In late 1924, the Communist International sent Nguyen Ai Quoc to China, fulfilling his wish to be closer to his homeland for better conditions to operate. His goal during this time was to establish the Communist Party of Vietnam . Nguyen Ai Quoc's thinking completely coincided with Lenin's. Lenin once wrote: "What we absolutely must have at this moment is a political newspaper. If the revolutionary party does not know how to unify its influence with the masses through the voice of the press, then the desire to influence them by other, more powerful methods is merely an illusion." That newspaper – in Lenin's view – "will be a huge furnace that will fan every spark of class struggle and indignation among the people into a great fire."
Upon arriving in Guangzhou (China), Nguyen Ai Quoc began preparing to publish a political newspaper and simultaneously opened training classes for outstanding young people from Vietnam to form the core of the future revolution. The launch of the Thanh Nien (Youth) newspaper (the first issue was released on June 21, 1925) was a wise and correct decision by Nguyen Ai Quoc, and it had an enormous impact on the progress of the Vietnamese revolution.
With nearly 90 issues published almost regularly over two years, Thanh Nien Newspaper accomplished a tremendous task in propagating Marxism-Leninism among our people. The work "The Revolutionary Path," published successively in Thanh Nien, outlined the roadmap that led our nation to the successful August 1945 Revolution. Thanh Nien Newspaper was smuggled into the country via secret routes; revolutionary bases copied it by hand, making multiple copies which were then distributed to their comrades for reading and dissemination among the people. The newspaper's fundamental task was to propagate the principles and objectives of the General Headquarters of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth League.
Through articles aimed at disseminating Marxism-Leninism, systematically presenting fundamental issues concerning the strategic and tactical lines of the Vietnamese revolution, and calling on Vietnamese people at home and abroad to unite and fight for national independence, the newspaper actively contributed to preparing the political, ideological, and organizational foundations for the establishment of the Communist Party of Vietnam. The publication of Thanh Nien (Youth) opened a new era of journalism – Vietnamese revolutionary journalism.
On February 3, 1930, the conference unifying communist organizations in Vietnam, forming the Communist Party of Vietnam, under the chairmanship of Comrade Nguyen Ai Quoc, adopted a resolution on the press. After the Thanh Nien (Youth) newspaper, Nguyen Ai Quoc established the Cong Nong (Workers and Peasants) newspaper (1926) and the Cach Menh (Revolutionary) newspaper (1927). On October 1, 1929, the Bua Liem (Hammer and Sickle) newspaper - the mouthpiece of the Indochinese Communist Party - published its first issue.
On June 21, 2000, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Vietnam's Press Day, at the suggestion of the Vietnam Journalists Association, the Politburo agreed to rename "Vietnam's Press Day" as "Vietnam's Revolutionary Press Day." Over the years, under the leadership of the Party, the management of the State, and the professional guidance of the Vietnam Journalists Association, the revolutionary press system has continued to flourish and develop strongly, constantly improving in quality and innovating in content and form. Technical means and technology in journalism during the "digital age" have positively impacted the development of human life. Journalism is entering an unprecedented era: the digital age. In this era, information not only spreads rapidly but is also shaped by technologies never before seen in the history of journalism, such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), and a host of new digital platforms.
More than a century has passed, but the light from June 21, 1925 – the day the Thanh Nien (Youth) Newspaper, founded by leader Nguyen Ai Quoc, was officially launched – still shines brightly in the flow of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism history. Regardless of the circumstances, generations of revolutionary journalists have never shied away from hardship and sacrifice, for the noble mission of writing to serve the Fatherland, the People, and the future of the nation.
Source: https://baolangson.vn/bao-chi-cach-vang-viet-nam-trong-dong-chay-lich-su-cua-dan-toc-5094687.html
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