Seminar to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Nghe An Newspaper

Attending the discussion, on the Central side were comrades: Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper; Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen The Ky - former Member of the Party Central Committee, former Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, former General Director of the Voice of Vietnam, Chairman of the Central Council of Literature and Arts Theory, former Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper; Phan Xuan Thuy - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Journalist Ho Quang Loi - Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association; Journalist Nguyen Ba - Editor-in-Chief of Information and Communication Magazine, under the Ministry of Information and Communication.

On the side of Nghe An provincial leaders, there were comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrades in the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee: Le Duc Cuong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee; Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Ngoc Kim Nam - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council.

Also attending were comrades: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Journalist Tran Minh Ngoc - Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association of Nghe An province, Director of Nghe An Radio and Television Station; Journalist Nguyen Cong Thanh - Editor-in-Chief of Ha Tinh Newspaper; Journalist Pham Van Bau - Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Hoa Newspaper; comrades in the Editorial Board of Nghe An Newspaper through the periods.

Central leaders, Nghe An province, comrades in the Editorial Board of Nghe An Newspaper through the periods... attended the meeting and discussion. Photo: Duc Anh

Panorama of the meeting and discussion on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Nghe An Newspaper's establishment. Photo: Duc Anh

MORE MOTIVATION TO EXPLORE AND INNOVATE

In March 1961, the 7th Provincial Party Congress (round 2) passed a resolution to establish the newspaper "Nhan Dan Nghe An". On November 10, 1961, the Provincial Party Executive Committee issued Resolution No. 175 to establish the Editorial Office of Nhan Dan Nghe An Newspaper.

Over the past 60 years of establishment, on a journey of many hardships, challenges, but also full of glory, Nghe An Newspaper has always promoted the tradition of being a newspaper born and raised in the cradle of revolutionary journalism, constantly fulfilling its assigned functions and tasks as the mouthpiece of the Party Committee, the government and the people's forum, and as a shock force on the political and ideological front of the Party.

Delegates from the Central Government and Nghe An Province visited the Nghe An Newspaper's Convergence Office. Photo: Duc Anh

The tireless efforts of Nghe An Newspaper over the past 60 years have been recognized by the Party and State, by the decision to award noble medals and orders, especially the title of Labor Hero in the renovation period.

Presenting the opening remarks of the discussion, comrade Ngo Duc Kien - Party Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper emphasized that this is an opportunity to express gratitude and deep appreciation to generations of journalists, reporters, editors, staff, and journalists in Nghe An Newspaper. Among them, some have been with the newspaper their entire lives, some have dedicated their most beautiful and memorable years to the newspaper, some have only been with the newspaper for a short time but have left a deep impression on Nghe An Newspaper, some have developed from Nghe An Newspaper, becoming a source of pride not only for Nghe An Newspaper.

Comrade Ngo Duc Kien - Party Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper presented the opening topic of the discussion. Photo: Duc Anh

Reviewing the glorious tradition of Nghe An Newspaper, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper Ngo Duc Kien affirmed that we cannot help but be proud of the maturity and great contributions of the Party newspaper in the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh - the founder of our Party and the Vietnamese revolutionary press.

Up to now, Nghe An Newspaper has become a multimedia press agency, with a full range of press products on all forms, bringing information about the Party, government and people of the province to modern platforms. Nghe An Newspaper has gradually become one of the reliable media addresses.

Along with those remarkable changes and developments, the staff of Nghe An Newspaper also realized that: In the face of the trend of integration and development of the homeland, in the face of the explosion of science and information technology, in the face of fierce competition from social networks; in the face of increasingly high demands from readers, Nghe An Newspaper must constantly improve the quality of both content and form, strive to modernize its organizational model, facilities, techniques and technology.

Delegates visit the traditional room of Nghe An Newspaper. Photo: Duc Anh

Delegates visit the booth displaying award-winning works at the 10th “Golden Moment” Photo and Video Clip Awards of Nghe An Newspaper. Photo: Duc Anh

"Repositioning its current position, it can be seen that Nghe An Newspaper needs to continue to innovate to make its form more beautiful, its content more attractive, its use more convenient, and its professional and modern journalism team needs to continue to be trained and self-trained to become more numerous and more powerful. Those are both requirements and goals, so we also hope to receive comments and discussions at this Seminar, so that today's Nghe An journalism team can be given more motivation and inspiration to confidently seek and innovate continuously" - Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper Ngo Duc Kien expressed.

