Closing ceremony of the Spring Newspaper Festival of the Year of the Pig, awarding prizes to 20 outstanding works

At the Closing Ceremony, the Organizing Committee also awarded and commended the display booths and special magazine and newspaper covers to welcome the Spring of the Pig; commended the collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements participating in the Spring Press Festival 2019, and awarded the "Nghe An Press Traditional Tet Issue - Spring of the Pig 2019".

Closing ceremony scene. Photo: BV

The 2019 Nghe An Spring Newspaper Festival was held in Nam Dan district from January 29, 2019 to February 20, 2019. This is the 17th year that the Nghe An Spring Newspaper Festival has been held at the grassroots level. With the theme "Celebrating the glorious Party, celebrating the country and the renewed homeland", the 2019 Spring Newspaper Festival displayed and introduced to the public the publications of Nghe An press and 110 newspapers and magazines with over 1,000 publications of central press agencies, branches and provinces and cities across the country.

Delegates attend the closing ceremony of the Spring Newspaper Festival 2019. Photo: PV

As an annual cultural activity, the Spring Press Festival is an opportunity to commend and honor the achievements in the renovation of the homeland and country. Thereby, affirming the role of the press in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

Chairman of the Provincial Journalists Association Tran Duy Ngoan speaks at the closing ceremony. Photo: PV

Journalist Khanh Ly and a group of authors from Nghe An Radio and Television Station were awarded the A prize for the television work: "Nguyen Van Mao started his career from passion". Photo: PV

This year's Spring Press Festival, in addition to commending and awarding prizes for display booths, newspaper and magazine covers to participating units, the Organizing Committee also launched and awarded prizes for the contest "Nghe An Press Traditional Tet Issue - Spring Ky Hoi 2019".

Journalist Dao Tuan of Nghe An Newspaper was awarded the B prize for his work: "Improving the quality of grassroots cadres to meet the requirements of the new period". Photo: Huy Thu

Representatives of press agencies received awards for their display booths, newspaper and magazine covers at the Spring Press Festival of the Year of the Pig. Photo: Huy Thu

Accordingly, 8 press agencies were awarded A prize, 3 press agencies were awarded B prize for display booths, newspaper and magazine covers. Nghe An Newspaper was honored to be awarded A prize.

Awarding C prize to authors and groups of authors. Photo: PV

There were 20 works awarded in the contest "Nghe An Press Traditional Tet Issue - Spring Ky Hoi 2019", including 1 A prize for television category; 1 B prize, 5 C prizes and 13 Encouragement prizes for print category.

Nghe An Newspaper has 5 works awarded, including 1 B prize, 2 C prizes and 2 Encouragement prizes.

Awarding Encouragement Prizes to authors and groups of authors. Photo: Dao Tuan

On this occasion, the Organizing Committee awarded Certificates of Merit from the Nghe An Provincial Journalists Association to collectives and individuals of Nam Dan district for their outstanding achievements in the 2019 Spring Press Festival.

List of works and authors awarded the "Nghe An Press Traditional Tet issue - Spring Ky Hoi 2019":

I. TV PRODUCTIONS: 04 Works

II. PRINT NEWSPAPER: 16 Works