Press Conference December 2023
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of December 8, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Department of Information and Communications, and the Provincial Journalists Association jointly organized the December 2023 Press Conference. Attending the conference were comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department.
The conference was chaired by comrades: Pham Ngoc Canh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Nguyen Ba Hao - Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications; Ho Thi Ngan - Permanent Vice President of the Provincial Journalists Association.

At the conference, evaluating the press work in November, comrade Nguyen Ba Hao - Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications said: In November 2023, basically the press agencies closely followed the principles, purposes and propaganda orientations of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department.

In the field of current affairs and politics, press agencies have reported in detail on the working activities of provincial leaders in the United States and Japan, and updated full information on the 6th Session of the 15th National Assembly with many important contents. In the economic field, press agencies have highlighted a number of positive results in the past 10 months in the province; proposed a number of solutions to achieve and exceed the targets set in 2023. In addition, many news and articles have also mentioned the consequences of slow progress in the implementation of hydropower projects; increasing tax debts of enterprises; serious degradation of some traffic routes; dumping dead pigs due to African swine fever into canals and ditches causing environmental pollution; risks of insecurity and pollution due to mineral exploitation and processing, etc.

Regarding information orientation in December, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department requested press agencies to continue promoting the results of the 8th Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee; promote information and propaganda on the implementation of the action program to implement Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW, dated July 18, 2023 of the Politburo on building and developing Nghe An province to 2030, with a vision to 2045.

In addition, continue to promote movements, models, and typical examples of good implementation of "Studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, and style", associated with the 2023 theme; strengthen propaganda of "bright spots" in socio-economic development to spread and promote achievements in socio-economic development in recent months; actively respond to the 2023 journalism awards.
At the conference, some delegates proposed that the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Department of Information and Communications, and the Provincial Journalists Association should discuss with reporters to verify local reports on some news and articles published in the press. In addition, there were opinions suggesting that the province should build a mechanism to order news and propaganda articles on some central press agencies, thereby spreading the image and key activities of the province to more of the public. In addition, for some important events of the province, there should be a source of information and images for press agencies to exploit.

Concluding the conference, Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department said that she would accept the opinions exchanged at the conference hall. In the past year, press agencies have made great contributions to information and propaganda work in the province. In addition to professional activities, press agencies have gradually formed a number of clubs and volunteer groups to actively call for support from units and businesses to accompany people to overcome natural disasters and floods. According to the Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, these are beautiful actions that need to be maintained and promoted.

In the coming time, press management will be tightened. Therefore, comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong hopes that press agencies will continue to accompany and support information and propaganda work on activities in the province, especially Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW, dated July 18, 2023 of the Politburo on building and developing Nghe An province; Party building work, ensuring national defense and security...