The "golden" generation of revolutionary journalism.

Every August, as autumn arrives, young journalists today remember a generation of revolutionary journalists, the "golden" pens who left them with a flame of passion, dedication, and a strong sense of responsibility in the face of the times. They were…

Former General Secretary Truong Chinh remarked: “…Mr. Xuan Thuy was assigned by the Party to be in charge of the Cuu Quoc Newspaper from the period of clandestine activities and throughout the entire resistance war against the French. We had the Central Cuu Quoc Newspaper, and also local Cuu Quoc newspapers in all the resistance zones. It was the only daily newspaper of our Party and people during this period. Just the fact that it was published regularly for 3,000 days under extremely fierce, difficult, and scarce war conditions can be said to be a miracle of our people. The Cuu Quoc Newspaper is the pride of the Dai Doan Ket Newspaper today and also the shared pride of revolutionary journalism in our country.”

Emerging from that autumn, and continuing to contribute to the national journalism in the early days of independence, journalist Xuan Thuy is also remembered as one of the pioneers in laying the foundation for the Vietnam Journalists Association. In early 1947, the Resistance Press Group was established, directly led by Xuan Thuy. More than three years later, based on the Resistance Press Group, the Vietnam Writers Association was founded. For the first time in our country, there was a political and social professional organization for journalists. Journalist Xuan Thuy served as President of the Vietnam Journalists Association for two Congresses (1950-1962), was the first Vietnamese journalist to participate in the Executive Committee of the International Organization of Journalists (OIJ), and received an award from the OIJ.

2.When speaking of the "golden generation" of revolutionary journalism, one cannot fail to mention journalist Ha Van Loc, under the pen name Thep Moi (New Steel). He participated in revolutionary activities before 1945, writing for the Tu Tri (Self-Reliance) newspaper of the patriotic student movement during the Japanese occupation of our country. After the August Revolution, he worked at the editorial offices of newspapers of the Indochinese Communist Party such as: Co Giai Phong (Liberation Flag) (1945 - 1946), Su That (Truth) (1946 - 1951), and Nhan Dan (from 1951).

Thep Moi (left) and Truong Chinh (right) in the Viet Bac forest in March 1951

Throughout his journalistic career, Thép Mới traveled to many battlefields, visiting fierce combat zones, immersing himself alongside his compatriots and comrades, simultaneously working as a journalist and fighting. He wrote a series of reports such as: "The Fiery Early Days of December," "Hanoi Takes Up to Fight," etc., depicting the heroic fighting atmosphere and the spirit of "Fighting to the Death for the Survival of the Fatherland" of the capital's army and people. Reading Thép Mới's works allows one to imagine the revolutionary fervor of our people during those years. From this, one can better understand the struggle on the propaganda front waged by sharp-witted writers, bearing the distinct mark of a journalist-soldier. While working as a reporter for the Liberation Flag Newspaper, the central organ of the Party, many of his insightful articles ignited the revolutionary flame among the public, such as: "A Look at the Banners" (Liberation Flag, September 12, 1945), "The First Independent Mid-Autumn Festival" (September 20, 1945), "Chinese and Indochinese Banknotes" (Liberation Flag, September 20, 1945), "The British Mission Rereads the Atlantic Charter and the Former Kim Son" (Liberation Flag, September 27, 1945), "Not Provoked" (Liberation Flag, October 4, 1945), "They 'Revolutionized' the 'Revolution'" (Liberation Flag, October 7, 1945), "Hatred" (Liberation Flag, October 21, 1945), "The Undying Fire" (Liberation Flag, October 25, 1945)... It can be said that journalist Thép Mới, with his vision, the vitality of a writer, and his burning love for the country and the revolution, It is believed that they have left for today's generation the flame of love for their profession and a passion for dedication.

3.Among the golden generation of revolutionary journalists, there is also the name of a journalist who built a career in Vietnam's broadcasting industry - journalist Tran Lam. Throughout the two wars of resistance against France and the United States, he led Vietnam's broadcasting industry through all difficulties to become a close, trusted, and reliable friend of all strata of the people. During the critical period of the revolution, young Tran Lam, along with Tran Kim Xuyen and Chu Van Tich, were assigned the task of establishing the National Radio Station according to President Ho Chi Minh's directive. And on National Day, journalist Tran Lam and his colleagues decided to conduct a trial broadcast of the ceremony live from Ba Dinh Square on September 2, 1945. This trial broadcast motivated the team, led by Tran Lam, to accelerate preparations for the official launch of the National Radio Station shortly afterwards, on September 7, 1945...

From then until his retirement, he remained loyal to journalism and broadcasting. Journalist Tran Lam's thinking, intellect, and creativity shaped the unique position of radio broadcasting for half a century. In fact, radio broadcasts played an extremely important role in the two wars of resistance against foreign invaders, making a significant contribution to the liberation and reunification of the country. Today, he is remembered as a prime example of revolutionary zeal, love of the profession, creativity, practicality, integrity, and a source of inspiration for the development of radio and television broadcasters nationwide.

According to NB&CL