The issue has been widely reported in the press but has not been completely resolved.
(Baonghean.vn) - According to the assessment of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, in December 2019, the handling of issues raised by the press showed signs of slowing down. Some issues were repeatedly reported by the press but were not completely resolved, causing public concern.
On the morning of January 6, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Department of Information and Communications and the Nghe An Provincial Journalists Association jointly organized a regular press conference for January 2020. Attending the conference was comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department.
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Comrades: Kha Van Tam - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Nguyen Ba Hao - Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Communications; Tran Duy Ngoan - Chairman of the Provincial Journalists Association co-chaired the conference. Photo: Thu Giang |
In December 2019, press and media agencies promptly and fully reported on domestic and foreign affairs activities; direction and management activities of provincial leaders; evaluation, classification and summary of Party building work in 2019 at units and localities; year-end review conferences of departments, branches and sectors in 2019.
Many important events have been strongly promoted by press and radio agencies such as: The 12th session of the 17th Provincial People's Council; 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam People's Army and 30th anniversary of the National Defense Day; activities during Christmas; outstanding results in investment attraction, foreign information, new rural construction, emphasizing the direction and management of the provincial leaders to build Nghe An for sustainable development.
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Delegates attending the conference. Photo: Thu Giang |
In addition, some press agencies also proposed solutions to overcome difficulties in the process of socio-economic development; reflected on difficulties in labor shortages in craft villages; warned that black credit is at risk of breaking out in some localities; mentioned some issues of public concern, such as the construction and renovation of sidewalks during peak times, affecting businesses for small traders; Cao Thang night market is in a state of disrepair; many fishing boats built under Decree 67 are operating ineffectively; many sea workers in Dien Chau and Quynh Luu districts have quit their jobs; consequences of massive development of the bus system; warned about counterfeit, fake and poor quality goods during the Lunar New Year...
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Overview of the January 2020 press conference. Photo: Thu Giang |
However, there are still some limitations pointed out such as: news and propaganda articles about Nghe An in newspapers, especially central newspapers, are not many. Some issues have been reported by the press many times but have not been completely resolved, causing public concern, such as the case of occupying land to protect the relic of Huu Temple in Thanh Yen Commune, Thanh Chuong District to build Linh Sam Pagoda; the price of domestic water for people in Vinh City and neighboring areas is not transparent; the case of handling officials involved in violations in land management in Quynh Chau Commune, Quynh Luu District; the case of building Huynh Thuc Khang Street, Vinh City with construction waste...
"The handling of the reported issues has shown signs of slowing down. Some localities and sectors reported slow handling, incomplete handling reports, and unclear issues" - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department Kha Van Tam pointed out.
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Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department speaks about the orientation of propaganda work in January 2020. Photo: Thu Giang |
Regarding the propaganda orientation for January 2020, the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department suggested continuing to focus on propagating the results of socio-economic development and national defense and security building in 2019; following the plan to strongly propagate the 90th anniversary of the Party's founding and celebrate the Canh Ty Spring, paying attention to propagating the program "Tet for the poor"...
Press agencies also need to continue to focus on propagating the preparation for Party Congresses at all levels; continue to widely implement Directive 05 of the Politburo in 2020; focus on propagating the situation of trade fraud, security, order and safety, firecracker warnings... before, during and after Tet. In addition, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department hopes that press and radio agencies will pay attention to participating in the provincial and central press awards.