Nghe An opens Spring Newspaper Festival Quy Mao 2023

Comrades: Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association; Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Steering Committee of the Golden Hammer and Sickle Press Award of Nghe An province visited the Nghe An Newspaper booth at the 2023 Spring Press Festival. Photo: Duc Anh

NGHE AN PRESS FASTLY KEEPS UP WITH DEVELOPMENT

The Spring Newspaper Festival is a cultural activity that has become an annual tradition. This is an opportunity to honor the achievements of innovation in Nghe An and the press nationwide; at the same time, it is a place for journalists to meet and exchange with the press community; to connect the press with local authorities and businesses, creating conditions for people to enjoy the dedicated, creative and attractive press products of the press team.

Panorama of the opening ceremony of the Spring Newspaper Festival of Quy Mao 2023 and the awarding ceremony of the Golden Hammer and Sickle Award of Nghe An province in 2022. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Delivering the opening speech, comrade Tran Minh Ngoc - Chairman of Nghe An Journalists Association, Director of Nghe An Radio and Television Station, Head of the Spring Press Festival Organizing Committee, affirmed: In 2022, Nghe An press has informed and reflected comprehensively and promptly important political events of the country and the province; informed fully and correctly on complex and sensitive issues occurring in the area; propagated and reflected clearly the socio-economic management solutions of the province, departments, branches and localities; foreign affairs activities, promoting the image of Nghe An country and people to the whole country and the world.

Comrade Tran Minh Ngoc - Chairman of Nghe An Journalists Association, Director of Nghe An Radio and Television Station, Head of the Organizing Committee of the 2023 Spring Press Festival delivered the opening speech. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The press has performed well its role in monitoring and criticizing society, resolutely fighting against corruption, waste and negative acts; discovering and encouraging new factors, advanced models, attracting investment; refuting the wrong viewpoints and arguments of hostile forces, contributing to strengthening trust in the Party and the government, creating consensus among the people. Many works and authors of the Nghe An Provincial Journalists Association have won high prizes at national press awards, press awards of ministries, central branches and the province.

“Faced with increasingly high task requirements and great responsibilities, the team of journalists and press agencies in the area must make even more efforts to affirm their role and position in leading and orienting public opinion,” emphasized the Chairman of the Nghe An Journalists Association.

Central and Nghe An provincial leaders and a large number of provincial journalists attended the 2023 Quy Mao Spring Press Festival and presented the 2022 Nghe An Provincial Golden Hammer and Sickle Award. Photo: Thanh Cuong

On behalf of journalists in Uncle Ho's homeland, Chairman of the Provincial Journalists Association Tran Minh Ngoc respectfully thanks the leadership of the Vietnam Journalists Association, the Provincial Party Committee, the People's Council, the People's Committee, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, the coordination and support of provincial departments, branches, sectors, unions and agencies, businesses and people in the past time.

He also requested that Party committees and authorities at all levels continue to create favorable conditions for the press to receive support resources and orders from the State in investing in facilities, equipment, producing programs, creating works, and ensuring legitimate income for journalists.

In particular, creating favorable conditions for press operations in accordance with the law; having the earliest access to official information sources provided to the public, avoiding the situation where information on the press is slower than on social networks, so that the press can continue to maintain trust, affirm its role and position in the hearts of readers.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association spoke at the program. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Speaking at the program, comrade Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association expressed his honor to attend the opening ceremony of the Nghe An Province Spring Press Festival 2023 and award the Nghe An Province Golden Hammer and Sickle Press Award 2022.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh highly appreciated the significance of the opening program of the 2023 Spring Press Festival and the awarding of the 2022 Nghe An Province Golden Hammer and Sickle Award; especially the active participation of journalists and press agencies of Nghe An in the national Golden Hammer and Sickle Award. "For a revolutionary locality like Nghe An, the participation of journalists and authors in this award is very important," affirmed the Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association.

Analyzing the context and situation of world press and Vietnamese revolutionary press in the past time, as well as the future trend, comrade Le Quoc Minh shared the difficulties that press agencies are facing in the context of changes in the world and domestic economy affecting press activities.

Journalists attend the Spring Newspaper Festival Quy Mao 2023 and award ceremony of Nghe An Province's Golden Hammer and Sickle Award 2022. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In that context, the Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association acknowledged Nghe An province's interest in provincial journalism; at the same time highly appreciated the very clear innovations and the very quick pace of Nghe An journalism.

Discussing new journalism trends, comrade Le Quoc Minh affirmed his willingness to share those experiences with press agencies in general and with Nghe An press in particular, to contribute to the development of the province's press.

BUILDING A MODERN AND PROFESSIONAL NGHE AN PRESS

Speaking at the program, Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy expressed his joy at attending the 2023 Spring Press Festival and the 2022 "Golden Hammer and Sickle - Nghe An" Press Awards Ceremony. This is a very meaningful activity of journalists in Uncle Ho's homeland towards the 93rd Anniversary of the Party's Founding Day and welcoming the Spring of Quy Mao 2023.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, the Provincial Party Secretary respectfully sends his best regards and congratulations to the Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association, all journalists, and delegates.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council spoke and launched the response to participate in the national press award on Party building and the "Golden Hammer and Sickle - Nghe An 2023" award. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Analyzing the context of 2022 with many difficulties, but with the determination and great efforts of the Party Committee, the government and the entire people, the business community, Nghe An has basically completed the targets and tasks set for 2022; 27/28 main socio-economic targets of the year were achieved and exceeded, some targets set new development milestones.

