The press makes society a better place.

TP - “The press must make society calmer, kinder, and more hopeful about good things.” This was the directive and profound message of General Secretary and President To Lam at a meeting with 101 outstanding journalists, on the occasion of the 101st anniversary of Vietnam's Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 – June 21, 2026).

Empathetic calmness, human kindness, and faith – these are arguably the three most important pillars of the current social mindset. They are also the requirements and mission that revolutionary journalism must build and deliver to the broad public and the people. The message, "journalism must make society calmer and kinder," is concise and simple, yet reflects a very new, profound, and urgently realistic way of thinking.

The reality is that the rapid development of social media and online platforms has "swept away" the attention of a large segment of the public, with approximately 110 million Vietnamese social media accounts, according to the latest statistics.

Besides useful information and knowledge, as the Party and State leaders have pointed out: "The online environment also makes information life more complex, easily influenced by fleeting emotions, misinformation, algorithm manipulation, and deliberate information dissemination activities."

Fake news, misinformation, ambiguity, fabricated images and audio, AI-generated content, copyright infringement, cyberattacks, and data theft are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Misinformation can spread far before the truth can be verified.

"The practice of selectively editing statements can damage the reputation of individuals and organizations, and even affect the people's trust in the policies of the Party and the State..." (excerpt from the article "Vietnamese Revolutionary Journalism in the Digital Age" by General Secretary and President To Lam - Tien Phong newspaper, June 19, 2026).

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Source: https://tienphong.vn/bao-chi-lam-cho-xa-hoi-tu-te-hon-post1852868.tpo