The important role of Party newspapers in propaganda to attract investment and protect the environment

Attending the workshop were comrade Ho Quang Loi - Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association; leaders of 19 Party press agencies in the Central Highlands region and a number of Party press agencies nationwide. On the Thanh Hoa province side, there were comrade Do Trong Hung - Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation and representatives of departments, branches and sectors of Thanh Hoa province.

Party newspaper accompanies localities

At the workshop, comrade Pham Minh Thieu - Provincial Party Committee member, Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Hoa Newspaper presented the workshop's introduction, emphasizing: In recent times, Party newspaper agencies have focused on performing quite well the tasks of propaganda to attract investment associated with environmental protection.

Many topics and articles in the Party newspaper have analyzed in depth, pointed out the potentials and strengths of localities, reflecting the "transformation" of many rural areas on the path to attracting investment for economic development. In addition, a series of reports and investigations have also frankly acknowledged and clarified the limitations in environmental protection that need to be overcome.

Conference scene. Photo by Thanh Le

Investment attraction is identified as a lever for the country's socio-economic development. However, attracting investment for economic development - associated with environmental protection is an issue of social concern.

With its functions and tasks, the Party newspaper plays a very important role in carrying out this task. First of all, it is the place to express the policies and guidelines on attracting investment of the Party and the State, thereby influencing the investment decisions of domestic and foreign investors.

Besides, the Party newspaper is also an agency that conveys and expresses the views of the State and authorities at all levels on environmental protection in order to bring about a healthy and sustainable economic development.

Standing Deputy Secretary of Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee Do Trong Hung delivered a welcome speech at the Workshop. Photo: Thanh Le

At the workshop, representatives of newspapers exchanged, discussed, and shared solutions, experiences, and good practices, thereby applying them to more effectively carry out the task of attracting investment associated with environmental protection.

For Nghe An Newspaper, in recent years, it has closely followed the province's political tasks, promoting propaganda to attract investment. The newspaper has many innovations and creativity in propaganda. Especially, it has accompanied the government and businesses to "remove difficulties" in the process of project implementation, especially site clearance.

Nghe An Newspaper also accompanies the province in promoting administrative reform efforts, improving the investment environment, and enhancing the provincial competitiveness index.

With Dak Lak Newspaper, a locality in the Central Highlands with rich potential, in recent years Dak Lak has gradually promoted its strengths, becoming a destination for domestic and foreign investors. Dak Lak Newspaper has shown a rich way of information and propaganda in the field of investment attraction, becoming an information bridge between the government and businesses, supporting local authorities, promoting and promoting investment, contributing an important voice in attracting investment associated with environmental protection.

According to Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Dak Lak Newspaper, Dinh Xuan Toan, the newspaper has many articles criticizing the risks of affecting local environmental resources such as the construction and operation of hydroelectric projects on the Serepok River, the investment in building hydroelectric power plants in Yok Don National Park, forest protection and management projects, etc.

Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Hoa Newspaper Pham Minh Thieu delivered the opening speech at the Workshop. Photo by Thanh Le

With the viewpoint of "not trading the environment for economic development", Ha Tinh Newspaper actively participated in propaganda work, not only did mass mobilization work on the Formosa incident, but also had a series of articles on the Thach Khe iron mine project that were supported and highly appreciated by all levels, sectors and readers.

In his welcome speech at the Workshop, Do Trong Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee, affirmed: In recent times, Thanh Hoa has paid special attention to improving the investment and business environment, focusing on innovation in the content and methods of investment promotion with foreign affairs to improve the efficiency of investment attraction, with many large projects such as Nghi Son Economic Zone, FLC Sam Son complex, high-tech agricultural projects, etc. To achieve that result, the important role of the press in the whole country and the Party newspaper is important.

Improve professional qualifications and skills

The Central Highlands region is a particularly important strategic area in terms of socio-economics, national defense, security and foreign affairs of the whole country. Building a sustainable development of the Central Highlands region is the demand and aspiration of the ethnic groups in the region, and is also an important task for the cause of industrialization and modernization of the country.

This is an extremely large, difficult and complicated undertaking that requires the active participation of the whole society, including the extremely important role of press agencies, especially the Party journalism team.

Affirming the role of Party newspapers in attracting investment associated with environmental protection; opinions at the workshop said: Propaganda on attracting investment associated with environmental protection still has shortcomings and limitations.

Comments said that the press needs to increase its criticality and effectiveness. In addition to local propaganda, party newspapers need to connect and create information effects. At the same time, develop social networks to improve the effectiveness of information and propaganda to produce quality, accurate, and interesting press works on the topic of investment attraction propaganda associated with environmental protection.

Speaking at the workshop, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association Ho Quang Loi emphasized: The environment is becoming a vital issue for the nation, the issue raised at this workshop is very necessary and important. If the press did not actively and responsibly participate, it would not have been able to prevent the disasters that have occurred in some places.

Affirming that the issues of attracting investment and protecting the environment are always at the forefront, the "hottest" issues of agencies and the press, the Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association said: The Association is planning to coordinate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to organize an Environmental Journalism Award.

Comrade Ho Quang Loi - Permanent Vice President of Vietnam Journalists Association spoke at the Workshop. Photo by Thanh Le

Through this workshop, comrade Ho Quang Loi will encourage reporters and editors to produce quality works on attracting investment associated with environmental protection. In the face of the challenges facing the press, press agencies and associations at all levels should proactively improve the qualifications and professionalism of journalists.

According to comrade Ho Quang Loi, if press agencies and journalists do not innovate, they will fall behind and be eliminated. The essence of revolutionary journalism must be developed on the basis of information technology, the Convergence Newsroom model, and multimedia journalism are the right direction.

For journalists, it is not only necessary to be proficient in their profession but also to improve their political skills and professional ethics. At the same time, agencies, newspapers and press associations at all levels should take advantage of the Party Committee and the government to access accurate and timely information. To do that, associations at all levels must build a mechanism to provide information; it must become a common awareness not only for journalists but also for agencies and leaders at all levels.

Thanh Hoa Newspaper leaders presented a souvenir flag to Dak Nong Newspaper - the host of the 9th Central Highlands - Central Region Party Newspaper Conference, round 4, 2019. Photo by Thanh Le

The Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association suggested that there should be coordination and connection of information between local and central press agencies, becoming a strong and reliable information front, thereby promoting and affirming the role of the press.

Also at the conference, the representative of Thanh Hoa Newspaper's leadership presented a souvenir flag to Dak Nong Newspaper - the host of the 9th Central Highlands - Central Region Party Newspaper Conference, round 4, 2019.