Maximizing modern media in foreign information activities

On the morning of August 11, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department - Standing Agency of the Provincial Steering Committee for External Information Affairs held a conference to review activities in the first 6 months of the year and deploy tasks for the last months of 2021.

Comrades chairing the preliminary conference. Photo: TG

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for External Information and Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for External Information co-chaired the conference.

The interim report presented at the conference assessed that the world and regional situation in the first 6 months of the year had many fluctuations, the Covid-19 pandemic affected all aspects of social life. In the country, the political and social situation was stable, Vietnam was focusing all resources to carry out the work of preventing, fighting and controlling the epidemic; foreign affairs and international integration activities continued to expand and deepen...

Nghe An has paid attention to foreign affairs activities with the provinces of Laos, and has provided timely and effective information in recent times. Photo: CSCC

In Nghe An, foreign affairs activities are focused on expanding friendly and cooperative relations with localities at home and abroad. All levels and sectors have done a good job of disseminating information and propaganda about important political events of the country and the province. The image of the country and homeland of Nghe An has been promoted to domestic and international friends. Activities to attract investment, cultural exchange, and people-to-people diplomacy have been enhanced in many forms...

In addition, the conference emphasized some limitations such as some sectors and localities have not proactively developed plans to implement foreign information activities, the implementation of information coordination regulations is sometimes not timely, there is not much attention paid to innovating foreign information and propaganda methods, there are still limitations in forecasting the situation, advising on propaganda solutions...

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for External Information Affairs oriented some key contents in the coming time. Photo: TG

Speaking at the conference, comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for External Information Work of the province emphasized that in the coming time, it is necessary to focus more, be more determined, and think to innovate, implement more closely, correctly, and effectively the external information work of organizations, units, as well as individual members of the steering committee.

He emphasized that in the last months of the year, it is necessary to innovate propaganda methods, especially when direct activities are limited due to the epidemic. In addition, it is necessary to take full advantage of science and technology, promote modern media, build propaganda scenarios, foreign information, promptly grasp and orient ideology and public opinion in all fields, combined with the fight against false and distorted information...

The review conference spent a lot of time listening to discussions, recommendations and proposals from steering committee members. Photo: TG

The Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for External Information Work requested that it is necessary to continue organizing training, professional development, and updating knowledge for individuals and organizations performing external information tasks, providing standard and accurate concepts and contents, identifying the right target audience and choosing appropriate information methods, thereby contributing to improving the effectiveness of external information activities.