Collaborators - Companions of the Party Newspaper

Reporter Huy Thu:“Happy to go and write"

Collaborator Huy Thu's full name is Tran Van Thu, he collaborated and had his first article published in a print newspaper.Nghe An Newspaperin 2012, but it was not until 2016 when he worked at the Social and Cultural Office that he became a regular "writer", with many works published in the Newspaper's publications. To serve his passion for writing, in addition to equipping himself with a laptop and camera, he also invested in a flycam.

According to Huy Thu, “During my collaboration with Nghe An Newspaper, I feel happy to be able to travel and write, especially to be able to immerse myself in the flow of vibrant life, to exchange, learn, and expand my knowledge... For me, each land is a livable countryside with many cultural values, containing good, beautiful, and strange things that need to be discovered and learned. Among them, traditional culture with its long-standing relics, heritages, and unique customs and practices really attracts my footsteps.”

Correspondent Huy Thu takes photos of an old well in Yen Thanh district. Photo: PV

He also shared that the somewhat strict requirements from the Nghe An Newspaper Editorial Board and the editorial secretary, as well as the close and frequent interaction and exchange of information between the editorial team and collaborators, make collaborators like him more meticulous and increasingly perfect.

For himself, Huy Thu believes that Nghe An Newspaper has created an attractive "playground" for many participants, including himself, so he himself needs to try and be active in all circumstances to contribute to making that "playground" more and more exciting and meaningful. Accordingly, in addition to writing talent, it is necessary to have passion, a sense of responsibility, enthusiasm, and dedication to create good, unique, and attractive news articles, ensuring the factors of accuracy, completeness, speed, and timeliness, to deliver to readers. Especially today, in a dynamic press environment, it is inevitable that journalists must also be dynamic and creative to meet the increasingly high demands of multimedia journalism, especially electronic journalism.

Hai Thuong reporter: Contribute to encouraging and cheering soldiers

Bui Hai Thuong (also known by the pen name Anh Bach) works at the Political Department (Provincial Border Guard) and is an active and regular contributor to Nghe An Newspaper. He said: “Due to the nature of my work, I have been associated with Nghe An Newspaper for more than 26 years. My footsteps have spread across the border areas of my home province. As a border guard, in addition to performing the professional duties assigned by the unit commander, I have actively written news and articles to be published in Nghe An Newspaper publications. These are information and images about the process of performing the duties of a border guard or articles about the life and identity of ethnic minorities in the highlands and border areas...

At first, they were just feelings and reflections in the style of "thinking and writing", but thanks to the attention and guidance of the team of reporters and editors of Nghe An Newspaper, each work of Bui Hai Thuong that reaches readers is increasingly more complete and sharper, creating more trust and motivation for him to continue to passionately collaborate with the newspaper.

Collaborator Bui Hai Thuong works at Thong Thu Border Guard Station (Que Phong). Photo: PV

Collaborator Bui Hai Thuong said that in recent years, Nghe An Newspaper has had strong development in both content and form, from daily publications, Nghe An Weekend, Ethnic - Mountainous Special Magazine, Nghe An Electronic Newspaper. Especially new areas such as television, Podcast, E-Magazine, YouTube channel are gradually attracting readers... with diverse and rich content, covering almost all fields from domestic to international information. Articles and special pages in the newspaper are directional, not sensational or eye-catching.

“The newspaper also always pays attention, encourages, and publishes many quality news articles about the activities and work of Border Guard soldiers on the two borders, thereby contributing to encouraging and cheering soldiers with a steady hand to complete all assigned tasks, firmly ensuring national border security and sovereignty. That is also the motivation for collaborators who are also soldiers in green uniforms like me to continue to go and write…”, Bui Hai Thuong shared.

CTV Mai Giang: 20 years - forever a journey

Having started collaborating with Nghe An Newspaper since October 2003, this year's collaborators' conference is certainly the most special year for reporter Mai Giang. Because this is also the milestone marking her 20 years of collaboration with Nghe An Newspaper.

“In 20 years of being a collaborator of Nghe An Newspaper, Giang herself cannot remember all the memories or all the help that her brothers and sisters at the Newspaper have given her. However, one thing Giang can be sure of is that she has grown up a lot from that roof,” reporter Mai Giang shared.

Correspondent Mai Giang. Photo: PV

Mai Giang confided that when she first joined Nghe An Newspaper while working at Dien Chau District Radio and Television Station (now Dien Chau District Culture, Sports and Tourism Center), she encountered many difficulties in the early days of "entering" journalism. The nature of the job position prioritized more on broadcasting and radio, so the beginning was not easy. She remembers the early days when she sent articles to Nghe An Newspaper, although the first articles were short, they still had to be supplemented and rewritten many times. However, she was very lucky to have met many reporters and editors of Nghe An Newspaper who were willing to guide and help Giang understand how to write articles, how to take photos correctly, etc. Not only that, they were also willing and confident to "order" more difficult articles for Giang to try, and after that, Mai Giang herself realized that she had matured a lot, her thinking and journalism skills had improved.

Looking back over the past 20 years, Mai Giang believes that Nghe An Newspaper has made remarkable changes with the investment and meticulousness in both content and form in all publications. Mai Giang hopes that the team of collaborators will continue to receive more attention from Nghe An Newspaper. Thereby, collaborators will have more "playgrounds" to decorate the provincial Party Newspaper with colors from all over Nghe An land.

Reporter Quoc Cuong: Using a car as a... recording studio

“Making friends” with Nghe An Newspaper by chance after attending a Lao language class in 2019. At that time, Nghe An Newspaper had just launched an international commentary column. I thought it was just for fun, but unexpectedly, Captain Duong Quoc Cuong - Chairman of the Nghe An Provincial Police Union has been associated with Nghe An Newspaper for more than 3 years.

Captain Duong Quoc Cuong's relationship with Nghe An Newspaper started from a Lao language class in 2019 that he was assigned to attend. In this class, a reporter from the newspaper "asked" him to read an international commentary in a male voice. Since then, he has been associated with Nghe An Newspaper and has become a voice known to many readers near and far.

Sharing with us, collaborator Quoc Cuong said that he has been passionate about following commentary programs and international news since his school days. Because these columns often have deep and broad knowledge, helping him to broaden his understanding, especially the multidimensional relationship in international relations. Following this information also helps him gain more knowledge to serve his professional duties.

Correspondent Quoc Cuong. Photo: PV

However, according to Quoc Cuong, reading and listening to programs from other newspapers and radio stations only gives him one-way reception, while when participating in reading comments for Nghe An Newspaper, he has to carefully study the article, study the context of the story to have a suitable reading voice. Having to participate in the production process of such a product makes him grasp knowledge more firmly and enriches his understanding.

Admitting that he is an “amateur” when collaborating with Nghe An Newspaper, Quoc Cuong said that when he first joined, each song usually took him several hours to read, record, and edit the audio files. Now that he is so familiar with this job, each song sometimes only takes him 10 to 15 minutes to complete. In particular, his self-recording also has many memorable memories. He said, “Because there is no recording studio, I have to record mostly over the phone. The first few times, because I was not used to it, the audio files were often noisy. Later, someone told me that if I closed the car door and recorded, there would be no noise. So I sat in the car reading and recording...”.

However, Quoc Cuong's joy is that when his voice is broadcast, many acquaintances, friends and readers everywhere have positive feedback. Even many readers in Germany, Russia, France also interact, making him feel more motivated to continue collaborating with passion and responsibility...