Success and expectations

The 2023 Tran Mai Ninh Journalism Award has just ended successfully and will be presented on the occasion of the 99th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Journalism Day on June 21, 2024. This is the 27th year that the Tran Mai Ninh Journalism Award has been held in accordance with the regulations, attracting a large number of members, journalists, and collaborators to participate in the award.

Comrades: Dao Xuan Yen, Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Dau Thanh Tung, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee presented flower baskets from the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Provincial Fatherland Front Committee to congratulate Thanh Hoa Provincial Journalists Association on the occasion of the 98th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day. Photo: PV

This year's award has 120 works by 120 authors and groups of authors (an increase of 20 works compared to 2022). Based on the 2023 Tran Mai Ninh Press Award Regulations, the award council has judged 116 works by 116 authors and groups of authors. The Thanh Hoa Journalists Association has invited prestigious journalists with in-depth expertise and experience in judging press awards to participate in the preliminary judging panel and the evaluation council.

As a result, 46 works entered the awards, including 4 A prizes, 10 B prizes, 15 C prizes, and 17 Encouragement prizes. The print newspaper category had 43 entries, with 17 winning works, including: 1 A prize, 3 B prizes, 4 C prizes, and 9 Encouragement prizes. Compared to the award structure, the print newspaper category had an increase of 1 B prize, 1 C prize, and 4 Encouragement prizes; The electronic newspaper category had 36 entries, with 14 winning works, including: 1 A prize, 3 B prizes, 3 C prizes, and 7 Encouragement prizes. Compared to the award structure, the electronic newspaper category had an increase of 1 B prize, 2 Encouragement prizes; The visual newspaper category had 17 entries, with 7 winning works, including: 1 A prize, 2 B prizes, 3 C prizes, and 1 Encouragement prize; Radio Newspaper category: 15 works participated, 6 works won prizes, including: 1 A prize, 2 B prizes, 3 C prizes; Photojournalism category: 5 works participated, 2 works won prizes, including: 2 C prizes.

The number of print newspaper works participating was the largest, accounting for nearly 40% of the total number of works participating in the award, while electronic newspapers accounted for over 31% of the total number of works participating in the award. The awarding council carefully considered the factors of theme, expression, and social impact of the work to increase the award for print and electronic newspapers and did not affect the total number of awards proposed for this award, not exceeding 40% of the total number of works participating in the award.

The greatest success of this year's award is that the outstanding works selected for the award show that the authors have tried to discover new issues, which have attracted the attention of readers, radio listeners, television viewers and public opinion, and have promoted the strengths of each type of journalism. The works have mentioned major topics such as: Social security issues; personnel organization; environmental protection; the fight against corruption and waste...

Many works demonstrate the author's elaborate investment in intelligence and concerns; they are revealing and suggestive of good and creative models and practices, good people and good deeds that need to be commended and replicated in the movement of studying and following Uncle Ho...

This year’s entries were a big success because the number of authors and entries was the highest ever, not only gathering journalists and reporters working in press agencies, but also attracting contributors, some of whom won high awards. The entries were not only published in local newspapers and radio stations but also in central newspapers and radio stations.

Through the award-winning works, it shows that the passion for the profession has helped journalists create journalistic works that breathe life, such as reflecting hot issues that are of concern to society, typically social security, poverty reduction, economic activities, investment and development; the fight against corruption and negativity; the issue of economic development associated with environmental protection; social insurance arrears in private enterprises; emigration to Cambodia and its consequences; child marriage... And it is the author's research and exploration in choosing topics, themes, and finding "expensive" details shown in his work that has made a good impression on readers, listeners, and television viewers.

Among the authors who won the award this time, there are journalists who have won the Tran Mai Ninh Journalism Award for many consecutive years, such as: journalist Le Thi Dung (pen name Le Dung), journalist Tran Thi Hang (pen name Tran Hang), journalist Minh Thuy (pen name An Thu), journalist Nguyen Thanh Phuong (pen name Thanh Phuong), journalist Tran Sy Duc (pen name Sy Duc)...

Many works have a high public opinion orientation, creating a widespread influence on readers, such as the work: Poverty reduction or the story of "the ant climbing the banyan tree" by the group of authors Le Dung, Tran Hang, Thanh Hoa Newspaper, won the A prize of the Tran Mai Ninh Journalism Award in 2023. The work The fraudulent contract turns students into exhausted overtime workers, by author Hoang Viet Minh (pen name Viet Minh), Cong Thuong Newspaper, won the A prize of the Tran Mai Ninh Journalism Award in 2023. The work Overcoming "heaven's gate" by author Tran Sy Duc, Voice of Vietnam (VOV1), won the A prize of the Tran Mai Ninh Journalism Award in 2023. The work Aspiration for a home, by the group of authors Minh Thuy, Thanh Son, Minh Tam, Nhat Anh, Thanh Hoa Radio and Television, won the A prize of the Tran Mai Ninh Journalism Award in 2023. The work: The way back, by the group of authors Dinh Hop, Thach Hai, Hoang Tho, Room PX03, Provincial Police, won the B prize of the Tran Mai Ninh Journalism Award in 2023. Tran Mai Ninh press 2023...

Besides the successes, the Tran Mai Ninh Journalism Award 2023 still revealed some limitations such as: The entries have not been carefully selected at the grassroots level, some authors submitted entries that did not follow the award rules... There are authors who are still too easy in choosing, exploiting and handling topics, monotonous in expression, and even unclear in genre.

With the success of this season, it is hoped that the Tran Mai Ninh Journalism Award will continue to “ignite the fire” for journalists, reporters, and editors to promote their fighting spirit and creativity to create high-quality journalistic works. At the same time, it will encourage the spirit of competition between “writers” and press agencies. Thereby, discovering and honoring the talents of “soldiers” on the ideological and cultural front, not only deserving of the provincial journalism award but also the national journalism award.

Nguyen Thi Thuong

Permanent Vice President of Provincial Journalists Association

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/giai-bao-chi-tran-mai-ninh-nam-2023-thanh-cong-va-ky-vong-217266.htm