Streamlining the apparatus and improving the efficiency of the converged newsroom model

On the morning of March 28, comrade Le The Don - Deputy Head of Department 3 of the Central Inspection Committee visited and worked at the editorial office of Nghe An Newspaper. Receiving and working with him, on the side of Nghe An Newspaper, there were comrades: Pham Thi Hong Toan - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper; Ngo Duc Kien - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper; Dau Van Thanh - Chief of Office and representatives of relevant departments and divisions.Photo: My Nga

Nghe An Newspaper has 4 publications, including a large-format daily newspaper, Nghe An Weekend Newspaper, the Mountainous Region special page and Nghe An electronic newspaper. The printed newspaper publication volume reaches nearly 17,000 copies/issue.

The spearhead of the newspaper is Party building. Every month, the newspaper builds 12-15 special pages on Party Building in the printed newspaper. "We believe that we must make sure that readers see that the policies and resolutions are not rigid. That is the mission of Nghe An Newspaper" - Editor-in-Chief Pham Thi Hong Toan affirmed.

In recent times, Nghe An Newspaper has achieved many important results, exceeding the set plan as well as having many changes. In particular, implementing the 6th Central Resolution on continuing to innovate and reorganize the apparatus of the political system to be streamlined and operate effectively and efficiently, the Party Committee - Editorial Board continued to improve the apparatus of the editorial office in the direction of streamlining, improving operational efficiency, merging a number of specialized departments, from 9 departments to 8 departments. In early 2019, the number of departments continued to be streamlined from 8 departments to 7 departments.

In addition, Nghe An Newspaper's editorial office has been promoting the implementation of the Convergence Editorial Office model, requiring each reporter and editor to be multi-talented and perform professional work using multimedia.

In developing the Job Position Project, Nghe An Newspaper pays special attention to the quality of human resources. Accordingly, the unit focuses on attracting talent, recruiting in a methodical and serious manner, determining the criteria for each job position, reviewing the standards of each officer, reporter, and employee, to build a quality team, suitable for each job position.

The newspaper also built a network of more than 500 collaborators across the bases, aiming to bring readers the fastest, most complete and accurate information.

Editor-in-Chief Pham Thi Hong Toan introduces the Convergence Editorial Office model to comrade Le The Don. Photo: My Nga

Recognizing and appreciating the innovative and scientific ways of Nghe An Newspaper, comrade Le The Don suggested that the leaders of the Editorial Board of the editorial office continue to promote the tradition of the Heroic Unit, the leading local Party newspaper in the country, a reliable address for readers. In particular, focusing on promoting propaganda on contents such as: spearheads in personnel work; Resolution 26 of the Politburo on developing Nghe An until 2020; reforming administrative procedures towards increasing the PCI index...

Receiving the direction of the Deputy Director of the Local Department 3, Central Inspection Committee, Editor-in-Chief Pham Thi Hong Toan said that Nghe An Newspaper continues to complete and implement the project according to Resolution 6 of the Central Committee on streamlining the apparatus for effective and efficient operation. At the same time, it continues to improve the quality of publications, train staff; promote distribution and propaganda work, strive to maintain the quantity and quality of publications in print and electronic newspapers.