The 19th National Press Awards received a record number of entries.

After 18 seasons, the National Press Awards have affirmed their reputation as the most prestigious professional award in the country's journalism industry. The 19th National Press Awards in 2024 received a record number of entries of 1,962 works.

Permanent Vice President of Vietnam Journalists Association Nguyen Duc Loi spoke at the opening ceremony.

Morning of April 22, at headquarters Vietnam Journalists Association and National Press Awards Council held the opening of the preliminary round of the 19th National Press Awards - 2024.

The 19th National Press Awards entered its 19th year, marking the first year of implementation according to the Award Charter (amended and supplemented) in 2024. Preparations for the Awards have been carried out in accordance with the Charter and schedule. The Standing Council of the Awards issued guidelines for selecting outstanding works from December 2024. By April 2025, the Preliminary Council and the Organization and Working Regulations were established.

Notably, this year's Award attracted the participation of many levels of the Association, with 17/21 Inter-Associations, 29 affiliated Associations and 59/63 Provincial and Municipal Journalists Associations submitting entries.

Head of the General Secretariat Tran Thai Son commented that this is a testament to the strong appeal of the Award and the positive response of the press, especially in the context of press agencies focusing on restructuring their apparatus.

According to statistics, the 19th National Press Awards - 2024 received a number of Contest entry record so far, with a total of 1,962 works. Of these, 156 works were by authors who were not members of the Vietnam Journalists Association. After the preliminary round, 1,905 qualified works were included in the preliminary judging round.

Members of the Preliminary Council.

Mr. Tran Thai Son said: Radio, television, electronic newspapers, multimedia newspapers and creative newspapers will be judged online through the judging software of the Vietnam Journalists Association.

Emphasizing the important role of the preliminary round, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association Nguyen Duc Loi noted: The final round will rely on the results of the preliminary round to evaluate the quality of the works. Therefore, the success or failure, and the quality of the Award depends largely on the impartiality and responsibility of the preliminary round members. Each member needs to maximize their ability and capacity to select and bring to the final round truly worthy works.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Loi requested that the members of the Preliminary Council should uphold their sense of responsibility, focus entirely on the quality of the work, and judge the work, not the unit or author.

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