Tonight (June 21, 2023), at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Labor Cultural Palace (Hanoi), the 17th National Press Awards Ceremony - 2022 took place. This is one of the activities to celebrate the 98th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 - June 21, 2023). Mr. Vo Van Thuong - Politburo member, President attended and delivered an important speech at the ceremony.
Also attending the ceremony were: Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Mr. Tran Luu Quang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; Mr. Tran Quang Phuong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Ms. Lam Thi Phuong Thanh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Chief of the Standing Office of the Party Central Committee Office; Mr. Bui Van Cuong, Member of the Party Central Committee, Head of the National Assembly Office; Mr. Lai Xuan Mon - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Standing Central Propaganda Department; Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Information and Communications, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Mr. Bui Thanh Son, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Ngo Van Tuan, Member of the Party Central Committee, State Auditor General; Mr. 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; Mr. Do Tien Sy - Member of the Party Central Committee, General Director of Voice of Vietnam; Mr. Le Ngoc Quang - Member of the Party Central Committee, General Director of Vietnam Television.
President Vo Van Thuong and delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: Quang Hung.
The press has demonstrated strong political will, high social responsibility, and proficient professional skills.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. 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 emphasized: In the context of the rapid development of digital technology and changes in the way users receive information, the country's press always maintains its role as a shock force on the ideological and cultural front; maintains its role as a non-stop official and mainstream information stream; effectively propagates the correct guidelines and policies of the Party and State; is the voice of the people, the bridge between the Party, the State and the people.
The press nationwide has been striving to overcome difficulties and challenges, continuing to proactively innovate delivery methods, bringing new experiences to readers through digital technology applications.
Mr. 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. Photo: Son Hai
In particular, according to Mr. Le Quoc Minh, digital transformation of Vietnamese journalism has a strong impact on the entire national press system, both in terms of professionalism, state management as well as journalism training and research.
"Therefore, more than ever, journalists, especially heads of press agencies and Journalists Associations at all levels, need to promote the fine traditions of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism: steadfast in political stance, loyal to the revolutionary cause of the Party, the Fatherland and the nation, innovative, creative and proactive in international integration," Mr. Le Quoc Minh stated.
According to Mr. Le Quoc Minh, this year's outstanding works have good thematic discovery, good ideological content, high fighting spirit, and creativity in the way of expression. Photo: Son Hai.
According to the Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association, in 2022, the press has reported quickly, accurately, and comprehensively on all developments in life, politics, economy, and society both domestically and internationally, and has become a large and trusted forum for the people. The press has shown innovation in the way of expression, proposing many constructive solutions and good ways of doing things that have spread and influenced society.
"The press has demonstrated its steadfast political will and high social responsibility, its professional skills, and its widespread social impact. And the good news is that many of these excellent works will be honored at today's awards ceremony," said Mr. Le Quoc Minh.
According to Mr. Le Quoc Minh, this year the number of works submitted for the award continued to reach a high level of 1,894 works, showing the strong attraction of the Award and the interest and positive response of members and all levels of the Journalists Association nationwide. The work of collecting works, organizing the Preliminary and Final round of judging was conducted seriously according to the Guidelines and Regulations of the Award, objectively, impartially, modernly and professionally.
According to Mr. Le Quoc Minh, the best award-winning works have good subject discovery, good ideological content, high combativeness, creativity in expression, especially many works not only in central press agencies but also in local press agencies have used modern journalism technology, attracting the attention of readers.
President Vo Van Thuong speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Son Hai
Preserve core values, professional ideals, and pure, humane professional ethics
Speaking at the ceremony, President Vo Van Thuong expressed his joy at seeing the National Press Awards receiving more and more attention and participation from the press and public.
"I highly appreciate the works that won the Award this year, which continue to affirm the revolutionary, scientific, acumen, creativity, noble professional ideals and tireless dedication of journalists. The journalistic works have been invested seriously and elaborately, with many creative, vivid and attractive ways of expression for the public, clearly demonstrating the capacity for digital transformation and journalistic innovation. Many journalistic works are exploratory, highly combative, sharp, scientifically critical, propose practical solutions, provide positive information, have the power to spread, move and inspire strongly in society", Mr. Vo Van Thuong assessed.
According to the President, the whole country is approaching an important historical milestone - 100 years of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press; also in the pivotal year of the 13th National Party Congress with many great tasks requiring political determination and greater efforts to realize the aspirations and visions of national development in the new period, posing increasingly heavy tasks, honors and responsibilities for Vietnamese revolutionary press, requiring journalists and press agencies to make more efforts to be worthy of the people's trust, meeting the requirements: "Building a professional, humane and modern press and media".
First of all, the President requested that press agencies and journalists must have a high sense of responsibility towards the Party, the State, the people, and readers for the mission they undertake.
