Keep a pure heart, high mind, sharp pen

Tran Duy Ngoan- Member of the Executive Committee of Vietnam Journalists Association, Chairman of Nghe An Journalists Association

(Baonghean) - The country currently has over 18,000 journalists with cards, 383 print press agencies with over 1,000 publications, 67 Radio and Television stations including 3 Central Radio and Television stations (VTV, VTC, VOV) and 64 local Radio and Television stations, 104 broadcast TV channels, 7 pay TV channels; 92 electronic newspapers (including 72 electronic newspapers of print press agencies and Radio and Television stations), 266 electronic information pages, 300 electronic news pages of Party and State agencies and organizations, associations, unions, enterprises, over 8,000 TTCS stations. This is a powerful force in the ideological work of the Party, State and organizations in the political system.

In the past revolutionary cause of national liberation as well as the current cause of national construction and defense, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has made an important contribution to raising Vietnam's position in the international arena. In particular, it has widely propagated the Party's guidelines, policies, directives, resolutions, and the State's laws, aroused the strength of great national unity, created social consensus, and effectively fought against all "peaceful evolution" plots of reactionary and hostile forces against our country's revolution.

Our country is integrating more and more deeply into the globalized world with extremely complex developments. Besides the advantages, we are facing many difficulties and challenges every day and every hour. Our country is still threatened by the plots and tricks of hostile forces to interfere in internal affairs, causing political and social instability, violating the sovereignty of our sacred borders and islands. These forces do not hesitate to use any tricks to bring in distorted information, books, newspapers, and cultural products from outside to distort the policies and guidelines of the Party and State, causing negative psychological effects on the people. They thoroughly use the power of modern media, newspapers, and the Internet to promote and spread hostile and erroneous views, attacking Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh's thought, the guidelines, viewpoints, and policies of our Party and State, aiming to eliminate the leadership role of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Maintaining political and social stability in all circumstances is an extremely important task, a vital requirement for the nation and people. Only with political and social stability can the country and homeland integrate and develop.

l Nghe An newspaper reporters working on Truong Sa island. Photo: Lan Anh

As the vanguard on the ideological and cultural front of the Party, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has been and is the main force in carrying out propaganda work well for the cause of great national unity. Specifically, it propagates the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws, encourages and motivates all patriotic emulation movements, typical examples and new factors in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland. At the same time, it strengthens the role of social supervision and criticism, contributing to building a strong national unity bloc.

In the development process of the history of Vietnam's revolutionary press over the past 89 years, Nghe An press has a history of 85 years and Nghe An was identified as the center of revolutionary press from 1929 to December 1946.

Up to now, with the attention and leadership of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee and the Fatherland Front, the press agencies have been constantly developing comprehensively. Especially in four aspects: Technical facilities, professional staff, broadcasting time (number of publications), and content quality. Currently, Nghe An has 9 press agencies in the province, along with 37 representative agencies and permanent offices of central, industry and local newspapers in the province. The staff of more than 600 cadres, reporters and technicians working in local press agencies (including nearly 400 member journalists of the Nghe An Journalists Association) includes: Nghe An Newspaper, Nghe An Radio and Television Station, Nghe An Police Newspaper, Nghe An Labor, Song Lam Magazine, Military Zone 4 Newspaper, Nghe An Culture Magazine, Nghe An Science and Technology Magazine, Nghe An Journalists and 22 district, city and town Radio and Television Stations, 487 grassroots radio stations. Most of the member journalists are professionally trained, dedicated to their profession, have strong political will, and are an important force in the ideological work of the Party, government and people of all ethnic groups in the province.

