National conference to review propaganda work in the first 6 months of 2024

In the fields of propaganda work, the whole sector has implemented synchronously and comprehensively with many innovations in both content and methods; at the same time, clearly identified key and key tasks to focus on directing, orienting and implementing, thereby achieving outstanding results in the following aspects: Timely and effective direction and orientation of propaganda work, press - publishing, foreign information, grasping public opinion, especially important domestic and international political issues and events; ensuring the maintenance of information discipline, with focus, key points, content, reasonable and appropriate dosage.

Cultural, artistic and scientific work continues to be innovated in the direction of closely following reality, synchronously and comprehensively implementing all areas of social life. The Central Propaganda Department continues to advise the Politburo, the Secretariat, and Party committees at all levels and directly organize many successful conferences and major events, creating impressions and wide influence. Advise, direct and coordinate the organization of activities to celebrate the country's major holidays and the birthdays of senior and exemplary leaders, especially the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory with many important activities and events, creating a wide influence in society.

At the conference, delegates also frankly acknowledged that, in addition to the main achievements, Party building work in terms of ideology, politics, ethics and propaganda work still has some issues that need attention, such as: In some localities, theoretical research, practical summarization, Party building work in terms of politics, ideology, ethics and science and education are initially implemented in a confused manner, with low efficiency; there are not many sharp articles refuting erroneous and hostile viewpoints.

In addition, the work of grasping and forecasting the ideological situation and public opinion is sometimes not proactive, not quick, and not close to reality. Consulting, proposing, and orienting information and propaganda on some sensitive issues and cases is sometimes slow, lacking initiative and sensitivity.

The issue of violations of ethics, principles, and purposes in press activities has not been thoroughly resolved. There has not been uniformity and uniformity in the number of departments and names of specialized departments of the Propaganda Departments of provincial and municipal Party Committees.

Concluding the conference, Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department acknowledged and highly appreciated the achievements of the entire sector in the first 6 months of 2024. Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia requested the entire Propaganda sector to continue to promote the spirit of initiative, creativity, determination to overcome difficulties to successfully complete the assigned tasks, focusing on the following issues:

The first,Focus on doing a good job of advising the Party Committee on political, ideological and ethical building. Summarize the practice and study the theory of implementing the Party's policies and guidelines in the field of Party building in terms of politics, ideology, ethics and propaganda work, focusing on studying fundamental, comprehensive and long-term issues in the field of propaganda.

Monday, develop projects to summarize and review resolutions, directives, conclusions, and regulations of the Party, advise the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, and Party committees at all levels to issue new documents to lead and direct Party building work in politics, ideology, ethics, and propaganda work.

Tuesday, proactively and promptly grasp the ideological situation, public opinion and sabotage activities of hostile forces; promptly orient the handling of complex and sensitive issues that arise. Improve forecasting capacity, strengthen close monitoring of cyberspace, proactively detect and remove websites and social network accounts that post bad, toxic and false information.

Coordinate to strictly handle organizations and individuals who take advantage of political and historical events, the situation of anti-corruption and negativity to distort and sabotage the Party, the State and the regime. Urgently develop guidelines for implementing Regulation 144-QD/TW on ethical standards for cadres and party members in the new period.

Wednesday, strengthen inspection, supervision, guidance and urging the implementation of propaganda work fields.

Thursday, strengthen leadership, direction, and orientation of press and publishing activities, promote the role of press and publishing agencies in providing positive information, communicating policies, protecting the Party's ideological foundation, and fighting against hostile and erroneous viewpoints.

Friday,Reorganizing the apparatus according to Regulation No. 137-QD/TW, dated December 1, 2023 of the Secretariat on functions, tasks, powers, and organization of specialized agencies advising provincial and municipal Party Committees directly under the Central Committee and the Guidelines of the Central Propaganda Department towards unification throughout the Propaganda sector.