Awarding the 2021 Nghe An Province Golden Hammer and Sickle Journalism Award to 42 outstanding works

Delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: Duc Anh

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Steering Committee of the "Golden Hammer and Sickle - Nghe An 2021" Journalism Award; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Vo Van Dung - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Kha Van Tam - Chairman of the Provincial Labor Federation, Le Truong Giang - Secretary of the Hoang Mai Town Party Committee.

On behalf of Nghe An Provincial Journalists Association, there was comrade Tran Minh Ngoc - Chairman of Nghe An Journalists Association, Director of Nghe An Radio and Television Station. Also attending were leaders of provincial departments and agencies, leaders of Hoang Mai town, local and central journalists stationed in Nghe An province.

Responding to the Press Writing Contest on the topic of Party building called "Golden Hammer and Sickle" launched by the Central Committee, under the direction of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Steering Committee of the "Golden Hammer and Sickle - Nghe An 2021" Press Award, the Provincial Journalists Association coordinated with the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Department of Information and Communications to issue an official dispatch to launch and develop the award rules, receiving positive response from a large number of reporters, members, press agencies operating in Nghe An and participating collaborators.

Representative of the Nghe An Newspaper group of authors received the C prize of the 2021 National Golden Hammer and Sickle Journalism Award. Photo: SM

Out of thousands of published and broadcast works, press agencies and authors selected and sent to the organizing committee 126 works in 5 types of journalism: print, electronic, radio, television and photojournalism.

In general, the works have comprehensively, vividly and multi-dimensionally reflected the work of Party building, political system building, and successful implementation of the Resolutions of the Party Congresses at all levels in Nghe An in 2021.

Many works have discovered and praised good deeds and typical and advanced party members to spread and encourage the movement; at the same time, they have reflected on existing problems and shortcomings, fought against negative behaviors, corruption, and waste, contributing to the cause of socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security in the province.

The Jury of the Provincial Golden Hammer and Sickle Award, in the spirit of democracy, objectivity and honesty, unanimously selected 42 outstanding works of various categories to honor and award prizes, including 3 First prizes; 8 Second prizes; 13 Third prizes; 18 Encouragement prizes. At the 2021 National Golden Hammer and Sickle Award, Nghe An was also honored to have works in the final round, including 1 C Prize and 1 Encouragement prize.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Steering Committee of the 2021 Nghe An Province Golden Hammer and Sickle Press Award spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Duc Anh

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Steering Committee of the 2021 Nghe An Golden Hammer and Sickle Press Award, assessed that this is an annual press award of special importance, requiring the creative role of professional and non-professional writers in researching, discovering topics and dedicating themselves to this field.

“Each article, reportage, and program published or broadcast on Party building work will help each Party committee and organization better fulfill their leadership role, guiding cadres and Party members to always maintain the spirit of a communist, truly be a shining example in life as well as in work, for the purity and strength of the Party, so that our Party is worthy of being a loyal servant of the people as beloved Uncle Ho advised,” he affirmed.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council awarded the First Prize to the authors and groups of authors. Photo: Duc Anh

Second Prize awarded to 8 authors and groups of authors. Photo: Bong Mai

Authors and groups of authors were honored to receive the Third Prize of the Nghe An Golden Hammer and Sickle Journalism Award 2021. Photo: Duc Anh

On behalf of the provincial leaders, the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee congratulated the authors whose works were awarded the 2021 Nghe An Golden Hammer and Sickle Journalism Award and the national Golden Hammer and Sickle Award, the collectives and individuals who had outstanding achievements for the season, and expressed his appreciation for the direct and indirect contributions of reporters and editors to the field of information and propaganda on Party building work.

The Head of the Steering Committee of the 2021 Golden Hammer and Sickle Press Award - Nghe An suggested that it is necessary to promote, learn from experience and lessons to have orientation for the following seasons in terms of theme and genre, in the direction of closely following the political tasks and focus of the province in each year and each development stage.

Delegates visit Nghe An Newspaper's booth at the 2022 Spring Newspaper Festival. Photo: Duc Anh

The Steering Committee continues to have new and creative ways to make the Golden Hammer and Sickle Award - Nghe An increasingly go deeper, become more attractive, attract the active participation of a large number of professional and non-professional writers, so that there will be more and more valuable works, affirming the prestige and stature of the Golden Hammer and Sickle Award - Nghe An.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong hopes that in 2022, journalists, reporters, and collaborators will continue to penetrate deeply into practical life, expressing their affection for the Party and the People through high-quality journalistic works, not only reflecting and simply communicating, but also contributing to promoting and developing new values, good values ​​in the direction of socialism.

Awarding collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in organizing and participating in the Nghe An Golden Hammer and Sickle Award 2021. Photo: Duc Anh

On this occasion, the Steering Committee awarded prizes to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in organizing and participating in the Nghe An Golden Hammer and Sickle Award 2021, including: Nghe An Journalists Association, Nghe An Radio and Television Station, Nghe An Newspaper and Ms. Ho Thi Thu Ha - expert of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department.

Awarding prizes to the oldest author and the most outstanding character in the honored work. Photo: Duc Anh

In addition, the Organizing Committee also awarded the prize for the oldest author to Mr. Nguyen The Vien, 92 years old, residing in Ngoc Thanh hamlet, Hung Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district; The prize for the most typical character in the work was honored to Mr. Vu Va Chong - Secretary of the Central Village Party Cell, Huoi Tu commune, Ky Son district.