Nghe An's press career is increasingly flourishing. Currently, Nghe An Daily Newspaper has 8 pages, distributing nearly 15,000 copies/issue, Nghe An Weekend Newspaper has 12 pages, distributing nearly 13,000 copies/issue, Nghe An E-newspaper has more than 60,000 domestic and foreign readers accessing every day. Nghe An Police Newspaper is published 3 times a week, with a circulation of 5,000 - 7,000 copies/issue in the two provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh. Nghe An E-newspaper is the newspaper with the highest number of visitors with 500,000 visits/person day and night. Nghe An Labor Newspaper has made efforts to rise up in the face of difficulties, currently publishing 1 issue per week, with 6,000 copies/issue. Nghe An Culture Magazine publishes 2 issues per month, with a circulation of 4,000 copies/issue. Song Lam Magazine is published every two months, with a circulation of 5,000 copies per issue.

Nghe An Radio Program broadcasts 20 hours daily (including Nghe An Program at 10:30 am/day), Nghe An Television (NTV) broadcasts 20 hours/day (self-produced 12 hours/day), in addition there are Thai and Mong language Radio and Television programs broadcast in mountainous areas and VTV5 Vietnam Television. Since January 21, 2009, Nghe An Radio and Television has broadcast via Vinasats 1 satellite, covering the whole country and the region. In addition to 40 provincial Cable Televisions in the country broadcasting in recent years, since May 2013 Nghe An Television has been present on Vietnam Cable Television and Ho Chi Minh City Cable Television, contributing to expanding the coverage and promoting the image of Nghe An to the whole country and the region. This is the best condition for Nghe An press to effectively carry out the task of propagating the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws to all classes of people in the province.

Nghe An Newspaper reporters at work. Photo: Nhat Lan

Over the past time, Nghe An's press agencies have made constant, steadfast, and steadfast efforts. Journalists still have "a pure heart, a high mind, and a sharp pen" and do not accept the pressures and temptations of trivial material things, and are at the forefront of the fight against the bad propaganda of hostile forces. The editorial offices and press agencies have proactively followed the political tasks of the Provincial Party Committee, propagating and bringing the Resolution of the 11th National Party Congress and the 17th Provincial Party Congress into life, implementing the Resolution of the 4th Central Committee (11th tenure) on Party building work, promoting the implementation of "Studying and following the moral example of Ho Chi Minh" in the spirit of Directive 03 of the Politburo, Resolution 26 of the Politburo on "Orientations and tasks for the development of Nghe An province to 2020". Identify the press as a powerful and sharp tool and means in the propaganda work of the Party and mass organizations, as "an extended arm between the Party, the government and the people", "bringing Vietnam to the world".

Nghe An press has coordinated well with the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, political and social organizations to propagate, promote and expand the "strength of great national unity" to effectively carry out major political tasks of the country and the province such as: "Election of the National Assembly, People's Councils at all levels"; Contributing opinions to the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution, the tasks of economic and social development of the province, economic restructuring, budget collection, investment attraction, promoting the image of Nghe An country and people to the whole country and internationally. Preserving and promoting the cultural identity of Nghe An and the culture of ethnic groups. Especially the major social movements launched by the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee such as: "Building a cultural life in residential areas"; "Building a Fund for the Poor"; "Eliminating dilapidated, makeshift thatched houses"; "Supporting people affected by natural disasters"; “Joining hands to build new countryside”, “Unity of religions and ethnic groups”; campaigning to implement “Social policies, gratitude”. Propagating policies on social security; Campaigns “Vietnamese people prioritize using Vietnamese goods”, “Homeland sea and islands”, “Border affection”, “For beloved Truong Sa”, campaigning to “Build a scholarship fund”; campaigning to support the construction of “Truong Bon historical relic site”, helping poor people in Western Nghe An...

Inheriting and promoting the tradition of patriotism and solidarity of our nation, promoting the results of recent propaganda work, overcoming shortcomings and shortcomings, Nghe An press and journalists in the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh vow to further promote "social responsibility, civic duty", well implement "9 regulations on professional ethics of Vietnamese journalists". Continue to propagate the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws, supervise and criticize society, arouse and promote "The strength of the strong national solidarity bloc" for the goal of "rich people, strong country, democratic, fair and civilized society".

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