(CLO) The Spring Press Festival has long become an indispensable beauty in the spiritual life of journalists, an opportunity for each reporter to meet, exchange, learn from experiences, creating a special cultural space during Tet. It is also a place where journalists connect with readers, listen to opinions from a large number of readers, thereby helping the press serve the public better.
Create a unique cultural space
Where to go and what to do this Tet! is the question of many people every time spring comes, Tet comes, grasping that need, Journalists Associations in localities across the country organize Spring Press Festivals with creative and joyful cultural activities, gradually becoming a unique feature of Vietnamese Tet culture.
The occasion of organizing the Spring Newspaper Festival is also associated with the anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam, an important milestone in the history of the nation. Therefore, the Spring Newspaper Festival is also an event in the series of cultural and artistic activities celebrating the Party and Spring and has become an indispensable spring feature in the spiritual life of the Vietnamese people.
Young readers come to see publications at the Spring Newspaper Festival. Photo: N. Tam
This is also an opportunity for members, journalists, and reporters from provincial and central press agencies located in the area to exchange, interact, and learn from each other's experiences to improve their skills and move towards a more professional journalism.
Identifying this as an activity that attracts the participation of the public and journalists, many levels of the association across the country have had many innovations and creativity in the implementation and organization based on experience gained from previous years.
Many provincial Journalists Associations have issued early implementation plans, in addition to contacting the grassroots, also organizing newspaper subscriptions. Including ordering spring newspapers of central press agencies, ministries... then synthesizing them to distribute and organize displays in localities.
In addition, some localities also coordinate with the culture, sports, tourism, library and agriculture sectors in their provinces to organize spring newspaper displays combined with cultural and artistic activities, folk games in early spring, and tourism promotion. Many localities also combine the display and reading of Tet newspapers with reading books and displaying At Ty spring newspapers online to help people access newspapers and magazines easily and conveniently.
Along with the Spring Newspaper Festival, there is also a cultural space exhibition, where spring colors converge with many unique activities such as: Vietnamese Tet space, calligraphy space, Vietnamese costume space, with check-in points imbued with Vietnamese culture past and present...
In Quang Ninh province, the Spring Newspaper Festival was recently held in all 13 districts, towns and cities in the province. The Provincial Journalists Association coordinated with the Centers for Culture, Sports and Communications and the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities to organize. To add more attraction, the Spring Newspaper Festival also introduced spring flowers, ornamental plants, traditional craft products... This has attracted more public to the Newspaper Festival, creating more "spiritual food" and more choices during the spring days.
Leaders of the Quang Ninh Provincial Journalists Association and the Van Don District People's Committee visited publications on display at the 2025 Spring Press Festival. Photo: Ngan Ha
Journalist Do Ngoc Ha, Permanent Vice President of the Quang Ninh Provincial Journalists Association, said: "The Spring Press Festival not only meets the information needs of the public and readers, but is also a meaningful destination for press and television agencies as well as journalists to meet, exchange, learn from experiences; listen to opinions from a large number of readers, thereby overcoming limitations and continuing to promote achievements in the new year."
Not just a festival for journalists
Although it is an annual event, each year the organizers have new ideas, with the motto of innovating the content and form of organizing activities to create a diverse and rich cultural living space, best serving the cultural enjoyment needs for people to gather, travel, and celebrate Tet. Many localities have identified this as an address, destination, and cultural space, contributing to enriching the spiritual life of the people.
In that spirit, in Lam Dong province, the Spring Press Festival 2025, held from January 24 to February 4, left an impression on journalists in the province and the public, with 16 participating units, each with its own unique style. This activity contributed to creating a fresh, lively and solemn spring atmosphere. The warm atmosphere of the press festival was clearly shown through the harmonious combination of the colors of press publications and the airy exhibition space.
Visitors and delegates ask for calligraphy at the Lam Dong Province Spring Newspaper Festival 2025. Photo: C.Phong
A notable highlight of this year's Lam Dong Province Spring Newspaper Festival is the "Giving New Year's Calligraphy" activity. The "Muu Le" calligraphy group presented 300 calligraphy pieces, wishing a happy new year and sending best wishes to readers near and far. This activity continues to affirm the connection between calligraphy and journalism in the space of the Spring Newspaper Festival. In addition, units also coordinated to organize the giving of spring newspapers to Truong Sa soldiers, bringing the spring atmosphere to the soldiers on the islands.
Journalist Le Van Toa, Chairman of Lam Dong Journalists Association, said that the Spring Press Festival is where journalists introduce to the public many carefully selected articles, vivid images, and many emotional levels; honestly reflecting the overall picture of the political, economic, social, cultural, defense, and security life of the whole country and Lam Dong province after a year full of difficulties and challenges.
Similarly, at the 2025 At Ty Spring Newspaper Festival in Khanh Hoa province, to increase the attractiveness and novelty to attract the public, the Provincial Journalists Association continues to pay attention to and focus on displaying spring newspaper publications that are both aesthetically pleasing and convey the meaning of the theme, as well as creating an impression on viewers.
In particular, the 2025 Khanh Hoa At Ty Spring Newspaper Festival also displays artistic photos about the homeland, Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa tourism and informational images about Vietnam's sovereignty over Hoang Sa - Truong Sa islands...
Journalist Doan Minh Long - Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial Journalists Association shared: In the space of the At Ty Spring Newspaper Festival, there are also beautifully decorated areas to serve the needs of taking souvenir photos of visitors. The Organizing Committee also sent official dispatches to a number of schools in Nha Trang City to request support in bringing students to visit the Spring Newspaper Festival. During the Spring Newspaper Festival, the Provincial Library also had activities to attract readers to visit and experience...
“After the Spring Newspaper Festival ended, the Organizing Committee nominated a number of excellent press works about Khanh Hoa in spring newspapers to award prizes and send press publications to libraries and cultural centers in the province. In particular, a number of newspapers were sent to soldiers and people on the islands of Truong Sa archipelago. These newspapers are the sentiments of agencies, units, businesses, and press agencies in the province joining hands to contribute to improving spiritual life, meeting the reading culture needs of cadres, soldiers, and people of Truong Sa”, journalist Doan Minh Long shared more.
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