Revolutionary press - the spearhead of the glorious Dien Bien Phu campaign of the past

Overcoming difficulties and hardships, bringing hot news from the front

The Vietnam Press Museum has a dedicated space to display the Vietnamese press from 1945 to 1954. This is a very special historical period for the country's press, because this was the first press period of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, a country that had just declared independence in 1945 but immediately entered the resistance war against France.

However, no matter how difficult it was, the journalists of that generation tried their best and left a very strong and unique mark in the history of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism. When the country was in danger, the journalists shouldered their backpacks and went to the front, taking on the task of resistance and national construction.

Talking to Lao Dong, journalist Tran Thi Kim Hoa - in charge of the Vietnam Press Museum - said that during this period, we had many large printed newspapers born such as Nhan Dan Newspaper, Quan Doi Nhan Dan Newspaper, Cong An Moi Newspaper (the predecessor of Cong An Nhan Dan Newspaper)... There were press agencies such as the Voice of Vietnam Radio Station that had to carry equipment to evacuation areas to start a new fight.

Notably, during this period, Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School was born in the midst of war, marking a special milestone as the first journalism class during the resistance war.

President Ho Chi Minh sent letters twice in a row to encourage, teach, and provide detailed instructions on revolutionary journalism to the students. Some of the documents have been displayed at the Vietnam Press Museum.

“In the context of the extremely difficult and deprived resistance war, even though they had to climb mountains and wade through streams, even though they had to make their own paper… journalists overcame difficulties and hardships to carry out their glorious mission,” Ms. Hoa acknowledged.

The spearhead, encouraging the fighting spirit of our army and people

At Dien Bien Phu, 70 years ago, the People's Army Newspaper published and distributed 33 special issues right on the battlefield, becoming an effective press information channel, a spearhead in the campaign, encouraging the fighting spirit of the army and people in Dien Bien Phu and the whole country.

Lieutenant Colonel Me Quang Thang - People's Army Newspaper - said that during 140 days and nights, from December 28, 1953 to May 16, 1954, the Frontline Editorial Office of People's Army Newspaper at the Dien Bien Phu front printed and published 33 issues.

The core force of the frontline editorial office at that time consisted of only 5 people, including: Hoang Xuan Tuy - general manager, Tran Cu - editorial secretary, Pham Phu Bang, Nguyen Khac Tiep - reporters, Nguyen Bich - newspaper layout artist.

The press team overcame all difficulties and hardships, promptly published newspapers to propagate the resistance line and combat motto in the Dien Bien Phu campaign to encourage and motivate fighting spirit, creating motivation for emulation movements to kill the enemy and gain achievements.

Journalist Tran Thi Kim Hoa - in charge of the Vietnam Press Museum - said that through research and collection of artifacts at the Vietnam Press Museum, this period left behind great lessons in journalism, the greatest of which is determination, strength, and development in all contexts, in the especially difficult circumstances of the resistance war against France.

“The hot news from the front, with articles that spread and encouraged the spirit of soldiers and people, the soldier journalists contributed to the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu and to the success of the resistance war against the French” - journalist Tran Thi Kim Hoa shared.

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