In most European countries with a high standard of living, one of the main pillars of social well-being is the independent regional press. On the Russian information scene, such newspapers include the Surgut Tribune newspaper.
Information available to everyone
The fact that objective, unbiased and verified information should be available to anyone who wants it is clear to both the public and the press. However, any publication engaged in the dissemination of information must ensure its financial independence.
Most often, the budget of a city or regional publication is replenished by distributing a subscription to local residents. The newspaper "Surgut tribune" adheres to the same scheme. Surgut is a large and dynamically developing city, its inhabitants are keenly interested in the events taking place in their city and region, to which Ugra is extremely rich.
Surgut Tribune (Surgut): regional publication of social responsibility
Any event important to society should be the subject of public discussion. It is this function - the city platform, with which journalists can appeal to the community - that is performed by the regional press, because large media, with their gigantic budgets and the pursuit of profit, very often can not be up to small, from their point of view, regional or city events scale.
However, it may be important for local residents: a ramp for people with disabilities installed in the right place, a school yard in order, or a new pedestrian crossing. Not to mention other utilities, such as garbage collection or heating during the winter. The “Surgut tribune” deals with such issues.
Citizens also take part
The productive work of the city newspaper is impossible without the active participation and support of the local population. Modern technologies, the widespread use of smartphones and the availability of the Internet make it possible for interactive participation of citizens in municipal life.
At the touch of a button you can provide a response to what is happening in the city, whether it is uncleaned garbage or a pit on the road. The newspaper regularly receives messages from voluntary reporters and is struggling to get comments from local authorities at various levels.
In most cases, journalists manage to not only get an important response, but also to get a correction if necessary. The most frequently criticized citizens are housing services and road workers. Therefore, local newspaper staff already have experience working with relevant organizations and structures.
Not only feedback
In addition to the functions of informing about events of local importance and ensuring communication with the city authorities, regional publications are entrusted with a very important mission - to inform citizens about changes at the federal level.
The Surgut Tribune publishes on its paper media and Internet pages all legislative changes that may affect citizens and residents of the entire district. Readers are often interested in changes in environmental legislation, because Khanty and Mansi live in close connection with their surrounding nature. Forest, tundra, hunting and mining - all these words mean a lot to Surgutians.
Any local newspaper, and the Surgut Tribune is no exception, is engaged in understanding the local landscape, including political, economic and social. And there is nothing surprising in the level of support provided to the city newspaper by its readers.