Journalist Nguyen Duc Canh

On October 1, Labor and Trade Union Magazine in collaboration with the Vietnam Press Museum organized a discussion with the theme: "Journalist Nguyen Duc Canh and Vietnam Revolutionary Press" and the ceremony to receive the statue of journalist Nguyen Duc Canh.

This is a meaningful program on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the publication of the first issue of the Red Trade Union Magazine (now the Labor and Trade Union Magazine) (October 1, 1929 - October 1, 2024) by comrade Nguyen Duc Canh as Editor-in-Chief.

Being trained and proletarianized in the ranks of workers, especially studying the “Revolutionary Path” of leader Nguyen Ai Quoc, comrade Nguyen Duc Canh was deeply imbued with Marxism-Leninism. Through specific actions, he widely spread Marxism-Leninism among the working class.

Delegates attending the seminar.

Realizing the importance of the press in the revolutionary movement, comrade Nguyen Duc Canh used the press as a sharp weapon of combat, actively directing the promotion of propaganda work, mobilizing workers to unite in the class struggle. He actively contributed to the establishment of the Communist Party of Vietnam; at the same time, he was the provisional President of the General Confederation of Labor of North Vietnam and the first Editor-in-Chief of the Labor Newspaper and the Red Labor Magazine (now the Labor and Trade Union Magazine).

Speaking at the seminar, comrade Nguyen Duc Loi - Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association shared that the seminar and the statue of journalist Nguyen Duc Canh at the Vietnam Press Museum today are very meaningful on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Red Trade Union Magazine and in the atmosphere of the press community nationwide having exciting activities towards the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day.

“I expect the event's content to highlight journalist Nguyen Duc Canh's contributions to Vietnamese revolutionary journalism, to revolutionary propaganda work among the people, and to the fight against colonialism and counter-revolutionary forces.

At the same time, it will clarify the great value of the journalistic legacy he left behind, helping today's and future generations of journalists to be more aware of studying, growing in their careers, and striving to hone the qualities and personality of a revolutionary journalist," said comrade Nguyen Duc Loi.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Loi - Permanent Vice President of Vietnam Journalists Association and Comrade Tran Duy Phuong - Editor-in-Chief of Labor and Trade Union Magazine moderated the Discussion.

Journalist Tran Thi Kim Hoa - Head of the Vietnam Press Museum said that at the Vietnam Press Museum in the years 2015-2019, during the process of implementing the task of building an outline to display historical spaces of journalism from 1925-1945, everyone struggled to find a way to honor a unique historical reality.

Until its public launch, the exhibition booth had a content highlight about the special press weapon in the class struggle of our revolutionary leaders - journalists. One of them was Nguyen Duc Canh - leader of the Red General Labor Union of North Vietnam, the first Secretary of the Hai Phong City Party Committee, who directly wrote articles, was in charge of the newspaper and magazine of the Union, and was the first Editor-in-Chief of the Labor Newspaper and the Red Labor Union Magazine. At that time, he was only 21 years old.

Journalist Tran Thi Kim Hoa - In charge of Vietnam Press Museum shared at the event.

Journalist Tran Thi Kim Hoa shared that, born in 1908 in Nam Dinh, in 1925, while studying for a high school diploma, Nguyen Duc Canh was expelled from school for participating in the movement to release Phan Boi Chau. He had 2 years before embarking on the arduous revolutionary path. That was the time when he worked as a secretary at Hung Ky photo studio, a teacher at Bach Mai Street Public Ich Private School, a typesetter at Mac Dinh Tu printing house, and then went to China to audit a political training class organized by the General Department of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth League.

Young revolutionaries have had the opportunity to hone their political awareness and the necessary practical skills so that when the revolution needs them, they can confidently take on the responsibility of directing the press, writing articles, organizing press publications, etc.

Perhaps, under his direction, despite the difficulties and infancy, Labor or Red Union paid close attention to the content, such as the first issue of Red Union (published on October 1, 1929) opened columns such as Theory; Struggle Experience; Travel Letters; News, which are very typical columns of the magazine genre.

“His presence in the exhibition area of ​​Vietnamese Press 1925-1945 continues to shine a light on a personality, a talent - a chivalrous example who lived, fought and sacrificed for the people, for the country, including the career of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism! ”, said journalist Tran Thi Kim Hoa.

Comrade Ngo Duy Hieu - Vice President of Vietnam General Confederation of Labor delivered the concluding speech.

At the discussion, delegates shared touching stories and valuable information, contributing to clarifying the great contributions of comrade Nguyen Duc Canh to the Vietnamese revolutionary press; at the same time, they discussed and studied the Red Union Magazine (now the Labor and Trade Union Magazine) from the perspective of the first research and theoretical magazine in the history of the Vietnamese revolutionary press.

In his concluding remarks at the seminar, comrade Ngo Duy Hieu - Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor emphasized that comrade Nguyen Duc Canh is one of the Party's senior revolutionary leaders, a staunch communist, and at the same time a great journalist of the Vietnamese revolutionary press.

Up to now, based on published documents, it can be affirmed that the Red Trade Union Magazine (first published on October 1, 1929) is the first research and theoretical magazine in the history of revolutionary journalism. "The birth of the Red Trade Union Magazine is a milestone in the history of revolutionary journalism in Vietnam, opening up the horizon and prospects of the proletariat and the revolution. This demonstrates the great political determination and propaganda of the Red Trade Union of Tonkin and of the Indochinese Communist Party, whose leader Nguyen Duc Canh is the soul", comrade Ngo Duy Hieu acknowledged.

Labor and Trade Union Magazine presented a bust of comrade Nguyen Duc Canh to the Vietnam Press Museum.

According to the Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, the decision to publish the Red Trade Union Magazine (of which only the first two issues are preserved to this day) reflected the theoretical and journalistic level of the Indochinese Communist Party and the Red Trade Union of North Vietnam, represented by comrade Nguyen Duc Canh. It can be affirmed that the aspiration of Nguyen Duc Canh and his comrades was to build the first revolutionary magazine, even though it was only within the area of ​​the Red Trade Union organization.

Delegates take souvenir photos.

Comrade Ngo Duy Hieu believes that in the process of national renewal, revolutionary journalism continues to be a sharp weapon on the cultural and ideological front. However, in the trend of commercializing journalism, for profit, because of competitive pressure, and the struggle for information and readers, journalism activities still reveal a number of weaknesses and shortcomings.

Promoting exemplary journalism examples, the first generations of writers of the Vietnamese revolutionary press such as Nguyen Ai Quoc, Truong Chinh, Nguyen Duc Canh, etc. is extremely necessary to educate the current team of journalists about political qualities, professional ethics and revolutionary journalism style.

Within the framework of the program, Labor and Trade Union Magazine presented a bust of comrade Nguyen Duc Canh to the Vietnam Press Museum to add more artifacts to the exhibition room of the 1925-1945 press period.

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