This morning, March 15, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnam Journalists Association coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to organize the opening ceremony of the 2024 National Press Festival. Politburo member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia; Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh; Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung attended.
Delegates offer flowers at the President Ho Chi Minh Monument before the opening ceremony of the 2024 National Press Festival - Photo: LT
The 2024 National Press Festival with the theme "Vietnamese Press - Pioneer - Innovation for the revolutionary cause of the Party and People" brings together 600 local and central press agencies to participate in 112 booths displaying outstanding press products, covering the fields of economics - politics - culture - society - defense - security - foreign affairs. This will be a highlight of the professionalism and modernity of Vietnamese journalism, bearing the mark of quality and scale.
Delegates perform the opening ceremony of the press conference - Photo: LT
Quang Tri provincial press participated in this press conference with many publications and genres, vividly and multi-dimensionally reflecting the situation in all aspects of the province, demonstrating the spirit of solidarity, creativity, and aspiration to overcome difficulties and rise up of the local Party Committee, government and people, attracting the attention of many journalists and readers nationwide.
Quang Tri Newspaper attracted the attention of many journalists and readers nationwide at the press conference - Photo: LT
In his opening speech, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh emphasized: With the spirit of innovation and creativity, this press conference not only expanded its scale compared to previous ones but also changed its organization method, aiming towards effective and modern journalism.
The press products on display are more diverse and attractive, directly meeting the development needs of press agencies... This year, with the support of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and the Vietnam Journalists Association, the press festival is organized with the desire to create favorable conditions for all levels of press associations, press agencies and the press public in the South to enthusiastically participate, joining in the common joy of the festival of journalists...
A booth displaying press publications at the press conference - Photo: LT
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia said that the 2024 National Press Festival is an important preparation step towards the 100th anniversary of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press on June 21 (1925 - 2025).
99 years is a glorious tradition, a proud mark of the Vietnamese revolutionary press. We have a revolutionary press with the noblest goal, the most sacred mission is to serve the Fatherland, to serve the People. During the 3 days of the press conference, the public and the press nationwide will see the whole picture of the Vietnamese revolutionary press. Including the implementation of the mission of "building trust for cadres, party members, and people in the noble cause of the Party and the nation"...
The Head of the Central Propaganda Department emphasized: “The continuous development of multi-platform, multimedia journalism, data journalism with digital tools such as artificial intelligence and blockchain technology has created both opportunities and challenges for press agencies as well as journalists...
Therefore, the press needs to be proactive and united to find solutions to improve competitiveness, protect copyright, fight against fake news, repel bad and toxic information, false and distorted information, so that official press information becomes the most important mainstream information in the digital space, contributing to building a healthy information society, serving each reader and audience, serving the cause of building and defending the Fatherland...”.
Quang Tri Newspaper reporters working at the 2024 National Press Conference - Photo: LT
Along with traditional exhibition and display activities, the 2024 National Press Festival will organize for the first time a "National Press Forum" with large-scale professional activities, with the participation of more than 60 speakers.
The National Press Forum will be a high-quality professional activity with 2 opening and closing sessions and 10 discussion sessions on hot topics of interest to the press such as: data journalism and outstanding content strategy; the competitiveness of television in the AI era; improving the quality of reports and investigative reports; effective cooperation models between the press, businesses and advertising agencies...
Editor-in-Chief of Quang Tri Newspaper, Chairman of the Provincial Journalists Association Truong Duc Minh Tu and delegates learn about OCOP products - Photo: LT
In particular, this year's press conference has the participation of 64 OCOP product booths from provinces and cities across the country, showing the attraction and role of media - press in promoting agricultural economy and consumer development.
Quang Tri province's OCOP booth was arranged in a prominent position, displaying nearly 120 OCOP products from 12 local enterprises. The quality OCOP products with their own identity from Quang Tri have created great attraction for many reporters, journalists as well as consumers in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring localities.
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