DRIVE INFORMATION DIRECTION

RTP’s information direction, led by António José Teixeira, was fired on Tuesday. The new organization of RTP will have 23 directors, against the current 30 directors and deputy directors. Vítor Gonçalves is the new information director. 97 workers left the company voluntarily.

Nominee for the position on January 7, 2020, RTP’s Information Director, António José Teixeirawas fired this Tuesday, along with his direction, told Lusa’s source of the company.

To the place of director of normation of the public television station was invited Vítor Gonçalves56 years old, a journalist at RTP 33, where he was deputy director and correspondent in Washington. Signs the Great Interview program at this time on Wednesdays on RTP3.

Lusa contacted António José Teixeira and the president of RTP, Nicolau Santosbut none made statements.

The changes are part of the organic changes that were foreseen in RTP. The new organization of the company will have 23 directorsagainst the current 30 directors and deputy directors, announced the board of directors, which said that 97 workers came out within the scope of the voluntary departure plan.

In a statement to which Lusa had access, the body led by Nicolau Santos states that “Given the objectives enrolled in the new strategic project For the 2024-2026 Triénio and the huge challenges that the media face understands the board of directors, after being careful, weighted, have arrived the moment for the internal reorganization of RTP ”.

This “urgent digital transition and increasingly necessary optimization processes requires an increase in response capacity The new challenges in the management of public media service, ”says the statement.

Thus, “with the realization of the Voluntary Exit Plan and the departure of about 97 workers, where four directors are includedCA decided to advance with a change in the RTP organogram, with the objective of making the company more efficient, rejuvenated and more prepared fortransformations in the media sector ”and“ accelerating change with a view to implementing the measures entered in the strategic project ”.

The RTP organogram becomes organized in four large areas activity and will be subdivided into 28 directionsinstead of current 39: corporate (10), operations (4), thematic content (7) and syllabus (7).

“They will still be created Three CA support committeesformed by people with different views and functions within RTP, which allow a strategic response to transverse themes, ”says the administration.

In this new organization, “RTP now has 23 directors, with five directions in accumulation, which compare with the current 30 directors and deputy directors to report to the ca ”.

According to the administration, the new responsible for the different directions “will propose the Best approach and organogram of their areasin view of the objectives defined in the strategic project, and the needs of human resources to hire or form. ”

The administration also states that for the implementation of the new organogram “ Applicable legal procedures are fulfillednamely as regards the independent general board and the regulatory entity for the media. ”

The reorganization comes into force from July 1, that is, next week.