Create positive social effects on all classes of people

Before the award ceremony, Mr. Vu Van Tien, Head of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the 4th National Press Award for Anti-Corruption and Negativity, discussed with the press about the new points and quality of this year's award season.

Reporter: Sir, after 4 times of organization, the National Press Award for preventing and combating corruption and negativity has affirmed its special position in the system of press awards nationwide. Could you share about the important milestones that the Award has achieved?

Mr. Vu Van Tien: Through the organization, the National Press Award for preventing and combating corruption and negativity has increasingly attracted the attention of society and the active participation of press agencies and journalists. The most remarkable mark is that the number of press works submitted has gradually increased over the seasons. If in the first Award, there were 1,005 works submitted by nearly 100 central and local press agencies, then in the fourth Award, the Organizing Committee received 1,078 valid works for 4 categories: print, electronic, radio, and television from 121 central and local press agencies.

National anti-corruption campaign creates positive social effects for all classes of people, image 1 — The Organizing Committee awarded the group of authors who won the A prize of the third National Press Award "Press with the work of fighting against corruption and negativity". Illustrative photo

And more importantly, the quality of the Awards is increasingly improved. In the first season, 31 press works were awarded with 2 A prizes, 7 B prizes, 10 C prizes, and 12 consolation prizes. In the second season, the Organizing Committee awarded 4 A prizes, 9 B prizes, 10 C prizes, and 12 consolation prizes to authors and groups of authors of 35 excellent press works. In the third season, there was a Special Prize awarded by the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption and Negativity, along with 45 excellent works selected to award 4 A prizes; 10 B prizes; 12 C prizes, and 18 consolation prizes.

In the fourth time of organization, with the spirit of democracy, objectivity, impartiality and high responsibility, the members of the Final Jury conducted a careful selection, unanimously selecting 54 excellent works to award 4 A prizes; 10 B prizes; 12 C prizes; 28 Encouragement prizes.

Reporter: As someone directly involved in organizing and judging the awards, how do you evaluate the quality of the entries to this year's awards?

Mr. Vu Van Tien: In general, the works participating in this year's Award have closely followed the theme and criteria of the Award Rules. Many works have good quality, high discovery, demonstrating the dedication and pursuit of corruption and negative cases by journalists, creating a great social impact, bringing positive results in the fight against corruption and negative acts through quite rich and vivid topics in the style of modern journalism, comprehensively reflecting the determination of the Party and State, the involvement of functional agencies, the response and active participation of all classes of people in the fight against corruption and negative acts from the Central to the local levels.

In terms of form, the works participating in this year's award were invested in elaborately by the authors and groups of authors, with quite rich and vivid topics in the style of modern journalism, comprehensively reflecting the determination of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front, the involvement of functional agencies, the response and active participation of all classes of people in the fight against corruption, negativity and waste from the Central to local levels.

The new point of this Award is that there are more works written on the topic of preventing and combating negativity that are highly appreciated by the Steering Committee and the Organizing Committee of the Award; at the same time, there are also more works on the topic of praising and encouraging brave examples in the fight against corruption and negativity, having a positive impact on society.

The Organizing Committee appreciates those elaborate and dedicated investigative articles, many of which were carried out over weeks, months, and even years to get to the bottom of the truth. From there, there are thousands of press works against corruption and negativity with many diverse and accurate approaches and reflections, contributing to the discovery, acceleration of verification, investigation, and handling of serious and complicated corruption cases and cases, creating a positive social impact, spreading to all classes of people.

National anti-corruption campaign creates positive social effects for all classes of people, image 2 — Mr. Vu Van Tien, Head of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the 4th National Press Award for Anti-Corruption and Negativity, 2022-2023.

Reporter: To carry out investigative projects in the fight against corruption and negativity, reporters have to pay with sweat, tears, and even blood. In your opinion, what solutions are needed in the coming time to continue promoting the role of the press in the fight against corruption and negativity?

Mr. Vu Van Tien: In the fight against corruption and negativity, the press plays a particularly important role. Not only does it contribute to detecting and combating cases, organizations and individuals with signs of corruption and negativity, but the press also promotes and encourages the resolute participation of the entire political system, mobilizing the strength of the entire population to participate in the fight against corruption and negativity.

To maintain its position and role as a vanguard and pioneering force, the press and its team of journalists must also innovate and improve the quality of content, form, and methods of transmitting information on the work of preventing and combating corruption and negativity, making it both diverse and attractive; truly becoming a forum for the masses, a place to exchange opinions and discuss important issues of life, to both monitor and criticize the activities of public agencies and the whole society in a constructive, positive, practical and effective manner.

On the other hand, corruption and negativity are manifestations of wrongs and evils in society, therefore, every journalist needs to proactively and actively participate in preventing and combating corruption and negativity, considering this a task, political responsibility, duty and mission of a true writer. Journalists must cultivate a strong character, professional knowledge, work cautiously, comply with the law, professional ethics, provide objective and honest information, and contribute to protecting the interests of the Party, the State and the people.

Strengthen and promote the leading role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in coordinating with socio-political organizations, news agencies and press in performing the tasks of social supervision and criticism; focus on coordination with the Vietnam Journalists Association and press and media agencies in all aspects so that the work of preventing and combating corruption and negativity truly becomes a movement and a common task of the whole society.

In addition, continue to innovate the organization and further improve the quality of the National Press Award for preventing and combating corruption and negativity to encourage and create a favorable environment and "playground" for journalists to participate in the Award more actively and creatively, contributing to encouraging, motivating, motivating and honoring journalists and high-quality press works, spreading positive social effects, and strengthening people's firm belief in the Party's leadership in the fight against corruption and negativity.

Reporter: At 8:00 p.m. on November 5, the 4th National Anti-Corruption and Negativity Press Awards Ceremony 2022-2023 will take place. Up to now, how has the organization of this event been implemented, sir?

Mr. Vu Van Tien: This year's competition is held at the right time to look back on more than half of the term of implementation and deployment of tasks and Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress; The fourth competition is also the time when the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption and Negativity summarizes 10 years of anti-corruption and negativity work in the period of 2012-2022, especially in 2022, the Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption and Negativity at the provincial and municipal levels has been established. That demonstrates the Party's determination to fight corruption at its roots, with the drastic participation of Party committees at all levels and the entire population.

Therefore, we determined that the content of the Award Ceremony needs to highlight those marks and inspire to spread the spirit of dedication, perseverance, determination, unity, overcoming all challenges and temptations of each journalist, to devote themselves to the fight against corruption and negativity, taking the people as the root, relying on the people and for the people, strengthening the people's trust in the Party and State to continue to successfully implement the resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, for the goal of a prosperous country and happy people.

Up to now, the organization of the 4th National Press Award Ceremony for Anti-Corruption and Negativity, 2022-2023, has been carried out by the Organizing Committee of the Award according to the schedule and plan. Currently, the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front is actively coordinating with Vietnam Television to complete the reports and detailed scripts for the Announcement and Award Ceremony...

It is believed that with careful investment and preparation, the 4th National Press Awards Ceremony for Anti-Corruption and Negativity in 2022-2023 will be a great success. Thereby, continuing to strongly spread the determination of the Party, State and people in the fight against corruption and negativity.

Reporter: Thank you very much!

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