2023 National Press Festival: Building revolutionary press of professionalism, culture, modernity
WVR/VNA - On March 17, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Head of its Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia asked press agencies and journalists to stay resolved to fulfill the target of building a revolutionary press circle of professionalism, culture and modernity.
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| The Opening ceremony of the 2023 National Press Festival in Hanoi on March 17, 2023. (Photo: WVR/Anh Son) |
The three-day event is co-chaired by the VJA and the Hanoi People’s Committee in coordination with the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, the Ministry of Information and Communications, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Attending the opening ceremony of the 2023 National Press Festival were Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Commission for Information and Education, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh; Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang, and representatives of Ministries, press agencies.
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| Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Head of Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia at the festival opening ceremony. (Photo: WVR/Anh Son) |
In his opening remarks at the 2023 National Press Festival in Hanoi, Nghia suggested that more attention should be paid to personnel development in order to improve the efficiency of the popularisation of the Party’s guidelines and the State’s laws and policies.
The sector needs to mirror national reforms, promote patriotic movements and highlight economic bright spots and prospects, thus raising public consensus and confidence in the leadership and management of the Party and the State, and the cause of Doi Moi (Renewal), the official said.
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| Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan attends the opening ceremony of the 2023 National Press Festival. (Photo: WVR/Anh Son) |
He lauded the role by press agencies and journalists in national construction and defence, especially in covering socio-economic recovery and development, Party building, the fight against corruption, wastefulness and other negative phenomena, the protection of the Party’s ideological foundation, and the refutation of wrongful and hostile views.
Stressing the political-social-cultural significance of this year’s press festival, Nghia said it offers an opportunity to honour revolutionary press force and create an emulation environment for press agencies and journalists’ associations, contributing to boosting political will and professional qualifications and ethics of journalists as well as the operational efficiency of the sector.
This is also a chance for the press agencies to promote their products, share experience and engage in exchanges with the public to meet their higher information demand, he said.
Nghia asked all-level press associations to thoroughly grasp Directive No. 43-CT/TW dated April 8, 2020, by the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on enhancing the Party’s leadership over the operation of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) in the new situation.
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| Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh speaks at the opening ceremony. (Photo: WVR/Anh Son) |
Also at the opening ceremony, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh stressed that the 2023 National Press Festival honors the great achievements and strong development of Vietnam's revolutionary press, promoting journalistic products associated with the labor and creative activities of journalists throughout the country.
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| Building revolutionary press of professionalism, culture, modernity: Head of Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia and Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and representatives from ministries and agencies visited booths at the festival. (Photo: VNA) |
Following the opening ceremony, broadcast live on national television and radio channels, Head of Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia and Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and representatives from ministries and agencies visited booths at the festival.
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| Head of Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh visit the press booth of the diplomatic sector. (Photo: WVR/Anh Son) |
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang expressed her delight with the innovative and creative display of the diplomatic sector’s booth, creating a common space for the press and communication work force of the diplomatic sector in general, the World and Vietnam Report in particular.
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| At the press booth of the diplomatic sector. (Photo: WVR/Anh Son) |
Organisers also launched the 2023 press awards on disseminating the thrift and effective use of energy, and open a photo exhibition.
The biggest festival in the press circle brings together 63 journalists’ associations of the country's cities and provinces, and 60 central and local press agencies, with 87 booths displaying outstanding publications in 2022 and the first quarter of this year.
The organisers will present awards for the best Tet (Lunar New Year) magazine cover photo, the best news website design, and the best TV and radio programmes, along with an award for organisations and individuals with outstanding activities at the festival.
There will be a series of sidelines events like seminars, workshops, exhibitions, a singing contest, a football tournament and art performances.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
