Nghe An Newspaper and Party cells to carry out well the emulation movement to study and follow Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle; successfully implement the resolutions of Party congresses at all levels for the 2020-2025 term; and carry out 10 key tasks in the remaining time of the term as determined through the preliminary review.

Party Secretary and Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper Ngo Duc Kien requested that in the immediate future, the subcommittees organizing the Youth - Children Football Tournament of Nghe An Newspaper Cup should take strong action; specialized departments should continue to produce quality works to participate in press awards of the province, the Central Government, ministries and branches.

On this occasion, the Nghe An Newspaper Party Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 9 Party members who are exemplary in studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the same time, the unions in Nghe An Newspaper agency must grasp the functions, tasks, plans, and action programs to realize truly meaningful, effective, and exciting activities that attract union members.

Comrade Ngo Duc Kien suggested that each cadre, party member, reporter and employee of Nghe An Newspaper continue to promote the spirit of solidarity and unity; grasp the agency's operating regulations, functions and tasks associated with job positions to better perform assigned tasks, contributing to Nghe An Newspaper's continued success.