Golden Hammer and Sickle Award: A panoramic view of political, socio-economic and security life

The works participating in the Golden Hammer and Sickle Award closely follow hot issues, outstanding events, and key tasks of the entire political system and the country in 2023.

tác giả đoạt Giải Búa liềm vàng lần thứ VII, năm 2022

Authors winning the 7th Golden Hammer and Sickle Award, 2022. (Source: VNA)

Since the first season was awarded on February 3, 2017, the National Press Award on Party Building (Golden Hammer and Sickle Award) has been a prestigious press award, a big brand and highly appreciated by experts.

Mr. Ngo Minh Tuan, Editor-in-Chief of Party Building Magazine, Standing Agency of the Award, Vice Chairman of the Preliminary Council, Head of the Secretariat of the Golden Hammer and Sickle Award, said that 2023 is the year with the largest number of works participating in the Award (2,216 works, an increase of 184 works compared to 2022).

The works have more consistent and better quality than previous seasons, closely following hot issues, outstanding events, and key tasks of the political system and the country. Many works have deeply reflected the current issues of Party building and rectification. Some works address current pressing issues, with high social criticism and combativeness. The works in the final round have made a very commendable step forward, ensuring quality in content, harmonizing genres, types, regions, and covering all provinces and cities in the country.

According to Mr. Ngo Minh Tuan, a new feature in the content of the press works participating in this year's Award is that they vividly and promptly reflect the events and political activities of the Party such as the launch of books by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Mid-term Conference (7th Central Conference) and the Resolutions of the Central Executive Committee and the Politburo (13th tenure) focusing on leadership and direction in building culture and ethics in the Party, planning the contingent of strategic-level cadres; fighting against "fear of responsibility" and building a mechanism to protect cadres who dare to think, dare to do, dare to act for the common good; the work of inspection, supervision and control of power associated with the fight against corruption and negativity; fighting against wrong and distorted views to protect the Party's ideological foundation and protect national sovereignty in cyberspace; digital transformation and application of technology in Party work; developing 6 strategic and important socio-economic regions...

In addition, there are series of articles that delve into the causes of the phenomenon of many cadres and party members degenerating in political ideology, morality, lifestyle, "self-evolution", "self-transformation"; or delve into the areas of Party building and organization work, such as cadre work, grassroots party organization work and improving the quality of party members.

Particularly in the fight against distorted arguments about religion, ethnicity and human rights in Vietnam, this year, there were many articles that presented in a rich, vivid, profound way, with very tight arguments and high persuasiveness. In addition, a number of press works reflected new factors, good models, and creative ways of doing things in many localities.

Notably, the 8th Golden Hammer and Sickle Award - 2023 has the largest number of provincial press agencies submitting television works ever, even including district-level cultural centers, television programs of the Public Security, Military Commands of provinces and private media companies submitting works to participate in the Award. Some works have great depth and quality, high propaganda effectiveness, and sharp refutation of the distorted arguments of bad guys.

The content of defending the ideological foundation not only appears in the works of central press agencies but also in many local newspapers, radio and television stations. Many works, after being published and broadcast, have attracted the attention of the public and readers. This shows that the Golden Hammer and Sickle Award is increasingly spreading strongly.

Through 2,216 works participating in the Golden Hammer and Sickle Award this time, a panoramic picture of the country's political, socio-economic, security - defense, and foreign affairs life in 2023 was shown with very bright colors, as the General Secretary said: "Our country has never had such a foundation, potential, position, and international prestige as it does today."

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