Actively support more high-quality journalism

Conference to review 4 years of implementing Decision No. 558/QD-TTg dated April 8, 2021 of the Prime Minister. Photo: Dinh Trung

Speaking at the conference, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association Nguyen Duc Loi emphasized that Resolution No. 558/QD-TTg continues to promote press support with larger funding sources, focusing on improving the professional qualifications and skills of members of the Vietnam Journalists Association, orienting propaganda and exploiting important topics.

Some of the topics include the Party, Uncle Ho, the propaganda of the Resolutions of the 12th and 13th National Congresses of the Party, the major anniversaries of the nation in the locality; the work of fighting, preventing and combating corruption and negativity, the work of protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fighting and refuting wrong and hostile views, maintaining security and politics; the topic of revolutionary history, resistance, building and consolidating the great national unity bloc; the topic of industrialization, modernization of agriculture and rural areas, hunger eradication and poverty reduction, mountainous areas, remote areas, ethnic minorities...

Permanent Vice President of Vietnam Journalists Association Nguyen Duc Loi speaks. Photo: Dinh Trung

Over the years of implementation, the program to support high-quality journalism has created a widespread influence among all levels of the Journalists Association, becoming a useful annual professional activity for all members of the Vietnam Journalists Association. All levels of the Association have more conditions and motivation to gather, unite, and encourage members to enthusiastically create. Thanks to the annual financial support, the Provincial and Municipal Journalists Associations, the Inter-Associations, and the Journalists Associations have opened many professional training courses, many seminars, workshops, and practical work experiences.

“The movement to improve professional qualifications has ignited and maintained the passion for the profession and the love for work among journalists. The work of supporting high-quality journalism has created consensus and competition among journalists, creating works of depth that clearly reflect all aspects of social life. Many articles are rich in fighting spirit, education, and political ideology, contributing to the stability and development of society, thereby more clearly affirming the role, responsibility and civic duty of writers. From the support fund, high-quality journalism works have won many local journalism awards, journalism awards of ministries, branches, organizations, and especially the National Journalism Award,” said journalist Nguyen Duc Loi.

According to journalist Nguyen Duc Loi, one of the main requirements of the High-Quality Journalism Support Program is to create resources for the National Journalism Awards. To meet this requirement, in 2024-2025, the implementation of high-quality journalism at all levels of the Association needs to change right from the stage of topic orientation, outline review, and author support to be able to produce modern digital journalism works that are more suitable to the needs.

This also requires the Association at all levels to closely coordinate with press agencies, widely disseminate and disseminate to journalists - members, develop training programs to improve qualifications, motivate and encourage members of the Vietnam Journalists Association to actively learn and grasp modern journalism technologies, and participate more strongly in digital platforms.

Delegates contribute their opinions. Photo: Dinh Trung

According to the preliminary report of the Vietnam Journalists Association, in 3 years (from 2021 to 2023), the state budget supported the creation of high-quality journalistic works for local Journalists Associations nationwide with 27.7 billion VND; directly supported over 4,000 authors who are members of the Vietnam Journalists Association in localities; received 4,263 high-quality journalistic works of various types.

From 2021 to 2024, the state budget to support the creation of high-quality press works at the central level is over 15 billion VND; support more than 5,500 journalist members, receive 5,529 high-quality press works of various types; organize conferences and seminars on press skills to help press agencies improve the quality of their works; support research, compilation, and publication of books to announce, promote and archive high-quality press works...

At the conference, delegates shared experiences in digital transformation and improving the quality of press works, in line with the region's sustainable development goals. Journalists' Associations at all levels, press agencies and journalists nationwide all have a common wish that the State allow the continued implementation and expansion of the High-Quality Press Support Program to the 2026-2030 period with a budget increase of at least 200% to meet new requirements; add a specific mechanism to directly support journalists working in natural disaster and epidemic areas, strategic areas of security and defense, and allow the establishment of a Young Journalist Talent Development Fund from support funds, focusing on training the next generation of journalists.

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