Editor Hoai Anh talks for the first time about her new destination after leaving 7pm News

- June 21st has just passed, you must have received many congratulations from the audience and colleagues. With many years of experience in this field, what would you like to say to young people who are passionate about journalism?

For me, not only journalism but any job requires a heart. Especially in journalism, you have the means and voice to speak out about an issue. If you put your heart into every word, even your criticism will be constructive. Without heart, criticism will be judgmental, even condemnatory.

The heart helps journalists not to judge the issue one-sidedly, to have an objective, clear view and to assess the issue clearly, honestly but also with enough sharing and sympathy. As a MC, I believe that MCing is not just about speaking, but also about listening. Listening shows respect, understanding and empathy for the person you are talking to. Listening to decide what to say to "hit the mark". Talking without listening is not MCing, but just a monologue.

- More than 5 months after you left the 7pm News, many viewers still feel regretful and ask why Hoai Anh moved to a new job without a thorough answer. Why is that? Are there any stories from fans that moved you to say goodbye to the most popular and prestigious program like 7pm News?

What moved me the most was probably the audience's anticipation. There is a poem an audience member gave me adapted from a poem in the songI got marriedby Han Mac Tu, the original text is: "Tomorrow I will quit being a poet. You got married and your dreams are gone!". I would like to borrow two lines of poetry written by Han Mac Tu for his lover Kim Cuc to talk about the news that I heard that BTV Hoai Anh stopped hosting VTV news program! Sad and a little shocked! "Tomorrow I won't even bother watching TV, you changed jobs and I don't want to watch anymore!". The adapted poem is very witty but also brings a lot of emotion to me.

Anchor Hoai Anh when presenting the 7pm News on VTV1.

There are also many other greetings that make me feel really attached to my audience. I truly appreciate these feelings and hope to continue to receive your support and encouragement on the new journey and new programs!

- After leaving News, you regularly appeared on 'Art and Culture Space'. Can you tell the audience more about this program?

Most of the programs of the Arts Department are talk shows with guests, recorded in advance and then broadcast. To have 45 minutes on air, we have to record for an average of 2 hours, and on some days the program has many issues and deep content, it takes 3 hours or more to finish.

To host a talk show, the host needs to be very proactive in asking questions and must respond appropriately to the guest's answers, to ask follow-up questions that are relevant and follow up with what the guest just said, or to make on-target comments.

The current program that I am assigned to isCultural and artistic space,broadcast at 9:45 every Sunday morning on VTV1. I am very happy because through this program I get to meet my dear audience again. I hope that you will spend your relaxing weekend mornings accompanying the program, following the extremely rich issues in all fields of culture, art, music, painting, literature...

Editor Hoai Anh hosts the program Cultural and Artistic Space on VTV1.

- Since you moved from News to the Arts Department, how do you feel about your "new home"?

Each Department has its own style and nature of work, so the working environment is also different. The new home is a place full of culture and art, where I can rub shoulders with culture and art more. To have a deep understanding of this field is not easy and the programs I am hosting, although cultural and artistic, are still political and in-depth, with guests besides artists who are also journalists, experts, critics, etc. Therefore, I also have to cultivate, read more knowledge and information about this field, ask more senior colleagues who have many years of experience in the field of culture and art, and talk more with experts to best understand the issues I edit and lead.

The decision to move to a new field is my own. Therefore, I would like to thank the leaders and colleagues who have welcomed me and created conditions for me to try my hand and develop my abilities in the new field. No matter what program I am in, I am still a VTV person and wish to contribute and dedicate to that common home.

Editor Hoai Anh in real life with a dynamic and youthful fashion style.

- In your free time, what do you and your family usually do?

I like to take my children on trips because they are interesting and bring them many experiences. Not only that, but the time spent doing something together will make us bond more closely.