Comply with professional rules and journalistic objectivity

Plum Blossom January 8, 2021 19:18

(Baonghean.vn) - Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, said that there is still a situation where some individuals impersonate or pretend to be journalists or collaborators of some press agencies who have not properly followed the code of professional ethics, reflecting the lack of objectivity in the information provided by the authorities.

The press reflects diverse information

Chiều 08/01, Ban Tuyên giáo Tỉnh ủy, Sở Thông tin - Truyền thông và Hội Nhà báo tỉnh tổ chức hội nghị giao ban báo chí định kỳ tháng 01 năm 2021. Các đồng chí Nguyễn Thị Thu Hường - Ủy viên Ban Thường vụ Tỉnh ủy, Trưởng ban Tuyên giáo Tỉnh ủy; Nguyễn Bá Hảo - Phó Giám đốc Sở Thông tin - Truyền thông; Trần Minh Ngọc - Chủ tịch Hội Nhà báo tỉnh, Phó Giám đốc Đài PTTH Nghệ An chủ trì hội nghị.

On the afternoon of January 8, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Department of Information and Communications and the Provincial Journalists Association jointly organized a regular press conference for January 2021. Comrades: Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Nguyen Ba Hao - Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications; Tran Minh Ngoc - Chairman of the Provincial Journalists Association, Deputy Director of Nghe An Radio and Television Station chaired the conference. Photo: Mai Hoa

In December 2020, the agenciespressThe Central Resident and local authorities have promptly and fully informed about domestic and foreign activities; and general leadership, direction and management activities of the province, sectors and localities.

The content reported in the press is diverse in the fields of socio-economics, national defense - security, Party building and political system.

Some articles affirm that, despite facing difficulties and challenges, with the efforts, joint efforts and consensus of the entire Party, people and army, the provinceNghe Anhas achieved many important results.

Phó Giám đốc Sở Thông tin và Truyền thông
Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications Nguyen Ba Hao informed about the press activities in January 2021. Photo: Mai Hoa

Lãnh đạo một số ban, ngành và cơ quan báo chí tham gia hội nghị. Ảnh: Mai Hoa
Leaders of several departments, branches and press agencies attended the conference. Photo: Mai Hoa

Nghe An ranks 19th out of 63 provinces and cities nationwide in terms of GRDP growth rate, estimated at 4.45%; results of site clearance progress for the North-South Expressway project; construction resultsnew rural areas, implementing Nghe An's OCOP program; developing agricultural tourism into a key tourism product of Nghe An... achieving and exceeding the set plan.

Besides, the press agencies also actively reflected and mentioned a number of shortcomings and violations in a number of fields, sectors, localities, agencies, units as well as a number of people's issues so that Party committees and authorities at all levels could intervene and handle them.

Phó Tổng biên tập Báo Nghệ An Trần Hữu Nghĩa nêu một số nội dung cần phối hợp trong thời gian tới giữa 2 cơ quan. Ảnh: Mai Hoa
Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper Tran Huu Nghia raised some issues related to planning of press agencies. Photo: Mai Hoa

However, some electronic newspapers advertise incorrectly and do not divide advertising sections, causing confusion between advertisements and news and article content.

There is still a situation where some newspapers have sensational headlines that do not accurately reflect the nature of the problem, causing confusion among readers.

At the conference, leaders and reporters from a number of press agencies raised a number of issues related to the coordination between levels, sectors, localities and journalists in providing information to the press; the handling of press information raised in a number of agencies and localities was not serious and timely.

Giám đốc Sở Tài chính - Nguyễn Xuân Hải cho rằng cần tìm giải pháp chung cho các dự án, tránh đổ lỗi trách nhiệm cho nhau. Ảnh: Mai Hoa
Director of the Department of Finance Nguyen Xuan Hai informed about some issues of interest to the press. Photo: Mai Hoa

Continue to improve the relationship between agencies and the press

Speaking at the conference, comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department pointed out the fact that there are still some individuals impersonating or pretending to be journalists or some collaborators of some press agencies who have not properly followed the code of professional ethics, reflecting a lack of objectivity between the information provided and exchanged by the authorities and information in the press, leading to some agency leaders being afraid to contact journalists.

Besides, there are some agencies that are afraid to contact the press due to mistakes.

Based on that reality, in the coming time, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Department of Information and Communications and the Provincial Journalists Association will study and propose solutions to continue to improve the relationship between all levels and sectors with press agencies and journalists during their work.

Đồng chí Nguyễn Thị Thu Hường -
Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department spoke at the conference. Photo: Mai Hoa

The Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department also oriented a number of key contents that newspapers need to focus on propagating in February 2021. Specifically, focusing on propagating the province's activities towards the 13th National Congress of the Party; associated with fighting and refuting the distorted and destructive arguments of hostile forces, contributing to protecting the Party's ideological foundation; propagating to bring the resolutions of congresses at all levels and the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress into life.

Some other key contents are to propagate the preparation for the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term; celebrate the Party's 91st founding anniversary, and celebrate the New Year of the Ox 2021. Pay attention to propagating the program "Tet for the poor" in 2021 in conjunction with social security activities of all levels, sectors, agencies and units.

The Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department also hopes that press agencies and journalists continue to pay attention to promoting the work of ensuring traffic safety, food safety and hygiene, counterfeit goods, counterfeit goods, poor quality goods and the trade and use of firecrackers during Tet; preventing the Covid-19 epidemic, in which promoting the high sense of responsibility of the people in the work of prevention as well as detecting and denouncing cases of illegal entry...

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