Thanh Hoa Newspaper; Thanh Hoa Provincial Radio and Television Station; Thanh Literature and Arts Magazine
In the past, the Department of Information and Communications of Thanh Hoa has advised the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee to issue many documents directing and guiding press agencies in the province, organizations and individuals related to press activities to strictly comply with the provisions of the Press Law. Every year, the Department of Information and Communications issues documents guiding the reception and working with the press, the work of speaking, providing and handling press information.
Based on the requirements and tasks of press management, implementing Plan 156-KH/BTGTW of the Central Propaganda Department, Plan No. 4000/KHBTTTT dated July 31, 2022 of the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Standing Committee of Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee issued Action Plan No. 86-KH/TU dated July 29, 2022 on strengthening the direction, management, and rectification of newspaper, magazine, electronic information page, and social network activities in Thanh Hoa province. The Department of Information and Communications issued Document No. 165/STTTT-BCXB dated January 27, 2022; Document No. 1702/STTTT-TTBCXB dated August 18, 2022, Document No. 400/STTTT-BCXB dated February 28, 2023 and Document No. 397/STTTT-TTBCXB dated February 27, 2024 on coordination in implementing the management of press activities in the province; in which it is requested that departments, branches, sectors and localities coordinate to rectify the situation of taking advantage of the press name to harass and operate illegally in the province; strengthen coordination, provision and transparency of information for requests for information in accordance with regulations, principles and purposes, ensuring the right to information of press agencies, ensuring that press agencies operate in accordance with the law; resolutely not perform communication and advertising contracts when there are signs of taking advantage of the press name to harass and profit; seriously handle information in the press; In order to guide the content of receiving and working with the press, many units have issued timely guidance documents to units within their management scope for implementation, such as: Nghi Son Town People's Committee, Cam Thuy District People's Committee, Lang Chanh District, Forest Protection Department... The Department has also issued documents reminding units that have not performed well in speaking, providing information and handling press information.
Every month, in coordination with the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, we organize regular press meetings with the central press's representative agencies in Thanh Hoa, and provide information on press and public issues of interest. Through these meetings, we have thoroughly informed reporters of the provincial press agencies, representative offices, and resident reporters in the province about enhancing the role of the press and publishing in protecting the Party's ideological foundation and fighting against erroneous and hostile views within the Party.
Strengthening state management and closely monitoring press activities in the province through: Issuing documents requesting departments, branches, and district-level People's Committees to coordinate in implementing the management of press activities in the province; sending documents to the Central Propaganda Department and the Ministry of Information and Communications to rectify the situation of issuing reporter cards in violation of regulations and reviewing and handling false information in the Intellectual Property & Creation magazine; requesting the Provincial Police to coordinate in handling the use of collaborator cards under the name of Mr. Le Duc Hanh, a collaborator of the Business and Law Newspaper, in violation of regulations; notifying agencies and units about impersonating reporters and collaborators of the Emulation and Reward Magazine; of the Business Magazine; notifying units and localities about the suspension of activities of reporters of the online newspaper Tam Nhin and Dau Tu newspapers in Thanh Hoa, so that units can promptly grasp; Document requesting press agencies with representative offices of resident reporters operating in Thanh Hoa to strictly implement regulations on press activities in the locality; regularly update, check, and monitor the work of publishing and handling information in the press of agencies, units, and localities; appraising dossiers, issuing documents requesting and guiding press agencies to send reporters to work to ensure the provisions of the Press Law; Regularly update, check, and monitor the work of publishing and handling information in the press of agencies, units, and localities; issuing documents requesting the competent agencies of the Ministry to rectify press agencies that publish inaccurate information about the province;
Monitoring and updating daily information about the province posted on various types of press information is maintained regularly. During the year, nearly 10,000 articles written by the Central press about Thanh Hoa were updated and monitored, reporting to the provincial leaders for timely direction. In the face of sensitive and complicated issues and incidents that may affect the overall development of the province, promptly report, propose and advise the provincial leaders to have solutions for direction and operation.
The Department has inspected the press activities of 09 representative offices and resident reporters; issued documents to rectify the situation of issuing letters of introduction and sending reporters to work outside the scope of the principles and purposes of press agencies, creating a healthy and legally compliant environment in press activities; and notified nearly 10 units to stop operations.
The Department of Information and Communications has worked with many reporters of press agencies involved in violating press activities in the province. Continuing to effectively implement regulations on press activities, especially the 2016 Press Law and 10 Articles regulating the professional ethics of Vietnamese journalists, Thanh Hoa province has issued a Decision to establish and regulate the operation of the Council for handling violations of the Code of Professional Ethics for Journalists in Thanh Hoa province, including the agencies directing and managing the press, the Provincial Journalists Association is the standing body of the Council. In recent years, based on practical requirements, the Department has always coordinated with the Association to hold meetings to consider the responsibilities of "reporters" and "collaborators" regarding the content of press information, and posting content that is not in accordance with the Code of Conduct for Social Networks of Vietnamese Journalists, with initial positive results.
Every year, the Department has coordinated with the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department and the Provincial People's Committee Office to inspect the work of speaking, providing press information, policy communication work, and press information handling work at Departments, branches, and District People's Committees (up to now, 4 departments and 7 District People's Committees have been inspected).
Through the management and review of press information content and responses from authorities after the press reported the issue, the Department has issued many documents to newspapers and magazines requesting verification of press information, promptly correcting signs of press activities, and penalizing 04 magazines for not performing in accordance with the content stated in the operating license; publishing false articles with a total fine of 45 million VND.
The handling of violations by the press, mainly magazines, has been coordinated by sectors and agencies such as the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Provincial Police; functional sectors, and localities to verify information.
With the efforts of the authorities, Thanh Hoa province is gradually improving the quality of press management, creating a healthy, transparent and law-abiding environment. In the coming time, the Department of Information and Communications of Thanh Hoa will continue to implement synchronous solutions to ensure that press agencies operate in accordance with their principles and purposes, contributing positively to the overall development of the province./.
Source: https://mic.gov.vn/mot-so-kinh-nghiem-trong-cong-toc-quan-ly-nha-nuoc-ve-bao-chi-tren-dia-ban-tinh-thanh-hoa-197241224213947373.htm
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