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National Press Festival 2019 opens in Hanoi
National Press Festival 2019 opens in Hanoi
16/3/19
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other senior leaders cut the ribbon to kick off the National Press Festival 2019 in Hanoi on March 15.
Themed “Renovated, creative, responsible Vietnamese press for the interests of the nation and people”, this year’s event attracted 85 centrally-run press agencies and local journalist associations.
Nearly 300 excellent reportages on environment, climate change, and natural disaster prevention in 2018 along with over 80 publications, scientific articles and press works were introduced to visitors at the festival.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted the role of the press in the cause of national revolution and the cultural life.
PM Phuc described the press as a forum of the people and it has been accompanying the Party and Government in all historical periods of the country.
The press needs to disseminate information quickly, accurately, objectively and honestly about the Party and State’s policies and the people’s opinions, he said.
The PM asked relevant agencies to strengthen management of press activities and social networks while promoting the role and responsibility of press agencies in the fight against corruption, wastefulness, negative phenomena, self-evolution and self-transformation.
President of the Vietnam Journalists' Association (VJA) Thuan Huu said the festival aims to honour the achievements of the revolutionary press, enhance exchanges between journalists and the community, and honour individuals, collectives, and enterprises with outstanding contributions in the field.
A number of sidelines activities will take place during the festival such as a seminar on journalist Huynh Van Tieng, former Vice President of the VJA, a seminar on the role of the press in communications on behavior culture standards, forums connecting businesses and the government, and training of young journalists, and press photo exhibitions.
The organisation board will present awards to the most impressive pavilions; best Tet newspaper cover pages; best e-paper display; best Tet (Lunar New Year) TV programmes; best scientific researches; and best reportages on the environment, climate change, and natural disaster prevention.
The closing and award ceremony will be held on March 17./.
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It aims to highlight the achievements of the national reform process and the growth of Vietnam’s revolutionary press, while strengthening the exchange between journalists and the community and honouring individuals, collectives, and enterprises with outstanding contributions to the development of the country’s revolutionary press.
In the context of the fourth industrial revolution, domestic press agencies have made all-out efforts to improve both quality and quantity.
I hope that the Vietnamese revolutionary press will carry forward its leading role in the ideological and cultural front, better orient public opinions, and connect the Party and State with people.
The festival entails photo exhibitions and a range of workshops and seminars concerning the improvement of media clubs and the press’s contributions to Party construction.
With diverse contents, press products contributed to raising public awareness of political issues, thus enhancing the consensus in thought and action in the Party and among people from all walks of life.
Press agencies fulfilled their role as official organs of the Party, State and political-social organisations, and served as forums of the people, actively contributing to the country’s renovation cause.
Press management organs were requested to strictly inspect the implementation of political orientations, principles and functions of press agencies, and resolutely handle violations.
Need more press's role in promoting human rights and democratic values!
In this modern society, the press must enahnce its leading role in promoting good values and combating evil ones.
Bravo the Vietnamese press agencies!
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