Contributors - Factors that improve the quality of journalism

In theory, any editorial office, large or small, has a serious plan to build a team of regular contributors with thoughtful incentives to attract talented people from different fields to join the journey of creating journalistic works.

However, in reality, some news agencies, due to limited financial resources, find it difficult to "feed" a team of collaborators for a long time or the connection is not prestigious and intimate enough, making it difficult to build a strong bond.

Editor-in-Chief of Gia Lai Newspaper Huynh Kien presents certificates of merit to active contributors. **Photo: Duc Thuy**

With many years of experience working at Gia Lai Newspaper, directly organizing publications: Gia Lai Monthly, Gia Lai Weekend and making a special edition of the Provincial Journalists Association, I believe that building a network of reputable collaborators will help enrich the content of press products; at the same time, it is a condition to gradually improve the newspaper, increasingly meeting the needs of readers.

For daily publications, which mainly focus on current events and provide timely and accurate information to the public, there is a great need for correspondents at the grassroots level to provide fast and reliable news; in addition, there is also a need for commentators to exchange and share information and guide public opinion...

As for longer-term publications, weekly, monthly, oriented by topic with many different sections, the editorial office also needs a team of trusted, competent, experienced collaborators who are able to meet the requirements. To ensure the quality of the publication, it is necessary to have the participation of writers with specialized knowledge and practical experience.

For the cultural and artistic section, the editorial office often targets artists and researchers. Of course, there is a selection process. From practical work, many collaborators, including scientists , journalists and prestigious writers, have been associated with Gia Lai Newspaper for a long time. Through many quality journalistic works, they have provided readers with knowledge in many different fields.

Over the years, Gia Lai Newspaper has always cared for and attached itself to its team of collaborators. In addition to paying royalties appropriately and promptly, the editorial board also cares about training these non-professional journalists so that they can approach the innovative trends of journalism. Every year, the Editorial Board organizes a conference of collaborators, through which they listen to feedback and suggestions to adjust the propaganda plan, to be closer to reality and more vivid.

The organization and development of a team of long-term collaborators of Gia Lai Newspaper in recent years is the right step to gradually improve the quality of the newspaper's content and form, attract an increasing number of readers, establish prestige, and create trust from the local Party Committee and People.

This is a "two-legged" model of a newspaper agency, one side takes care of nurturing a team of reporters who are increasingly strong, have solid political will, and are proficient in their profession, the other side builds a force of non-professional journalists who are quick, in-depth, and create a wealth of knowledge for the newspaper.

If those "two legs" are always strong and step steadily, the press agency and its publications will gain prestige among the public, and at the same time the quality of the newspaper will be improved and enhanced.

Source: https://baogialai.com.vn/cong-tac-vien-nhan-to-nang-cao-chat-luong-bao-chi-post327915.html