作为主政中共西南区的邓小平, 在解放初期进行了一系列行之有效、大刀阔斧的改革, 以强而有力、扎实稳健的诸多举措, 迅速稳固新生政权、大力发展区域经济、促进西南地区繁荣稳定, 完满地完成了党中央交代的政治任务、毛泽东主席赋予的历史使命。《在西南区新闻工作会议上的报告》一文, 既是一场会议报告和大会讲话, 也是一次对政府工作的全面回顾与深刻总结, 同时还映衬和折射出邓小平同志的写作思想与实践。他认为: 新中国成立以后, 拿笔杆子的工作在和平建设年代显得尤为重要; 拿笔杆子是领导干部极其重要的一项文化素质; 拿笔杆子是领导干部极其重要的一种执政能力。他主张, 公文写作始终是实现党的领导的重要方式, 必须紧密配合党的中心任务和重点工作; 领导干部通过公文写作来发表评论、发出号召、发布命令, 用以指导工作、布置任务同时也鼓舞士气、统一思想。

As the head of the Communist Party of China's Southwest region, Deng Xiaoping carries out a series of effective and bold reforms in the early stages of liberation. With strong and solid measures, he quickly stabilizes the new political power, vigorously developes the regional economy, and promotes prosperity and stability in the Southwest region. He successfully completes the political tasks assigned by the Party Central Committee and the historical mission entrusted to him by Chairman Mao Zedong. The Report at the Southwest District News Work Conference is not only a conference report and speech, but also a comprehensive review and profound summary of government work. At the same time, it reflects Comrade Deng Xiaoping's ideas and practices. He believes that after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the work of a pen pusher become particularly important in the era of peaceful construction; a pen pusher is an extremely important cultural quality for leading cadres; a pen pusher is an extremely important governing ability for leading cadres. He advocates that official document writing is always an important way to achieve the leadership of the Party, and must closely cooperate with the Party's central tasks and key work; leaders and cadres use official document writing to express comments, make calls, and issue orders, which are used to guide work, assign tasks, and also inspire morale and unify thinking.