The press has contributed to ushering the country into a new era of development.

(CLO) Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Member of the Political Bureau, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, and Head of the Central Propaganda Department, requested that the press create new development spaces and generate creative emulation movements to contribute, together with the Party, the State, and the People, to building a solid foundation for the country to enter a new era of development.

On the afternoon of December 16th, in Can Tho City, the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Information and Communications, and the Vietnam Journalists Association jointly organized the National Press Conference to summarize the work of 2024 and implement tasks for 2025.

A view of the 2024 National Press Conference, outlining tasks for 2025.

The conference was chaired by Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Member of the Political Bureau, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Comrade Nguyen Manh Hung, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Minister of Information and Communications ; Comrade Le Quoc Minh, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association; and Comrade Phan Xuan Thuy, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department.

The conference was also attended by nearly 750 delegates, including representatives from ministries, departments, and associations at the central and local levels; agencies directing and managing the press; press governing bodies; and leaders of press agencies.

At the conference, delegates engaged in lively and frank discussions about the achievements, results, shortcomings, and challenges facing the press as it approaches the 100th anniversary of Vietnam's Revolutionary Press Day.

Delegates participating in the Conference.

According to the report presented at the Conference, in 2024, media agencies will continue to promote the dissemination of information on the implementation and concretization of the Resolution of the 13th National Congress into life; and will extensively and profoundly publicize important political and diplomatic events and major national holidays with high dissemination potential.

At the same time, the press has also proactively promoted propaganda on Party building and rectification; prevention and combat of corruption, negativity, and waste; and information and propaganda on the management and implementation of socio-economic goals and targets with many innovations and creative approaches, closely following and reflecting vivid realities, thereby analyzing, explaining, and proposing solutions to promote more effective and high-quality implementation.

Regarding information and propaganda work to protect the Party's ideological foundation and combat erroneous and hostile viewpoints, it has become increasingly in-depth and effective...

In particular, the press has intensified information and propaganda efforts, contributing to a high degree of unity in awareness and action throughout the Party and the entire political system in implementing the summary of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW of the 12th Central Committee of the Party on "Some issues on continuing to innovate and reorganize the organizational structure of the political system to be streamlined, effective, and efficient"; viewing this as an important task, a revolution in streamlining the organizational structure of the political system, a job requiring high determination, great effort, decisive action, and even the sacrifice of personal interests to serve the common good of the country.

Besides the achievements, delegates also frankly pointed out some limitations and shortcomings of journalistic work in 2024; the issues, challenges, and opportunities for journalism as it enters the 100th anniversary of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism, and the demands as Vietnam enters a new era, an era of national progress.

Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Member of the Political Bureau, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, and Head of the Central Propaganda Department, delivered a speech at the Conference.

In his address at the conference, Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia, Member of the Political Bureau, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, and Head of the Central Propaganda Department, acknowledged the results and commended the outstanding achievements that press agencies had attained in 2024, contributing to the overall development and success of the country.

To effectively fulfill its mission and achieve the goal of "Building a professional, humane, and modern press and media," Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia requested that press agencies continue to disseminate in-depth, comprehensive, and timely directives, resolutions, and policies of the Party and State, especially the guiding ideology of General Secretary To Lam on the new era, the era of Vietnam's progress.

Furthermore, the press must contribute to creating a new space for development, encourage and create a movement of creative competition, strongly combat obstacles and stagnation, and contribute together with the Party, the State, and the people to create a solid foundation for the country to enter a new era of development.

In addition, it is necessary to continue to promptly and comprehensively reflect the political, economic, cultural, and social life of the country, promote the image of a reformed and dynamic nation, and contribute to enhancing the country's position and prestige in the international arena.

Regarding state management agencies for the press, Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia suggested focusing on reviewing and evaluating the implementation of the National Press Development and Management Plan until 2025; advising on amendments and additions to the 2016 Press Law and other legal documents on the press, resolutely abandoning the "if you can't manage it, ban it" mentality; creating further breakthroughs in institutions, removing difficulties, obstacles, and bottlenecks to unlock all resources and create an environment for the press to best and most effectively fulfill its role, responsibilities, and professional mission.

“Press agencies need to focus intensely on publicizing the summary of the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW on restructuring and streamlining the organizational apparatus. The press needs to proactively lead and guide public opinion so that the restructuring and streamlining of the apparatus can be quickly implemented throughout the entire political system…,” Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia emphasized.

Representatives of media organizations receive certificates recognizing their excellence in digital transformation in journalism in 2024.

Also at the Conference, the Central Propaganda Department awarded Certificates of Merit to 31 agencies and units for their outstanding achievements in journalistic work in 2024; the Ministry of Information and Communications awarded Certificates of Excellence in digital transformation of journalism in 2024 to 28 media agencies.

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