The press needs to promote and spread advanced examples and good practices.

On the afternoon of September 9, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, together with the Department of Information and Communications and the Nghe An Journalists Association, held a regular press conference for September. Comrades Kha Van Tam - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Executive Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Nguyen Ba Hao - Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications co-chaired the conference. Photo: Mai Hoa

Attending the conference were comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; representatives of a number of provincial departments and branches.

Based on monitoring and synthesis of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, activitiesNghe An pressIn August, the newspaper actively and comprehensively reflected current events - politics, economy - society, national defense - security; Party building work and political system at all levels in the province.

Highlights include the propaganda of the visit and work of Central leaders in Nghe An; a series of articles commemorating the 75th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2; the implementation of resolutions and directives of the Central and Provincial Party Committees on Party building work associated with the organization of Party congresses at all levels towards the 13th National Congress of the Party...

Delegates attending the conference. Photo: Mai Hoa

In addition to reflecting the positive and effective aspects of leadership and direction at all levels, the press also mentioned the difficulties in attracting investment and site clearance; inadequacies in implementing mechanisms and policies as well as practical issues on grid electricity in rural areas, vocational training in mountainous areas, the lives of people living near hydropower projects before the rainy and stormy season, some unlicensed constructions and projects, violations of urban order; violations in state management of land and mineral exploitation; recurrence of overloaded vehicles; inadequacies in administrative management at the grassroots level; environmental pollution...

Comrade Nguyen Ba Hao - Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications reported on the results of press activities in August 2020. Photo: Mai Hoa

At the conference, representatives of a number of press agencies also raised a number of issues.Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, The Department of Information and Communications needs to provide guidance and direction. The most important thing is to urge departments, branches and localities to promptly and responsibly respond to and resolve issues that the press has correctly reported; and to strengthen the correction of false news on personal Facebook pages.

The Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department also needs to guide press agencies to promote the Provincial Party Congress with special topics and in-depth articles on the results achieved as well as the limitations and shortcomings, on that basis, there are solutions to overcome them for the next term.

A representative of the Agriculture Newspaper suggested that the province should pay attention to the resident journalist team in their work activities. Photo: Mai Hoa

Speaking at the conference, comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department affirmed that the attention of the Standing Committee and the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee to press activities and the opinions exchanged by press agencies are all valid and this is also the issue that the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department is focusing on.

Regarding propaganda for Party congresses at all levels, press agencies actively propagate and organize series of articles analyzing and deeply dissecting the achievements and results obtained in the 5 years of implementing the Resolution of the 18th Provincial Party Congress, term 2015 - 2020; on that basis, suggest and propose directions and solutions for the new term.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department gave a speech at the conference. Photo: Mai Hoa

In particular, it is necessary to revive the tradition of "taking the lead and waking up first" to create a breakthrough in thinking, perception and action, bringing Nghe An to develop more strongly in the new term.

In parallel with the propaganda for the Provincial Party Congress, towards the 13th National Party Congress, the Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department also hopes that the press agencies, in addition to propagating the shortcomings and negative aspects in socio-economic development, national defense and security in order to rectify and push back the negative aspects and limitations, also need to increase the time of propaganda, reflect advanced models, good and creative practices among the people, thereby encouraging and spreading good and creative models and practices, contributing to the successful implementation of the Resolution of the Party Congresses at all levels for the 2020-2025 term.

Leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department and the Department of Information and Communications presented flowers to congratulate comrade Tran Minh Ngoc - Deputy Director of the Provincial Radio and Television Station, who was recently elected to hold the position of Chairman of the Nghe An Provincial Journalists Association for the 2020 - 2025 term. Photo: Mai Hoa