SPREADING GOOD VALUES

Representing the generations of Nghe An Newspaper, comrade Nguyen The Ky - former member of the Party Central Committee, former Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, former General Director of the Voice of Vietnam, Chairman of the Central Council of Literature and Arts Theory, former Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper had emotional moments of sharing, at the same time also recalling and recalling the unforgettable stages and years of Nghe An Newspaper.

Comrade Nguyen The Ky - former member of the Party Central Committee, former General Director of the Voice of Vietnam, Chairman of the Central Council of Literature and Arts Theory, former Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper spoke at the seminar. Photo: Duc Anh

Emphasizing the lesson of solidarity for development, the former Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper shared and believed that with the spirit of respecting individuals, collectives, and predecessors, remembering the source of water when drinking, remembering the person who planted the tree when eating fruit; being honest, united, diligent in learning, including learning from friends and colleagues at the central and local levels; determined to innovate, daring to think, daring to do, Nghe An Newspaper will develop more and more.

Speaking at the seminar, on behalf of the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee acknowledged and highly appreciated the contributions of Nghe An Newspaper over the past 60 years, and at the same time oriented some important contents for the Newspaper in the coming period.

In particular, the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee emphasized that Nghe An Newspaper needs to continue to perform well its orientation function - the number one requirement of an official newspaper of the Party and State, to continue to be an effective tool for propaganda, dissemination and education of the policies and guidelines of the Party, State, and local Party committees and authorities at all levels. This is both the goal and the red thread, the foundation for Nghe An Newspaper to decide on methods, ways and measures to carry out specific tasks in each period, even in each issue.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee spoke at the seminar. Photo: Duc Anh

To perform well its orientation function, Nghe An Newspaper must also be one of the factors to decide to ensure a healthy information environment, promote the development of society and community, and spread good values ​​and positive factors in the locality.

In addition, the Standing Deputy Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee also emphasized: In the current context, Nghe An Newspaper must also demonstrate its great and important role in handling media crises (if this happens) related to the environment, locality, and work of the province.

In particular, besides its role as a forum and voice of the Party and Government, Nghe An Newspaper needs to continue to have solutions to effectively implement its principles and purposes as a forum and voice of the people of the province.

Accordingly, Nghe An Newspaper must be a place to exchange, share and spread local movements, and also a place for Party committees and authorities to hear many suggestions from the people to contribute to Party building, political system building and give comments and recommendations for the work of building the Party's cadre team; protect the legitimate rights and interests of the people.

On the other hand, the Newspaper needs to continue to open and "nurture" attractive pages and columns to attract more readers; to become a reliable address to provide information to the People.

In addition to the necessary requirements of truthful, accurate, timely, objective, complete and comprehensive information; ensuring universal values, promoting traditional values ​​of Vietnamese culture in general, Nghe An in particular; the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee further emphasized that professional requirements as a Party newspaper must always be taken into account.

That is, each reporter, including collaborators, needs to have a deep understanding of the Party's work, the policies and resolutions of the Party Committee; the Party's leadership methods; at the same time, they must be constructive and contribute ideas to the Party Committee, the government, the political system, as well as the team of cadres at all levels in the locality; especially always foster, train, cultivate, and practice the sharpness and political vision of the team of journalists.

Delegates visit Nghe An Newspaper Office. Photo: Duc Anh

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong also requested Nghe An Newspaper to continue to pay attention to building a good team; take care of working conditions, operations, material and spiritual life to develop the capacity of members in the diverse agency, ensuring a strong political stance, meeting the requirements of current tasks. The Provincial Party Committee will continue to pay attention, create conditions, support and encourage Nghe An Newspaper to perform its tasks well.

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of its establishment, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Thong wished Nghe An Newspaper, reporters and collaborators to truly be soldiers with sharp pens, bright minds and high aspirations; to build Nghe An Newspaper into a common home for cadres, reporters, editors and workers of all generations through the ages, as well as at present.

