First of all, let's look at the basic concepts of newspaper president and editor-in-chief.
In China, the party's control over the media is the basic rule. Especially in the traditional media, the performance is the most obvious. Both print media and TV media are public welfare organizations under the leadership of the Party, that is, public institutions, among which the second type of public welfare is mostly in balanced distribution. Newspapers are a typical example.
In the past, local newspapers directly under the Party Committee were set up at the central, provincial, municipal and county levels, and the levels were set by referring to the party and government departments at the same level. For example, at the central level, People's Daily is a ministerial-level institution directly under the central government; Provincial Daily is a department-level institution directly under the provincial party committee, which is under the centralized management of the propaganda department of the provincial party committee; Municipal Daily is a department-level institution directly under the Municipal Party Committee, which is under the centralized management of the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee; County-level daily newspaper is a department-level institution under the centralized management of the Propaganda Department of the county party committee. 20 18 after the reform of the party and government organizations, county newspapers were integrated with media organizations such as radio and television stations and government websites, and the media center was reorganized into a department-level organization directly under the county party Committee. County-level daily newspapers no longer exist, so now they are kept at or above the prefecture level.
But no matter in the past or now, only the daily newspapers at or above the prefecture level will set up the posts of president and editor-in-chief. Even if there are county-level newspapers, there are usually only presidents and no editors. The president is in charge of the overall situation, biased towards administrative affairs, the editor-in-chief is in charge of editing and editing, and his duties are biased towards business. The two posts have their own duties and responsibilities, forming a unique management system of local newspapers.
Second, the administrative level of the president and editor-in-chief
At present, most domestic daily newspaper branch chiefs and editors-in-chief, and some newspapers have the practice of the president and editor-in-chief shoulder to shoulder, or in stages.
The administrative level of the president and editor-in-chief is directly related to the level of the newspaper. If it is a central-level media, such as the president and editor-in-chief of People's Daily, because People's Daily is a ministerial-level unit, its president and editor-in-chief are naturally ministerial-level cadres, that is, management personnel; Economic Daily, China Daily and Guangming Daily are deputy ministerial-level institutions, and the president and editor-in-chief are deputy ministerial-level cadres, that is, they manage second-level staff. The above presidents and editors-in-chief are appointed and removed by the Central Committee; The provincial daily newspaper is designated as a department-level unit, and the president and editor-in-chief are department-level cadres, that is, managing three-level staff; The prefecture-level daily newspaper is a department-level unit, and the president and editor-in-chief correspond to department-level cadres, that is, five-level management staff.
As can be seen from the above, there is no difference between the president and the editor-in-chief of a newspaper at the administrative level.
Who is the president and editor-in-chief of a newspaper?
Looking at the administrative level alone, the president and editor-in-chief of a newspaper are at the same level, and there is a saying that whoever is older is younger. But in fact, the president of the newspaper is a veritable leader, and the editor-in-chief is only the second in command. When it comes to decision-making, the editor-in-chief can't make a decision alone. Many things still have to be listened to by the president, and the opinions of the president should be the mainstay.
There are several points to prove:
1, the president is a legal person of the daily newspaper and is fully responsible for the unit. The greater the responsibility, the greater the power. First of all, it is legally clear that the president is the daily number 1.
2. The president is generally the party secretary of the daily newspaper, and the editor-in-chief is the deputy secretary of the party group. The ranking of cadres at the same level first depends on the positions within the party. As the party secretary, the president's political ranking is higher than that of the editor-in-chief, which is natural.
3. In many places, the president of a daily newspaper is generally the deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the local Party committee, and the editor-in-chief is hardly the practice. The propaganda department manages media organizations on behalf of the Party Committee, and the president has the opportunity to concurrently serve as the deputy director of the propaganda department, and his political status is obviously higher than that of the editor-in-chief.
4. From the perspective of division of labor, the president is in charge of the overall situation, responsible for presiding over the work of the newspaper, convening the party group meeting of the newspaper and making decisions on the three major issues of the newspaper. It can be said that all the important issues of the newspaper need the president to make decisions. The editor-in-chief focuses on editing management. Generally, the editor-in-chief has the final say in editing and editing related matters. The editor-in-chief may convene an editorial committee and an editorial meeting according to the needs of his work, and decide on editorial work and affairs. Under normal circumstances, the president will not interfere too much. However, the editorial board and the editorial board are both business meetings under the leadership of the newspaper party group. In principle, they need to obey the arrangement of the party group. In fact, they need to obey the command of the president.
From the prospect, the development route of newspaper presidents is diversified. Take the prefecture-level daily newspaper as an example, the senior president can be promoted to the deputy hall one step at a time and serve as the local leader or the deputy of the provincial organ; A strong president can also be transferred to a county as a secretary, county magistrate or other municipal departments; No matter how bad it is, it is also the head of the party Committee department, and its political status is there. As a professional cadre, the editor-in-chief can be further used, not to mention promoting the deputy hall or transferring to the county, and having the opportunity to transfer to the president. In fact, there are differences in the development space between the two. This is also an important reason why the position of president is generally higher than that of editor-in-chief