20th Century Journalism Through Photo Documents

The photo book '100 years of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism (1925 - 2025)' synthesizes more than 1,000 documentary photos summarizing the development of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism associated with each historical period.

Since the early 1920s, due to dissatisfaction with French policies, many progressive Vietnamese and French newspapers were born, expressing patriotism and criticizing the colonial government. The editorial office of Tiếng Dân (1927 - 1943) at 123 Đông Ba, Huế , was one of them. In the photo: Mr. Huỳnh Thức Khang - founder and editor - holding a fan, sitting in the middle row. The newspaper published its first issue on August 10, 1927, speaking out in defense of the rights of working people and demanding civil rights. The document belongs to the photo book "100 years of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism (1925 - 2025)", launched by the News Publishing House on June 10. The publication synthesizes more than 1,000 documentary photos from the archives of the Vietnam News Agency, central and local press agencies, journalists and photojournalists. From there, summarize the development path of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism associated with each historical period.

Editor-in-chief of the newspaper Cuu Quoc Xuan Thuy (wearing a scarf) and reporters and editors check the content of the newspaper before publishing. The revolutionary newspaper Cuu Quoc published its first issue on January 25, 1942, and was an organ of the Viet Minh General Department. In the Xuan Thuy Collection, it is written: ''Cuu Quoc was the only daily newspaper of our Party and people during this period. Just the fact that the newspaper was published regularly for nearly 3,000 days in extremely fierce, arduous, and deprived war conditions can be said to be a miracle of our people''

General Secretary Truong Chinh (fourth from right) and journalists take a souvenir photo at the headquarters of Su That newspaper in Viet Bac. Su That newspaper - the organ of the Indochina Marxist Research Association - is the predecessor of Nhan Dan newspaper, published its first issue on December 5, 1945. During this period, the newspaper was edited by General Secretary Truong Chinh. On December 2, 1950, the newspaper published its last issue, followed by Nhan Dan in 1951.

General Secretary Truong Chinh (middle), journalist Thep Moi, and writer Ha Xuan Truong review the manuscript of the first issue of Nhan Dan newspaper (1951). During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh wrote 1,200 articles published in Nhan Dan newspaper, from 1951 to 1969.

Vo The Ai, a reporter for Vietnam News Agency in the war zone, was the one who directly reported on the Tra Bong uprising, Quang Ngai (August 28, 1959).

Liberation News Agency reporters listen to a field report at the base. The news agency was established in October 1960, with the core force being reporters from the North of Vietnam News Agency working in the Central and Southern battlefields.

Trung Quan thatched house - the residence and workplace of the Liberation News Agency reporter at the Southern Central Bureau base (1960). Trung Quan is a type of forest leaf about 40 - 45 cm long, 5 - 6 cm wide, similar to magnolia leaves. The leaves do not catch fire, are difficult to burn, and when dry turn brown, the same color as the soil of the Southern mountains and forests.

Technician Tran Huu Hanh prepares equipment for broadcasting at V12 - Relay Station of Liberation Radio in Hanoi (1962)

Writers who participated in the Liberation Literature newspaper in Tay Ninh during the anti-American resistance war

Installing the "Sky Horse" camera in 1970. "Sky Horse" is the name given to the two camera models NT1 and NT2 - reminiscent of the image of homemade weapons of the Southern army and people during the resistance war against the US. This type of camera was used in the program broadcast by Vietnam Television at 7:00 p.m. on September 7, 1970 from the studio at 58 Quan Su.

Production of Breaking News World Cup Mexico 1986

TB (according to VnExpress)

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