This morning (March 15) in Ho Chi Minh City, the opening ceremony of the 2024 National Press Festival took place with the theme "Vietnamese Press - Pioneering and innovating for the revolutionary cause of the Party and People".
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen and delegates cut the ribbon to open the 2024 National Press Festival. Photo: VIET DUNG - SGGP
Attending the event were comrades: Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Tran Luu Quang, Party Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister; Le Quoc Minh, Party Central Committee member, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association.
Also attending were members of the Party Central Committee; leaders and former leaders of central departments, ministries and branches; leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and a number of localities; leaders of press agencies...
Many new, creative and attractive points
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh emphasized that this is a great festival for the press and public nationwide, an activity to celebrate the achievements of innovation and development of the country and Ho Chi Minh City.
The 2024 National Press Festival has a new organization method, with many rich and attractive activities, attracting 120 booths displaying unique and typical press publications of hundreds of central and local press agencies, and journalist associations at all levels in 63 provinces and cities across the country.
Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh delivered the opening speech at the 2024 National Press Festival. Photo: VIET DUNG - SGGP
Parallel to the system of exhibition booths showing an overview of contemporary Vietnamese journalism in the direction of professionalism - humanity - modernity, is the thematic exhibition booth "Vietnamese Revolutionary Journalism 1925-2024: 99 professional stories". This is the story of 99 years of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism, with stories of dedication and sacrifice, labor and creativity of generations of journalists - soldiers.
Within the framework of the National Press Festival 2024, the public, journalists and members will be offered many high-quality, large-scale, highly specialized and practical professional activities; exhibitions, displays, and unique and rich cultural and artistic programs.
The first National Press Forum was held with 10 discussion sessions on important and urgent topics of Vietnam's revolutionary press in the digital transformation period. The forum was attended by more than 60 speakers who are experienced domestic journalists and prestigious international media experts; it will have a strong influence and multi-dimensional impact on press agencies, journalists and members nationwide.
Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh and delegates visit the SGGP Newspaper exhibition booth. Photo: VIET DUNG - SGGP
“The National Press Festival is an opportunity to honor the great achievements and strong development, the spirit of innovation, strong will to rise, the spirit of dedication and high responsibility of the Vietnamese press; to educate about tradition, encourage self-respect and pride in the 99-year tradition of revolutionary journalism and arouse the desire for creativity, innovation and dedication of the team of journalists - members”, emphasized journalist Le Quoc Minh.
This is also an opportunity to commend and encourage the great contributions of units, individuals, organizations and businesses that have made many positive contributions to the cause of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism.
Ensure direction and appeal in journalistic work
On behalf of the Party and State leaders, comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Head of the Central Propaganda Department, emphasized that the press conference is a very important and meaningful event, truly a festival for all levels of journalist associations and journalists nationwide. This is also an important preparation step towards the 100th Anniversary of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press (June 21, 1925 - June 21, 2025).
Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia gave a directive speech. Photo: VIET DUNG - SGGP
According to him, 99 years is a glorious tradition, a proud mark of the Vietnamese revolutionary press. To be worthy of their glorious role and mission, press agencies and journalists' associations at all levels need to continue to research, creatively apply and effectively implement the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws.
In particular, focusing on effectively implementing Directive 43 of the Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership over the activities of the Vietnam Journalists Association in the new situation; the Prime Minister's decisions on the National Press Development and Management Plan to 2025, on the Strategy "Digital transformation of journalism to 2025, orientation to 2030".
Along with that, strictly implement the Code of Professional Ethics and Rules for using social networks of Vietnamese journalists.
Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia noted to continue promoting the movement to build cultural press agencies and cultural journalists. In particular, limiting the exhortation of formality; this content must be brought into depth, becoming a daily cultural habit of each journalist and member in the process of creating quality press products, rich in good cultural values, arousing and orienting positive cultural flows in social life.
According to him, the constant development of multi-platform, multimedia journalism, data journalism with digital tools such as artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, etc. has created both opportunities and challenges for press agencies as well as journalists. Artificial intelligence and technology can become virtual assistants for journalism. However, journalism also faces the risk of fake news, misinformation created by artificial intelligence and other digital tools, and the challenge of illegal use of "data capital" and journalism copyright in the digital environment.
Faced with the above situation, he requested the press to be proactive and united in finding 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.
“The press is facing turning-point issues to ensure the initiative in orienting and guiding information in the face of the strong development of social media. These issues require innovation in press activities. It is necessary to innovate from the methods of direction, leadership, management thinking to the practice of press activities,” he pointed out and affirmed that the 2024 National Press Conference, with the participation of representatives of leaders of press management agencies from the central and local levels, and the press community nationwide, will have appropriate explanations and recommendations for press management agencies to respond to these demands.
Promoting the 99-year tradition of Vietnam's revolutionary press, continuing the successes of the press in the cause of innovation, he hopes that the press needs to transform digitally more strongly, strengthen training of human resources in professional expertise, pay attention to public research and modern media trends. Press works need to ensure orientation, specialization, attractiveness and personalization.
The Head of the Central Propaganda Department also hopes that each journalist must always consciously study, research, and train himself to have political courage, cultural foundation, technological skills, and a spirit of dedication and humanity for the benefit of the nation, for the prosperity and happiness of the people. Each Party member who is a journalist must first of all be exemplary in moral qualities, contribute his intelligence and talent, to build the Party, and through his journalistic works, have a profound and strong impact on the social development processes.
Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia beats the drum to open the 2024 National Press Festival. Photo: VIET DUNG - SGGP
Another important task is that the press must both research theory, summarize practice, communicate policies, and continue to monitor and criticize society, fight against corruption and negativity...
Within the framework of the press conference, the organizing committee will vote and award the Outstanding Display Booth Award, the Impressive Tet Newspaper Cover Award, the Impressive Tet Radio Program Award, the Impressive Tet Television Program Award, the Impressive Tet Electronic Interface Award, and the Press Award for excellent reporting on the 2024 National Press Conference.
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