The glorious journey of Bac Kan revolutionary journalism

According to historical documents, the newspaper Vietnam Doc Lap, founded by leader Nguyen Ai Quoc, published its first issue on August 1, 1941, which can be considered the origin of the revolutionary press in Bac Kan . Because the newspaper Vietnam Doc Lap was initially the propaganda agency of the Cao Bang Provincial Viet Minh Association - then the agency of the Cao Bang - Bac Kan Provincial Viet Minh Association and the agency of the Cao - Bac - Lang Inter-Provincial Viet Minh Association.

During its operation, the Viet Nam Doc Lap Newspaper reported many articles promoting and encouraging the revolutionary movement in Bac Kan, typically reporting on the establishment of the Chau Trung Vuong Provisional People's Committee on March 30, 1945, which was the revolutionary government of Bac Kan province. Accordingly, the Viet Nam Doc Lap Newspaper No. 213 published on April 21, 1945 reported: "Chau Trung Vuong, the province (Chu Trinh) established a provisional People's Committee to resist the Japanese. In March 1945, the people of Chau Ly Trung Vuong and neighboring areas held a bustling rally to elect the Chau Provisional People's Committee. Many people from the religious community and patriotic officials attended. The newly established provisional People's Committee declared to abolish taxes, corvee labor, prohibit taking money from the people and give the people all freedom and equality..."

Vietnam Independence Newspaper No. 213 published on April 21, 1945 reported on the establishment of the Chau Trung Vuong Provisional People's Committee. Photo: Bac Kan Provincial Museum Documents.

After the August Revolution and during the resistance war against the French, press activities in Bac Kan took place in the general context of the revolutionary movement of the whole country. Documents, news, leaflets, bulletins... were disseminated to propagate and encourage the fighting spirit of the people, such as the Bac Kan News and Bac Kan News, edited by poet Nong Quoc Chan, Head of the Bac Kan News Department. Regarding the formation of the above two newspapers, according to the One-year Report (From January 1 to December 31, 1948) of the Bac Kan Provincial Administrative Resistance Committee, it was stated: "The Bac Kan News newspaper was published with a circulation of 16,000 copies. In 1949, along with the "Bac Kan News", the News Department also published the "Bac Kan News" newspaper. These two newspapers were published once a week and were distributed by the News Department to various places, with 300 copies per issue."

A Newsletter issued by the Ngan Son District Information Office on October 25, 1948 is currently kept at the Vietnam Press Museum.

Evaluating this period, poet Nong Quoc Chan wrote: “Theeducation of old party members and the propaganda to recruit new party members were carried out through many short-term training courses. The Tin Tuc newspaper printed on stone was widely distributed, gradually growing into a newspaper named Deo Giang, then Doan Ket, then Bac Kan”.

The poet added: “The Doan Ket newspaper - the mouthpiece of the Provincial Party Committee - opened a new page on culture and arts, through creative and performing activities... The Cultural Association gathered a large number of intellectuals outside the Party, who had the opportunity to learn more about Marxism-Leninism and the Party's foreign policy. From 1949 to 1954, our people's resistance continuously achieved great victories.”

After 1954, Bac Kan News was managed by the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department and functioned as a newspaper of the Provincial Party Committee. In 1963, Bac Kan News was established on the basis of Bac Kan News, according to Resolution No. 05: NQ-BK dated November 18, 1963 of the Bac Kan Provincial Party Committee, marking the birth of an official press agency of the province. Bac Kan News has played an important role in propagating the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, reflecting the people's lives, work and production, contributing to building an increasingly prosperous homeland.

When Bac Thai province officially came into operation under the new administrative boundaries from July 1, 1965, Bac Kan Newspaper and Thai Nguyen Newspaper also merged into Bac Thai Newspaper, with a total of 16 cadres, reporters, and editors, with comrade Le Chinh as Editor-in-Chief and comrade Hoang Vinh Xuyen, former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Bac Kan Newspaper, as Deputy Editor-in-Chief.

Bac Thai Newspaper No. 1 published on June 4, 1965.

Standing members of the Standing Committee of Bac Thai Provincial Party Committee worked with the Party Cell and Editorial Board of Bac Thai Newspaper on personnel of Bac Kan Newspaper in November 1996 (photo taken at the Editorial Office of Bac Thai Newspaper).

In 1997, when the province was re-established, Bac Kan had three press agencies: Bac Kan Newspaper, Provincial Radio and Television Station and Ba Be Literature and Arts Magazine. Depending on their functions, tasks, principles and purposes, each press agency has constantly innovated, improved quality, content and form, meeting the increasingly high requirements of propaganda work in the new situation. Bac Kan Press has become an important bridge between the Party, the State and the people, propagating policies, guidelines, laws to the people, reflecting truthfully and vividly the economic, cultural and social life of the locality, while discovering and praising advanced models, good and creative practices. Bac Kan Press has made an important contribution to encouraging and motivating people to actively participate in patriotic emulation movements, building an increasingly rich and civilized homeland.

Currently, before the historic event of the province merger, the press of Bac Kan and Thai Nguyen will have changes in name, organizational structure, content and method of operation. However, the common task is to continue to inform and propagate, reflect the economic and social life of the locality, and at the same time be a bridge between the government and the people in the new context with the ultimate goal of still serving the best for the development of the locality./.

Kim Kim

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