Journalists must always be deeply aware that “doing journalism is doing revolution, journalists are pioneers on the ideological and cultural front of the Party”, “the task of journalism is to serve the people, to serve the revolution” as President Ho Chi Minh once advised. On the basis of being steadfast in the ideals and noble values of journalism, adhering to the basic principles, preserving the core values, professional ideals, pure and humane professional ethics, upholding social responsibility, constantly being creative, providing timely, accurate, objective, truthful, useful and reliable information to the Party, the State and the people.
The President asked journalists to continue to demonstrate their courage, dedication, and take the lead in major, new, and difficult issues of the country.
Second, the team of journalists continues to demonstrate their mettle, dedication, and leadership in major, new, and difficult issues of the country, closely following the vivid realities of social life, of the cause of innovation, of building and defending the Fatherland, promptly and vividly reflecting the great achievements of historical significance that the country has achieved under the leadership of the Party. Propagating the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, providing useful information, raising people's knowledge, expanding social democracy, promoting the role of the press in monitoring and social criticism. Accompanying the government, businesses, and people... in finding solutions to solve problems arising in practice. Attracting the active participation of citizens in building a socialist rule-of-law state, building institutions, formulating policies and legal documents, performing the role of supervising the power and performance of public duties of officials and civil servants in the administrative apparatus...
Third, the press must be the vanguard, connecting and mobilizing resources, including the intelligence, sense of responsibility and inspiration of dynamism, creativity and dedication of the entire people; nurturing, inspiring and encouraging the aspiration to develop a prosperous and happy country, the will to overcome difficulties and challenges and optimism and belief in the bright future of the nation; building and promoting the great national unity bloc, creating a strong driving force for development.
Fourth, resolutely fight to contribute to eliminating what still hinders, restrains, and harms the country's development process. In the context of increasingly diverse and multi-dimensional information, many new and unverified issues, false information, and plots to take advantage of freedom and democracy to go against the values and goals that revolutionary journalism has been striving for, the press needs to be proactive, sensitive, detect and forecast issues, firmly protect the Party's ideological foundation, sharply fight against false and hostile arguments, and contribute to consolidating and cultivating people's trust. The press continues to be an important weapon in the fight against corruption, negativity, bureaucracy, waste, and social evils.
Art performance to welcome the ceremony.
Fifth, the press is a component of culture, a leading force in building and developing Vietnamese culture and the Vietnamese people. Each journalist and each press agency must be a typical example, representing culture, a cultural agency, a cultural environment with cultured people, preserving the dignity, pride and self-respect of journalism, overcoming temptations and challenges, putting the interests of the Party, the Fatherland, the people and personal honor on every page, every press product.
Continue to discover and praise typical factors, positive highlights, spread good values, affirm the dignity, soul, mettle, and intelligence of the Vietnamese people, and orient society towards the values of truth, goodness, and beauty. Through the media bridge, enhance the prestige and position of Vietnam, open up opportunities to selectively absorb the quintessence of human culture to enrich the national cultural identity, and strengthen the friendship between the Vietnamese people and progressive, peace-loving people and friends around the world.
Sixth, in the face of the rapid development of science and technology, fierce competition from other information platforms and changes in public information access behavior, each journalist must constantly self-study, self-research, proactively integrate internationally, innovate strongly, practice professionally, provide quality, reliable and convincing information on traditional platforms and especially digital technology platforms, to be able to attract, maintain the trust and respect of the public, conquer and capture public attention.
Outstanding award winning works
Mr. Vo Van Thuong - Politburo member, President and Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department awarded the A prize to the winning authors. Photo: Quang Hung
At the ceremony, President Vo Van Thuong and Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia presented A prizes to the winning authors.
Some of the A-prize winning works were honored as follows: Series of 4 articles: New requirements for building an independent and self-reliant economy by the group of authors: Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Ha Thanh Giang, Minh Duc, Bui Thi Lan (To Ha), Pham Viet Hai - Nhan Dan Newspaper Journalists Association.
Series of 5 articles: Develop first, cure later: The danger of destroying the environment for economic gain by a group of authors Vo Manh Hung (Hung Vo), Pham Thanh Tra (Thanh Tra), Nguyen Hoai Nam (Hoai Nam), Hoang Tien Dat (Hoang Dat) - VietnamPlus e-newspaper, Vietnam News Agency Journalists Association.
Work: "Trap" by group of authors Nguyen Ho Tri, Vu Hong Anh, Pham Quoc Bang, Chu Sy Thanh, Nguyen Tai Vu - Vietnam Television Journalists Association.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong and Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang presented the B prize to the winning authors.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong and Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang presented the B prize to the winning authors.
