Solution journalism: A way forward for traditional journalism?

The 2024 Editor-in-Chief Forum “Solution journalism: The way forward for traditional journalism?” will clarify why solution journalism is a trend we are all moving towards.

The Editor-in-Chief Forum “Solution journalism: The way forward for traditional journalism?” will take place on September 21, 2024. Photo: Pham Dong

The Editor-in-Chief Forum "Solutionary Journalism: The Way Forward for Traditional Journalism?" organized by the Journalist & Public Opinion Newspaper will take place on September 21, 2024, in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province. The 2024 Forum is a place for leaders of press agencies, press management agencies... to exchange and express their views on the issue of why it is time for solutionary journalism to be one of the trends that Vietnamese press agencies are aiming for. Journalist Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association - shared with the press before the forum. According to journalist Le Quoc Minh, now that information is so abundant, "a lot" is no longer the advantage of journalism. Users only need a smartphone with an Internet connection to be provided with all kinds of information, instantly and from anywhere. Journalism also cannot compete with social networks in terms of speed. But the difference between journalism and information is that it is professional and multi-dimensional, especially in the current era when journalism is following the trend of not only reflecting but also providing explanations and solutions - things that most ordinary users do not have the ability to access information and sources to create. Journalism also needs to be fast, needs a lot of information, but the element of accuracy and attractive presentation is what makes the difference in the current digital era.

Journalist Le Quoc Minh. Photo: congluan.vn

According to journalist Le Quoc Minh, the world press is now also following the trend of constructive journalism, solution journalism, instead of following the slogan "where there is blood, there is news" to produce sensational information like before. Many press agencies around the world have experimented and found that although negative information also has the effect of warning society and holding those in power accountable, it also has harmful effects on readers, such as causing fear, anxiety, anger, skepticism, and even apathy. Studies show that constructive journalism improves the mood of news consumers, motivates them to do things that benefit society, and encourages them to interact more with press agencies. Journalist Le Quoc Minh emphasized that the Vietnam Journalists Association has encouraged press agencies to follow the trend of solution journalism, constructive journalism for many years and has also made important changes. However, many newspapers still have the old mindset, struggling with the fear of declining traffic accompanied by declining advertising revenue, or still measuring the effectiveness of an article by the number of "views" - an incorrect concept for online newspapers, when the number of views depends on algorithms and things that catch the "trend" on social networks. "From the experience and actual figures in the recent flood information, I hope the leaders and the entire team of journalists of the press agencies see that kind and humane journalism is what society needs and positive content is just as effective, sometimes even more so than shocking information", journalist Le Quoc Minh shared. Also according to journalist Le Quoc Minh, the more important thing when following this path is not the competition in terms of traffic, but the fact that it will help our society become better, people think more positively, love life more and want to contribute more to that life.

Delegates chairing the forum: 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. Mr. Nguyen Hoai Anh - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Binh Thuan Provincial Party Committee. Mr. Nguyen Duc Loi - Former Member of the Party Central Committee, Former General Director of VNA, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association. Mr. Phan Xuan Thuy - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Lam - Deputy Minister of Information and Communications .

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