The workshop was chaired by comrades: Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association; Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Hoai Bac, Director of the Academy of Posts and Telecommunications Technology; Associate Professor, Dr. Do Thi Thu Hang, Head of the Professional Department of the Vietnam Journalists Association; Dr. Ta Bich Loan, Head of the Entertainment Program Production Department (VTV3), Vietnam Television.

Journalist Le Quoc Minh delivered a keynote speech at the conference.

Speaking at the workshop, journalist Le Quoc Minh said: The workshop is an opportunity for experts, journalists, and leaders of press agencies to identify technology trends in the world, the inevitable trend of forming digital newsroom models in the world in general and press agencies in Vietnam in particular; discuss technology solutions in digital newsroom management; and practical application of technology in digital newsroom management in Vietnam.

In the first session of the workshop with the theme "Technology solutions in digital newsroom management", the presentations focused on clarifying digital newsrooms in the context of digital transformation of journalism in Vietnam today, applying Blockchain technology in digital newsroom management, applying AI technology in automatic news and video production based on keywords, applying AI in digital content management.

Dr. Tran Quang Dieu, Director of Information Technology Application Center, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics presented.

The second session introduced achievements in applying technology in digital newsroom management in Vietnam, presented by representatives of press agencies. Through some initial effective models of Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam, Tuoi Tre Newspaper, Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) applying news production based on the strengths of artificial intelligence, digital newsroom model and multi-platform content distribution, digital content business management, etc.

Associate Professor, Dr. Do Thi Thu Hang, Head of the Professional Department of the Vietnam Journalists Association, shared: “This is a workshop on digital transformation in the field of journalism and media, with the participation of many leaders of press agencies, experts in the field of journalism and media, journalists nationwide and experts in the field of science and technology to discuss the application of technology in journalism activities, share models of digital newsrooms in Vietnam today and technological solutions in newsroom management. This shows that the topic of the workshop is extremely “hot”, attracting great attention from scientists, experts and press agencies in the context of rapid technological development today”.

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