Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department: Nghe An Newspaper promotes the spirit of innovation and creativity to become the central nucleus of the provincial press.
Speaking at the Conference to review the Party Committee and Editorial Board of Nghe An Newspaper, comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, suggested that the Newspaper continuously approach technology to innovate technical infrastructure, actively transform digitally, and strive to become the "central nucleus" of Nghe An journalism.
On the morning of December 3, the Party Committee and Editorial Board of Nghe An Newspaper held a conference to review the year 2024. Attending and directing the conference was comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department.
Also attending were comrades: Nguyen Van Hai - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee; Ton Manh - Deputy Chief of the Provincial Party Committee Office; Pham Ngoc Canh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; comrades representing the Provincial Party Committee's committees, representatives of the Provincial Agencies Bloc Party Committee.
Comrade Ngo Duc Kien - Party Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper chaired the conference. Participating in the review were comrades of the Party Executive Committee, Editorial Board of Nghe An Newspaper; participating in giving comments were key comrades of Nghe An Newspaper.
Promote the spirit of setting an example, innovation and creativity
At the conference, comrade Tran Van Hung - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper presented the review of the Party Committee and Editorial Board of Nghe An Newspaper in 2024. Thereby, it showed that in 2024, the members of the Party Executive Committee of Nghe An Newspaper made efforts and responsibilities in performing their tasks. In particular, the Party Secretary and Editor-in-Chief promoted the exemplary leading role in performing common tasks. In the process of leadership and direction, the principle of democratic centralism, collective leadership and individual responsibility were promoted, and the Party Committee's work program was implemented scientifically and methodically, creating a new turning point in performing the agency's political tasks.
Based on the 2024 work program of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee, the Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies Bloc and the targets and tasks of the Party Congresses at all levels, the Party Committee has specified them into resolutions, programs, plans, and proposed measures to strengthen leadership and direction, focusing on implementing well the political tasks of the agency.
The Party Committee directed the professional staff to coordinate with ONECMS to build a new interface integrating print and electronic newspapers, put into use from May 28, 2024. The new electronic newspaper interface is designed in a modern way, with many outstanding, comprehensive, and in-depth features, truly effectively applying artificial intelligence, a step forward in integrating data and digital technology into the fields of publishing activities, aiming to provide greater value and benefits to the public. Build and launch the Data Press special page: "President Ho Chi Minh with his homeland Nghe An" and the special page "Soviet Nghe Tinh 1930-1931".
The Party Committee has directed the production of thousands of news and reports in print newspapers; hundreds of television reports, clips, and short videos in electronic newspapers. After being published in print and electronic newspapers, the works continue to be shared and spread on social platforms, such as: YouTube channel, Tiktok, and Nghe An Newspaper fanpage.
Nghe An Newspaper TV channel continues to operate actively and effectively. Since the beginning of the year, it has produced nearly 700 products attracting millions of views. In addition to international commentary programs, there are also reports, news, and articles reflecting current political issues and people's lives in the area. Livestreaming many important events of the province, in particular, livestreaming 38 matches at the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children's Football Tournament on the Newspaper's digital platforms and live streaming on FPT Play TV channel and FPT Play's digital platform.
The work of building and rectifying the Party and the political system; the capacity and responsibility of the leadership and management collective; the responsibility to set an example and the responsibility to explain; the work of protecting internal politics; the fight against corruption, negativity, waste and preventing and repelling signs of degradation in political ideology, ethics, lifestyle, "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party, associated with promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics and style, continues to be carried out seriously and effectively.
In 2024, Nghe An Newspaper won more than 60 central, ministerial, sectoral and local press awards (6 awards higher than the same period in 2023).
At the conference, the collective and individuals in the Party Committee and the Editorial Board of Nghe An Newspaper also frankly pointed out the shortcomings, limitations, and difficulties in the direction, management, and publishing work in 2024. At the same time, clearly analyzed the causes of the shortcomings and solutions to overcome them.
Analyzing some issues that the delegates were interested in, on behalf of the Party Committee and the Editorial Board, Comrade Ngo Duc Kien - Party Committee Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper said that currently, on average, Nghe An Newspaper publishes nearly 110 news, articles and products on printed and electronic newspapers every day. With a huge workload, it is difficult to avoid errors. However, to overcome this limitation, individuals and collectives of the Party Committee and the Editorial Board have regularly and continuously come up with solutions, using digital tools and platforms to control and minimize errors.
The Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper also clarified issues related to bidding and equipment procurement; the contents of building technical and economic norms; and the control of content and presentation in printed and electronic newspapers that delegates were interested in.