Among those results, the Provincial Party Secretary affirmed: In addition to the common efforts of the political system, there are very positive contributions from journalists and press agencies. On this occasion, on behalf of the provincial leaders, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy respectfully thanked and acknowledged the positive and important contributions of press agencies and journalists to the development of the province in recent times.

Authorized by the President, Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council awarded the Third Class Labor Medal to Comrade Tran Minh Ngoc. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The head of the Provincial Party Committee highly welcomed the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department in coordination with the Provincial Journalists Association to organize the annual Spring Press Festival. This is a very meaningful activity, thereby praising the innovative achievements of the press force; at the same time, it is a forum to create a competitive movement among journalists and press agencies; as well as an opportunity for exchanges between newspapers and journalists with each other and with the public; creating connections and companionship between press agencies with Party committees, authorities, localities, business communities and people.

“I feel that this is a very good activity, very commendable and worthy of recognition; thereby, I really hope that the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department and the Provincial Journalists Association will continue to maintain this annual, traditional activity; it is a beautiful feature for journalists in President Ho Chi Minh's homeland; this activity is increasingly expanding in scale and improving in quality.

Authorized by Mr. Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, awarded the Prime Minister's Certificates of Merit to collectives and individuals. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Expressing his joy at attending the 2022 Nghe An Province Golden Hammer and Sickle Press Awards Ceremony, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy expressed that, looking back at the organization work, it was quite thorough and specific, not only in terms of the number of authors and works participating, but also in terms of quality, the selection of topics was quite rich and diverse, many works were carefully prepared in both content and form, demonstrating the dedication, intelligence, and responsibility of the authors and journalists.

Highly appreciating the results of the 2022 Nghe An Province Golden Hammer and Sickle Press Award, the Provincial Party Secretary assessed that these works once again affirmed the enthusiasm and dedication of journalists and authors for the public, for the people, for the cause of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism, for the honor of the profession, actively contributing to building a journalism in the province rich in combativeness and humanity; at the same time, through journalistic works, they have helped with propaganda, encouragement, and orientation of public opinion, contributing to the development of the province, the work of Party building and rectification, and the building of the political system throughout the province.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association awarded Certificates of Merit from the Central Propaganda Department to collectives and individuals. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Affirming that Nghe An province clearly identifies the work of Party building and rectification as a key and regular task. This is the task of the entire political system and all classes of people, in which press agencies and journalists are one of the pioneering and shock forces.

Because each press work not only serves propaganda work, but also contributes to guiding, motivating and encouraging cadres, party members and people to actively implement the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws; through the press forum, discover good factors and methods for propaganda, "filter the muddy, bring out the clear", spread genuine values ​​in life and society; at the same time, fight and criticize shortcomings and defects in the process of carrying out political tasks, Party building and rectification work.

Thereby, helping each Party committee and organization to realize and better perform their political tasks; so that each cadre and Party member can look into it to strive and contribute.

On this occasion, Nhan Dan Newspaper presented 150 million VND to a policy family in My Son commune, Do Luong district. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Nghe An Province Journalists Association supports the Tet For The Poor Program with 450 million VND. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In that spirit, on behalf of the provincial leaders, the Provincial Party Secretary officially launched the "Golden Hammer and Sickle - Nghe An" Journalism Award in 2023 and hoped that in 2023, journalists, reporters, and collaborators will continue to actively penetrate into real life, constantly explore and select many topics that bring the breath of life into their works, contributing to building and innovating the homeland, as well as participating in the Award.

The Provincial Party Secretary also requested the Steering Committee and Organizing Committee of the 2023 Provincial Golden Hammer and Sickle Award to continue to innovate, have creative ways of doing things, and at the same time build a system of criteria and rules that are close, correct, and suitable so that the Award can be organized more and more systematically, scientifically, and professionally; improve the quality, affirm the prestige of the press award in the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh - the founder and builder of Vietnam's revolutionary journalism.

The head of the Provincial Party Committee also requested that Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front, and socio-political organizations at all levels create conditions, coordinate, share, support, and help press agencies and journalists to perform well their propaganda tasks for the work of Party building and rectification, and building the political system in the coming time.

Comrades: Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association; Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Steering Committee of the Golden Hammer and Sickle Press Award of Nghe An province and provincial leaders, Nghe An Provincial Journalists Association cut the ribbon to open the 2023 Spring Press Festival. Photo: Thanh Cuong

On this occasion, on behalf of the provincial leaders, the Provincial Party Secretary respectfully thanked the Central Propaganda Department and the Vietnam Journalists Association for their regular attention, sharing, support and assistance to Nghe An province, especially in helping Nghe An province's press to gradually become more modern and professional.

With the desire to contribute to bringing a warm Tet to the poor and responding to the Appeal Letter of the Provincial Party Secretary, press agencies and journalists in Nghe An province have mobilized and collected donations from businesses, philanthropists and their own salaries to give Tet gifts to the poor with a total amount of 450 million VND.

This year, the 2023 Spring Newspaper publications will be presented by the Organizing Committee to the Ho Chi Minh Square Management Board and the Vinh City Walking Street Management Board. There will be a booth displaying Spring Newspaper publications at the Ho Tung Mau walking street and Ho Chi Minh Square.

Central and provincial leaders visit Nghe An Newspaper booth at the 2023 Spring Newspaper Festival. Photo: Thanh Cuong

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