APPLYING NEW CONTENT AND TECHNOLOGY

Speaking at the seminar, comrade Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association congratulated the successes that Nghe An Newspaper has achieved over the past 60 years.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh shared: In 2018, during a visit to Nghe An Newspaper, he was extremely surprised by the convergent newsroom model that Nghe An Newspaper had built. Because at that time, many central news agencies were "struggling" with building convergent newsrooms. And today, attending the discussion on the 60th anniversary of the Newspaper's founding, he was even more surprised because Nghe An Newspaper had grasped the trends and methods of modern journalism such as launching Podcasts, Emagazines, etc.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association spoke at the seminar. Photo: Duc Anh

Identifying himself as a generation that builds bridges in the Vietnamese revolutionary press, not forgetting the past but also moving towards modern elements, comrade Le Quoc Minh believes that in the very near future, the way of doing journalism will be different, different from yesterday, because the way of doing journalism in the world is changing every day. The Vietnam Journalists Association as well as the Central press agencies are trying to transform themselves.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh said that, as a local Party newspaper, Nghe An Newspaper must become a place where people who want to find reliable information about Nghe An, about the province's guidelines and policies must come. Moreover, in a chaotic information environment, with a lot of real and fake information, readers tend to look for reliable information. But to do so, Nghe An Newspaper must be proactive, must be present on all platforms, and its effectiveness must be measurable.

"If we do not improve the quality of Party newspapers, if newspapers do not unite with each other, do not become more modern and attractive, it will be difficult for us to maintain our position. Nhan Dan Newspaper is ready to act as a focal point to coordinate and support local Party newspapers."

Comrade Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association

The Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper also believes that in the near future, all human behavior, propaganda content, and human lifestyle will take place in a very new way. If the press does not promptly apply new content and technology, it will fall behind.

Affirming that Nghe An Newspaper also has its own strengths and advantages that large press agencies do not have, Comrade Le Quoc Minh - Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper believes that with the transformation of Nghe An Newspaper, the direction, encouragement and support of Nghe An province's leaders, and the consultation of previous generations, Nghe An Newspaper will continue to be successful, worthy of being the newspaper in the beloved homeland of Uncle Ho.

Comrade Ngo Duc Kien - Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper gave a speech in response and ended the discussion. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Speaking at the end of the discussion, comrade Ngo Duc Kien - Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper emphasized that the opinions at the discussion focused on clarifying the process of building, developing and maturing of Nghe An Newspaper; The unique features of the process of building and developing Nghe An Newspaper; Lessons learned; Inheriting and promoting the good traditions of Nghe An Newspaper in the current period.

"The recognition and evaluation of the Central and provincial leaders will once again be a great motivation and inspiration, continuing to strongly encourage and give strength to Nghe An Newspaper on the journey ahead which is wide open with much room for development."

Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper Ngo Duc Kien

Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper Ngo Duc Kien emphasized that Nghe An Newspaper respectfully accepts and affirms that the opinions of comrades will be extremely valuable orientations to encourage the collective of Nghe An Newspaper to develop further in the coming time.

On this occasion, the Provincial Party Committee - People's Council - People's Committee - Fatherland Front Committee presented Nghe An Newspaper with a banner with the words: "Nghe An Newspaper 60 years of establishment and development: Loyalty - Courage - Intelligence - Innovation". The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also presented Certificates of Merit to 2 collectives, the News - Politics Department and the Social and Cultural Department, and 8 individuals of Nghe An Newspaper./.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee presented a banner from the Provincial Party Committee - People's Council - People's Committee - Fatherland Front Committee to Nghe An Newspaper. Photo: Duc Anh

Comrade Nguyen The Ky - former member of the Party Central Committee, former General Director of the Voice of Vietnam, Chairman of the Central Council of Literature and Arts Theory, former Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper presented the painting to Nghe An Newspaper. Photo: Duc Anh

Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council awarded Certificates of Merit from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to two collectives of the Current Affairs - Politics Department and the Social and Cultural Department (Nghe An Newspaper). Photo: Duc Anh

Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council awarded Certificates of Merit from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to 8 individuals of Nghe An Newspaper. Photo: Duc Anh