Proactive, proactive, leading, controlling information, orienting public opinion
Speaking at the Conference, Comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department highly appreciated the achievements that Nghe An Newspaper has achieved in 2024. The Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department emphasized that 2024 is a year with many advantages but also many difficulties. The situation in the province, domestically and internationally has a significant impact on propaganda work and public opinion orientation. In the context of many challenges, Nghe An Newspaper has made great efforts in leadership, direction, operation, management and publishing.
Acknowledging the 9 outstanding achievements of Nghe An Newspaper in 2024, comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa said that in the current context, for a Party newspaper to stand firm is always a "difficult problem". However, Nghe An Newspaper has always been concerned, innovative, creative, pioneering, and anticipating. The Party Committee and the Editorial Board have closely followed the leadership and direction of the Standing Committee, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and directly the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, promoting the role of the main propaganda agency, effectively implementing the policies of the Party and the State.
The Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department highly appreciated the pioneering spirit of Nghe An Newspaper in the propaganda work for the upcoming 14th National Party Congress. "Nghe An Newspaper has been very proactive, pioneering, leading, dominating information, and orienting public opinion", emphasized Comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa. The newspaper has also made many innovations, increased its special pages and columns, and systematically provided information events in the province, domestically, and internationally. It has launched two very valuable electronic data press pages: President Ho Chi Minh with his homeland Nghe An and the Nghe Tinh Soviet Movement.
Appreciating Nghe An e-newspaper with the number of visits increasing by nearly 55% compared to 2023, the number of new visits also increased rapidly, the head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department said that this was the result of the tireless efforts of the Nghe An Newspaper collective, which is the "brand" of the newspaper of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee. This result also had the contribution of many cadres and reporters who were not afraid to commit, devoted their hearts and efforts, followed up on events and issues to the end, met the expectations of the Party and the People, helping the Party and State's policies and guidelines to get closer to the People.
In particular, recognizing the digital transformation results of Nghe An Newspaper, comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa said that, in the context of the province's digital infrastructure facing many difficulties, in addition to having to deal with previous backlogs, Nghe An Newspaper is still proactive in approaching new technologies, effectively applying digital platforms on multimedia press products. The electronic publication has many outstanding, convenient and modern features. Further proving this, Nghe An Newspaper is ranked 2nd in the Party newspaper system nationwide in terms of number of visitors.
The Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department also praised the spirit of solidarity and high unity among the Party Committee, the Editorial Board and the entire agency. This is demonstrated through the role and responsibility of the leader, through the assignment and division of tasks for each individual. The newspaper also pays attention to the work of political and ideological education and training for cadres, party members and reporters; taking good care of the material and spiritual life of cadres and reporters.
Comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa also said that the Party Committee and the Editorial Board have frankly pointed out the shortcomings and limitations in the direction, operation and management work in 2024. She noted that the assignment and division of tasks for each individual in the Party Committee and the Editorial Board needs to be clearer to ensure the effectiveness of political, ideological and professional work.
Orienting 2025, the Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department emphasized that this is a year of special importance; it is the year of Party Congresses at all levels, leading up to the 14th National Party Congress. 2025 is also the time when the Politburo and the Secretariat implement the policy of merging administrative units and reorganizing the apparatus. "In particular, for the work of reorganizing the apparatus, this is a great revolution that the Party has set out," the Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department affirmed. Quoting the direction of General Secretary To Lam: "This is a new era, the era of national advancement," the Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department said that the reality sets a very heavy task for propaganda work, so he requested Nghe An Newspaper to promote the achievements it has achieved, uphold the spirit of innovation, creativity, and offensiveness, contributing to the successful implementation of the Party and State's policies and guidelines.
And in the context of the fourth technological revolution taking place more and more deeply, the Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department requested the Party Committee, Editorial Board and staff and reporters of Nghe An Newspaper to constantly approach to innovate technical infrastructure, actively transform digitally, strive to become the "central nucleus" of Nghe An journalism; increase political and in-depth articles to protect the Party's ideological foundation; actively fight against negative manifestations, reactionary subjects, and sabotage of the achievements of the Party, State and People with their own tools and methods of operation; continue to pay attention to building a team of journalists, reporters, editors and technicians with solid, specialized and professional skills; continuously innovate content and form to improve the quality of publications; minimize errors.
On behalf of the Party Committee and the Editorial Board of Nghe An Newspaper, comrade Ngo Duc Kien fully accepted all the delegates' comments, especially the dedicated instructions of the Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department. At the same time, he emphasized that he would promote the spirit of solidarity, innovation and creativity to carry out political tasks more deeply and sharply.
