Press conference December 2020

On the morning of December 10, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department coordinated with the Department of Information and Communications and the Nghe An Journalists Association to organize a press conference for December 2020. Comrades Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Nguyen Ba Hao - Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications; Tran Minh Ngoc - Chairman of the Nghe An Journalists Association chaired the conference. Photo: Mai Hoa

The press reflects diverse socio-economic situations.
Attending the press conference were members of the Provincial Party Committee: Pham Thi Hong Toan - Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper; Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Director of the Provincial Radio and Television Station; representatives of leaders of a number of provincial departments and branches and representatives of press agencies.

At the conference, on behalf of the conference chair, Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications Nguyen Ba Hao reported on the operation situation.pressNovember 2020 with many key contents.

Press agencies have focused on propaganda and comprehensively reflecting all aspects of current political, socio-economic, national defense and security news, and Party and political system building.

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

Leaders of departments, branches and press agencies attended the conference. Photo: Mai Hoa

In particular, the press agencies have promoted theVisits and working activities of Central leaders in Nghe An; activities to celebrate the 990th anniversary of Nghe An's name, 75 years of formation and development of Vietnam's Forestry sector; activities to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; and the anniversary of Vietnam Teachers' Day (November 20)...

The press agencies have also had many news and articles assessing the economic situation with many bright and positive points; preventing the Covid epidemic; overcoming the consequences of floods and landslides;administrative procedure reform; activities to care for the poor, people in especially difficult circumstances...

The press has also promptly reported and reflected many negative issues related to the activities.multilevel; environmental pollution; project delays…

Comrade Pham Thi Hong Toan - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper discussed a number of issues related to illegal multi-level capital mobilization activities reported by press agencies. Photo: Mai Hoa

Besides the positive aspects, there are still some press agencies and articles that are still using inappropriate headlines, causing confusion; posting confusing information... Responses to the press from units and localities are still slow...

At the conference, leaders and journalists of some press agencies also raised a number of issues and proposed to press management agencies to continue tightening press advertising activities that are causing difficulties for businesses and establishments; and to strengthen inspection and supervision of the situation of "posting in the morning and removing in the afternoon" in some electronic press publications.

Journalist Tran Van Hien recommends that authorities tighten advertising by press agencies. Photo: Mai Hoa

A representative of a press agency also reflected the situation of some press agencies propagating and reflecting wrong principles and purposes and proposed that establishments and enterprises need to be responsible for informing the Department of Information and Communications about the identities and purposes of individuals whose press activities are not in accordance with the law...

Fight against individuals who exploit the press

Speaking at the meeting, Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department highly appreciated the active activities of press agencies and journalists in November 2020; at the same time, outlined a number of key propaganda work orientations in December 2020.

Specifically, press agencies need to focus on promoting the 13th National Party Congress; the 91st anniversary of the Party's founding and activities to celebrate the Party and Spring; and activities to care for the poor during Tet.

The press also needs to focus on propagating and enthusiastically reflecting the emulation movement to implement the resolutions of Party congresses at all levels and the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress at all levels, sectors, agencies, units, cadres, party members and the masses.

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

Press agencies need to devote adequate time to propaganda content on food hygiene and safety; combating counterfeit, fake and poor quality goods; traffic safety, especially the awareness of traffic law compliance of officials, civil servants and people; propaganda so that people understand correctly the regulations on firecrackers; prevention and control of Covid epidemic...

Along with that, press agencies need to have more news and articles on the topic of studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style; models"skillful mass mobilization", especially in new rural construction...

Regarding the recommendations and proposals of press agencies, the Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department also hopes that genuine journalists will promote their responsibility in detecting and condemning individuals who impersonate journalists or journalists who lack ethical qualifications, causing harassment in localities and businesses, affecting the reputation of the press in general, contributing to creating public opinion and cleaning up the press.