The journey "back to the source" of Quang Tri journalists

Towards the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day June 21 (1925 - 2025), from August 1 to 5, a delegation of officials and members of the Vietnam Journalists Association of Quang Tri province had a "back to the source" journey to the ATK Dinh Hoa relic site; visited the historical site where the Vietnam Journalists Association was founded in Roong Khoa hamlet, Diem Mac commune; the national historical site of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School, Tan Thai commune, Dai Tu district, Thai Nguyen province and a number of historical sites in the northern provinces.

ATK Dinh Hoa, Thai Nguyen is where President Ho Chi Minh and other leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam lived and worked during the period of 1947-1954 to lead the 9-year resistance war against French colonialism. During the years 1946 - 1954, Dinh Hoa district and the districts of Dai Tu, Phu Luong (Thai Nguyen province), Son Duong, Yen Son, Chiem Hoa (Tuyen Quang province), Cho Don (Bac Kan province) were selected by the Party Central Committee as the Central Safe Zone - the resistance capital of the whole country. In 1981, ATK Dinh Hoa relic site was ranked as a National Monument.

Officials and members of the Vietnam Journalists Association of Quang Tri province visit the exhibition house of the historical relic where the Vietnam Journalists Association was founded, in Dinh Hoa district (Thai Nguyen) - Photo: Trung Dung

Offering incense at the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial House on Deo De peak, Phu Dinh commune, Dinh Hoa district, officials and members of the Quang Tri Provincial Journalists Association expressed their respect and gratitude, and reported to him the achievements that Quang Tri press has achieved in the past time. In front of his spirit, Quang Tri journalists vow to constantly cultivate moral qualities, practice professional skills, and be worthy of being shock soldiers on the ideological and cultural front in the "fire land" of Quang Tri.

Officials and members of the Vietnam Journalists Association of Quang Tri province take souvenir photos at the monument where the Vietnam Journalists Association was founded - Photo: Trung Dung

On this occasion, the delegation also visited and offered incense at the relic site where the Vietnam Journalists Association was founded in Roong Khoa hamlet, Diem Mac commune, Dinh Hoa district. Here, generations of Quang Tri journalists reviewed the tradition of building and growing up of the Vietnam Journalists Association; visited the relic stele and the Exhibition House of the Vietnam Journalists Association, where relics and photos of important activities of the association's leaders from its founding to the present are kept.

Officials and members of the Vietnam Journalists Association of the province visit the Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School relic site - Photo: PV

The delegation also visited the Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School National Historical Site in Tan Thai Commune, Dai Tu District. Here, from April 4 to July 6, 1949, following the direction of President Ho Chi Minh, the Viet Minh General Department and the Resistance Press Group established the Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School. After graduating from the first course in the history of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism and the only one in the resistance war against French colonialism, 42 students returned to work at press and propaganda agencies, becoming key writers, making many contributions to the cause of resistance war and national construction and building the national press.

Officials and members of the Vietnam Journalists Association of Quang Tri province visit the Vietnam Press Museum - Photo: Trung Dung

Quang Tri newspaper display area at Vietnam Press Museum - Photo: Trung Dung

Also in the "return to the source" program, officials and members of the Quang Tri Provincial Journalists Association visited the historical relics of Tan Trao Communal House and Tan Trao Banyan Tree (Tuyen Quang Province); Vietnam Press Museum (Hanoi City); K15 Wharf - the departure point of the unnumbered train supporting the South to fight against the US to save the country; Nghieng Wharf - where the last French soldier withdrew from the North; Bach Dang Giang National Historical Site... At the same time, they exchanged and shared experiences and journalism skills at the Journalists Associations of Thai Nguyen, Thai Binh provinces and Hai Phong City.

Officials and members of the Vietnam Journalists Association of Quang Tri province visit the Tan Trao Banyan Tree relic - Photo: PV

Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association of Quang Tri province Hoang Ngoc Sy said: Organizing the "return to the source" activity towards the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day has practical significance, contributing to educating the tradition for the generation of cadres and members of the Quang Tri Provincial Journalists Association today.

“On this journey, we visited historical sites of revolutionary journalism to better understand the spirit and enthusiasm of previous generations of journalists, especially Uncle Ho's example of journalism, to continue to learn and follow, thereby fostering our love for the profession, improving ethics, expertise, and professionalism, striving to excellently complete all assigned tasks, and actively contributing to the building of Vietnam's revolutionary journalism in general and Quang Tri journalism in particular,” said Mr. Sy.

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