Building a strong association
30 years ago, on December 20, 1993, the Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee signed a decision to recognize the establishment of Thanh Hoa Provincial Journalists Association. This was a significant event, opening a new period of development for Thanh Hoa Provincial press.
Delegates attending the ceremony.
Immediately after its establishment, the Thanh Hoa Provincial Journalists Association promptly encouraged journalists to actively improve their professional skills, stay close to the grassroots and do a good job of propaganda work.
Currently, Thanh Hoa has 3 press agencies: Thanh Hoa Newspaper; Provincial Radio and Television Station; Thanh Xu Magazine. Along with that, there are 28 representative offices, 22 resident reporters and 11 reporters from central press agencies, press agencies of other provinces and cities operating in Thanh Hoa province.
Accordingly, Thanh Hoa Provincial Journalists Association currently has 366 members operating in 5 grassroots journalist associations, including: Thanh Hoa Newspaper Journalists Association, Provincial Radio and Television Journalists Association, Thanh Magazine Journalists Association, Central Press Agencies Association and Office of the Journalists Association.
Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial Journalists Association delivered opening speech at the celebration
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial Journalists Association Pham Van Bau affirmed that the Association's core and regular task is to build a strong organization, truly a place to gather and unite members; for the province's press agencies, it is to constantly innovate content and form, improve the quality and effectiveness of propaganda to bring the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws to the people;...
To affirm its role as a reliable professional support for its members, the Thanh Hoa Provincial Journalists Association has made many innovations in its methods of operation and achieved quite comprehensive results in all aspects of its work. The organization of the association has been consolidated and improved, and the number of members has increased day by day. The association's activities are closely linked to the branches, members and professional activities of press agencies.
Regarding content, the Chairman of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Journalists Association said that for a long time, press agencies have been increasing content, but in the age of technology, if you do not grasp technology, no matter how good the content is, it will be very difficult.
Press agencies need to use artificial intelligence to put in their articles. Technology in the near future will not replace journalists and reporters in terms of content. Technology helps us reduce the hard work.
Focus on building a cultural environment in press agencies
Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association highly appreciated the achievements of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Journalists Association and said that the role of technology is undeniable. The press cannot develop without technology, especially in a "Digital First" world that is always changing rapidly.
Comrade Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association spoke at the ceremony.
At present, along with content conversion, digital transformation of journalism is also a cultural transformation in the newsroom, from infrastructure management using artificial intelligence systems to operating processes from administrators to editors, reporters, etc.
Regarding the current press economy, the Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association shared that in the context of the world economy affecting Vietnam, the press economy of press agencies is also facing many difficulties.
Comrade Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association awarded a Certificate of Merit to the Thanh Hoa Journalists Association.
At the ceremony, the President of the Vietnam Journalists Association requested the Association and journalists of Thanh Hoa province to continue promoting the achievements; innovate propaganda forms in many ways; and constantly perform their roles and positions well in the spirit of Directive No. 43-CT/TW dated April 8, 2020 of the Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership over the activities of the Vietnam Journalists Association in the new situation.
At the same time, it is noted that Thanh Hoa province journalists need to build a cultural environment in press agencies, focusing on building cultural press agencies and cultural journalists; propagating and mobilizing members to participate in national press awards, especially the Party Building Press Award (Golden Hammer and Sickle), a large-scale competition chaired by the Central Organizing Committee, in coordination with Nhan Dan Newspaper, Communist Magazine, Vietnam Television, and Vietnam Journalists Association.
Local press has always had strengths in many lively topics in life. The clearest evidence is that in the last 3 years, many local press works have won high prizes in competitions.
On this occasion, the President of the Vietnam Journalists Association awarded a Certificate of Merit to the Thanh Hoa Journalists Association for their outstanding achievements in the Association's activities.
The press continues to accompany Thanh Hoa province
Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee Dau Thanh Tung acknowledged and thanked the great contributions of the Journalists Association and the team of journalists to the development of the province and especially congratulated and commended the outstanding achievements that the Provincial Journalists Association has achieved in the past 30 years of construction and growth.
Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee Dau Thanh Tung spoke at the ceremony.
The Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Committee hope that in the coming time, Thanh Hoa press, the Provincial Journalists Association and the team of journalists will continue to accompany, share and support the policies, leadership and management of local Party committees and authorities in carrying out political tasks, and be an active and trustworthy channel of propaganda and social criticism.
Thanh Hoa Provincial leaders presented a banner to Thanh Hoa Journalists Association.
The Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee also requested that Party committees and authorities at all levels in the province pay attention to leading and directing press work, creating favorable conditions for the Provincial Journalists Association, press agencies and journalists to perform their functions and tasks well, and promote creativity in press activities.
At the ceremony, the leaders of Thanh Hoa province presented a banner from the Provincial People's Committee with the words: "Thanh Hoa Journalists Association Solidarity - Innovation - Integration - Development" to the Thanh Hoa Provincial Journalists Association;
Awarding Certificates of Merit from the Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee to collectives and individuals who have made many contributions to journalism activities and the Association's work on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Journalists Association.
Awarding Certificates of Merit from the Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee to individuals and groups with outstanding achievements in Association activities.
Also at the ceremony, the Thanh Hoa Provincial Journalists Association awarded 1 First Prize, 3 Second Prizes, 6 Third Prizes, and 8 Consolation Prizes to the winning authors in the first "Beauty of Thanh Hoa Journalists" Photo Contest in 2023.
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