The works that won the B prize include: The series of 5 articles: Digital transformation - a pioneering and breakthrough mark by the group of authors Anh Hieu, Quynh Vinh, Minh Hien, Hoang Phong - People's Police Newspaper, Ministry of Public Security Journalists Association.
Series of 5 articles: Vivid practice of innovation in the Party's leadership method by the group of authors Phuong Quyen, Le Mau Lam, Hanh Nguyen, Van Toan - Nhan Dan Newspaper Journalists Association.
Series of 5 articles: A series of “officials” on trial: Systemic or character errors? by a group of authors Doan Xuan Bo, Le Ngoc Long, Nguyen Hong Hai, Cat Huy Quang, Nguyen Anh Tuan – People's Army Newspaper Journalists Association.
Mr. Le Quoc Minh - Chairman of Vietnam Journalists Association and Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung - Minister of Information and Communications awarded the C prize to the winning authors.
Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh and Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of Information and Communications, presented the C prize to the winning authors.
Among them, some typical works winning the C prize include: 5-part series: Breakthrough for economic recovery by the group of authors Khuat Thi Thai (Thai Phuong), Do Thi Phuong Nhung, Nguyen Huynh Thi Thanh Nhan, Cao Minh Chien, Nguyen Thi Thua (Phan Anh) - Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, Ho Chi Minh City Journalists Association.
Series of 5 articles: The problem of saving businesses and the obsession with the avalanche effect by the group of authors Phan Thi Hang (Phan Hang), Ho Quoc Tuan (Ho Quoc Tuan), Tran Thi Tuyet Anh (Khanh An) - Investment Newspaper Journalists Association.
Journalist Nguyen Thi Huong (Journalist and Public Opinion Newspaper) represented the group of authors to receive the C prize - 17th National Press Award - 2022.
In particular, the series of 5 articles: Difficulties in merging villages in mountainous, remote and isolated areas - seen from practice by the group of authors Nguyen Quan Tuan, Tran Van Quoc, Nguyen Thi Huong, Quach Ha Duong, Ha Ngoc Mai - Journalists and Public Opinion Newspaper, Journalists Association of the Central Agency of the Vietnam Journalists Association.
A series of articles by the Journalists and Public Opinion newspaper pointed out the huge difficulties and obstacles in merging villages and hamlets in remote areas due to the large area, fragmented terrain, difficult transportation, and scattered population. Organizing activities and propagating policies and guidelines to the people is a "difficult problem".
The group of reporters went and recorded the reality in Dao Vien commune, Trang Dinh district, Lang Son province; Duc Long commune, Thach An district, Cao Bang province - all of which are areas with borders with China. In these places, there are still many difficulties and the implementation of merging villages and hamlets here has revealed shortcomings from ensuring full criteria of villages as instructed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, which is difficult to implement. Meanwhile, the difference in the culture of the ethnic groups living in the "merged" villages is also an existing shortcoming that needs to be considered and resolved...
Ms. Vu Viet Trang - General Director of Vietnam News Agency and Mr. Tran Thanh Lam - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department presented the Encouragement Prize to the winning authors.
Ms. Vu Viet Trang - General Director of Vietnam News Agency and Mr. Tran Thanh Lam - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department presented the Encouragement Prize to the winning authors.
In particular, among the award-winning works, there is a series of 4 articles: The mission of serving the country and society leads the way for revolutionary journalism by the group of authors Tran Lan Anh (An Huy), Nguyen Thi Van (Ha Van) of the Journalists and Public Opinion Newspaper, the Journalists Association of the Central Agency of the Vietnam Journalists Association.
The series of works: "The mission of serving the country and society leads the way for revolutionary journalism" with 4 articles was born in the context of the country struggling against the fierce COVID-19 pandemic and the press had to "commit" to propaganda work, while striving to overcome and rise above the internal challenges of the press economy and the problem of self-renewal. The times seem to be testing the country, testing the leaders, press agencies, and journalists on the information and communication front.
Under the direction of the newspaper's editorial board, the group of authors raised this issue with a number of press leaders who are passionate about their profession, such as journalist 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; journalist Pham Manh Hung - Deputy Editor-in-Chief in charge of content, Chairman of the Voice of Vietnam Journalists Association; journalist To Dinh Tuan - Editor-in-Chief of Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper... In the story of the journalists, the special thing emphasized is the practical contribution of the press in the task of information and communication during difficult times of the country, the spirit of the press must maintain core values to serve society, the promotion of those core values in the spirit of keeping up with the times, innovation, professional spirit, enthusiasm and creativity...
Especially emphasizing the message: The core values of journalism are immutable: honesty, fairness, balance and professionalism in information, information must be verified, and the target audience is the readers and listeners. And above all, the press agency must maintain the core values of journalism, because if it loses it, it cannot fulfill its mission of serving the Fatherland and serving society.
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