Dear Comrade Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Dear leaders, former leaders of the Party and State, veteran journalists, leaders of Central Committees, Ministries and branches.
Dear leaders of all levels of the Journalists Association and press agencies;
Dear comrades and colleagues!
Mr. Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association delivered the opening speech. Photo: Son Hai
Today we solemnly celebrate the 98th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day, review the glorious tradition of the country's revolutionary press and the 17th National Press Awards - 2022, honoring authors/author groups with outstanding works in their professional activities. On behalf of the leaders of the Vietnam Journalists Association and the press community nationwide, I would like to send to the leaders of the Party and State, distinguished delegates, veteran journalists, relatives and families of martyred journalists, all Vietnamese journalists, along with numerous collaborators and those working in printing and distributing newspapers nationwide my best wishes for your health and my warmest greetings.
Dear delegates and public!
Under the leadership of the Party, the care and guidance of President Ho Chi Minh and the trust and support of the people, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has always been closely associated with and accompanied the national revolutionary cause.
In the historical periods of the country since the Party was founded, the revolutionary press has always been the leading force, the sharp spiritual weapon of the Party and State on the ideological and cultural front, the forum of the people, and has made great contributions to the revolutionary cause.
Generations of revolutionary journalists deserve to be the vanguard soldiers on the ideological and cultural front, as President Ho Chi Minh taught journalists: “Journalists are also revolutionary soldiers. Pens and paper are their sharp weapons.”
The Party, the State and the people highly appreciate the role, achievements and great contributions of the press over the past nearly a century. The achievements of the Vietnamese revolutionary press today were built by the intelligence, efforts and even the blood of many generations of journalists over nearly a century.
President Vo Van Thuong and delegates attend the 17th National Press Awards Ceremony - 2022. Photo: Quang Hung
On the occasion of the 98th anniversary of the Vietnamese revolutionary press, we would like to bow our heads in gratitude and remembrance of President Ho Chi Minh, our predecessors and martyr journalists who heroically sacrificed for the Fatherland!
Continuing that tradition, in the context of the rapid development of digital technology and changes in the way users receive information, the national press has always maintained its role as a vanguard force on the ideological and cultural front; maintained its role as a non-stop official and mainstream information stream; effectively propagated the correct guidelines and policies of the Party and State; been the voice of the people, and the bridge between the Party, State and the people.
The press nationwide has been striving to overcome difficulties and challenges, continuing to proactively innovate delivery methods, bringing new experiences to readers through digital technology applications.
Digital transformation of Vietnamese journalism has a strong impact on the entire national press system, both in terms of professionalism, state management as well as journalism training and research. Therefore, more than ever, journalists, especially heads of press agencies and Journalists Associations at all levels, need to promote the fine traditions of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism: steadfast in political will, loyal to the revolutionary cause of the Party, the Fatherland and the nation, innovation, creativity and a spirit of proactive international integration.
With a team of more than 24 thousand members, covering all types of traditional and modern journalism, we are proud to have a developed press, worthy of the trust of the Party and the people.
Dear comrades and colleagues!
We are continuing to implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress on the task of building a traditional, revolutionary, professional, modern and humane press; Strengthening management and orientation of press management agencies, focusing on training and building a team of press managers, reporters, editors and collaborators with political will, pure moral qualities and professional expertise to improve the effectiveness of propaganda work.
The press in 2022 has reported quickly, accurately, and comprehensively on all developments in life, politics, economy, and society both domestically and internationally and has been a large and trusted forum for the people. The press has shown innovation in the way of expression, proposing many constructive solutions and good ways of doing things that have spread and influenced society.
The press has demonstrated its strong political will and high social responsibility, its professional skills, and has created widespread social impact. And the good news is that many of these excellent works will be honored at today's Awards Ceremony.
Dear delegates and colleagues!
This year is the 17th year that the National Press Awards have been organized according to the Prime Minister's Decisions approving the National Press Awards Project and the Project to Improve the Quality of the National Press Awards. This year, the number of works submitted to the award continues to be high at 1,894 works, demonstrating the strong attraction of the Award and the interest and positive response of members and all levels of the Journalists' Association nationwide. The work of collecting works, organizing the Preliminary and Final Rounds is carried out seriously according to the Guidelines and Regulations of the Award, objectively, impartially, modernly and professionally.
The Final Council evaluated 157 outstanding works selected from the Preliminary round, and decided to award 08 A Prizes, 24 B Prizes, 46 C Prizes, 45 Encouragement Prizes, according to 11 categories of awards for the most outstanding works, with good topic discovery, good ideological content, high combativeness, creativity in expression, especially many works not only in central press agencies but also local press agencies have used modern journalism technology, attracting the attention of readers.
On behalf of the National Press Awards Council, I would like to warmly congratulate the award-winning authors and congratulate the achievements of the team of journalists nationwide. With the good traditions that have been built, with a strong political stance and professional ethics, and high professional qualifications, our team of Vietnamese journalists will certainly develop more and more and continue to reap new successes.
In that spirit, I hereby declare open the 98th Anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day and the 17th National Press Awards Ceremony – 2022!
On behalf of the leadership of the Vietnam Journalists Association, I would like to wish Comrade Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Party and State leaders, distinguished guests and colleagues good health, happiness and success!
Thank you very much!
*Title by Journalist & Public Opinion Newspaper.
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