Affirming the 'leading' role in information and propaganda work

On the morning of December 31, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department held a conference to review propaganda work in 2019 and deploy tasks for 2020. Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council attended and directed the conference. Photo: Mai Hoa

Comprehensive innovation of propaganda work

In 2019, propaganda work continued to be innovative, creative, positive and proactive in all tasks. The work of disseminating and studying the Party's policies, resolutions, directives and new documents was increasingly of high quality.

The implementation of Directive 05 in conjunction with Resolution IV of the Central Committee (term XI, XII) and the 50th anniversary of the implementation of Uncle Ho's Testament and last letter to the Party Committee and people of Nghe An has truly had many positive marks and impacts.

The Propaganda Department continues to affirm its "leading" role in information and propaganda work, contributing to raising awareness, strengthening trust among cadres, party members and people, creating high consensus in society, contributing to implementing the common political tasks of the province and each sector and locality.

Comrade Kha Van Tam - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department reported on the summary of propaganda work in 2019 and the deployment of tasks in 2020. Photo: Mai Hoa

In addition, the Propaganda sector from the province to the grassroots level has also been quick and sensitive in grasping the ideological situation and public opinion to proactively propagate and fight against "bad" and "toxic" information on social networks and "peaceful evolution" plots, contributing to protecting the Party's ideological foundation and stabilizing the political and ideological security situation.

Management work, promoting the role of press agencies as well as directing the handling of issues raised by the press; political theory and Party history, culture, arts; science and education work have many positive changes...

Based on the assessment of the implementation of propaganda tasks in 2019, frankly pointing out the limitations and shortcomings, Nghe An Propaganda Department continues to set 10 key tasks in 2020 - a year of many major events of the Party, the country and the province.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department proposed 10 key tasks in 2020 of the Propaganda sector. Photo: Mai Hoa

Guiding awareness to take the right action

Speaking at the conference, comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council highly appreciated the concerns, enthusiasm, innovation, creativity and positivity of the Propaganda sector from the province to the grassroots in 2019.

Emphasizing that 2020 is a year of special significance with many important events of the Party, the country, and the province, the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee requested the Propaganda sector to seize opportunities, overcome challenges, promote its role as a shock force on the political and ideological front, play a good role in leading awareness to take the right actions, create great political and spiritual strength to promote the implementation of common tasks of the province and each level and locality, creating a premise and solid foundation in the next stage.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, requested the Propaganda Department to affirm its role in leading political and ideological awareness to take correct and accurate actions for the common development of the province, each industry and each locality. Photo: Mai Hoa

In addition to the general orientation, the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee also oriented and suggested a number of specific tasks for the Propaganda sector in the coming time, which is to do a good job of propagating the Party Congresses at all levels for the 2020-2025 term, towards the 13th National Party Congress so that each cadre, Party member and people can grasp the purpose, requirements and content of the Congress; promote democracy and intelligence in the Party and society to contribute ideas to the documents of the Congresses at all levels to correctly and accurately determine the orientations and key tasks to be implemented in the coming term and after the Congress, to organize the dissemination, propaganda and raise deep awareness of the resolution for correct action.

The Propaganda Department continues to consider selecting issues and contents to impact in order to effectively implement the topic "Strengthening the great national unity bloc, building a clean and strong Party and political system according to Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style".

Along with that is the innovation in organizing activities to celebrate major holidays that are truly meaningful, creating new vitality and spreading in carrying out the province's common political tasks.

Comrade Tran Quoc Khanh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department awarded Certificates of Merit to units that did well in theoretical and political education in 2019. Photo: Mai Hoa

Affirming the power of information and to make information and propaganda work revolutionary and positive, comrade Nguyen Xuan Son also said that the Propaganda sector needs to continue to do better in managing and orienting the press so that the press is a tool, a great strength, operating in accordance with its purposes, practically serving the political tasks of the province, each sector and locality.

Along with that, there must be effective solutions to manage and combat "bad" and "toxic" information on social networks and "peaceful evolution" plots, contributing to protecting the Party's ideological foundation; proactively and actively participating in solving "hot" and complicated issues; doing a good job of foreign information and propaganda work on seas and islands; science and education work...

To perform its tasks well, the Propaganda sector continues to take care of building a propaganda team with qualities, qualifications, mettle, skills and influence to guide the right thoughts, politics and actions among cadres, party members and people through communicating the Party's viewpoints, policies and resolutions, being quick and agile in refuting false information, creating high consensus within the Party and society, for common development.