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Công Luận•24/12/2023

Attending the Council meeting were: Comrade Bui Van Cuong, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Secretary General of the National Assembly, Head of the National Assembly Office - Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the National Press Award on the National Assembly and People's Councils (Dien Hong Award), Head of the Award Organizing Committee; Comrade Le Quoc Minh, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association , Chairman of the Final Judging Council; Comrade Nguyen Duc Loi, Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Deputy Head of the Award Steering Committee, Vice Chairman of the Final Judging Council...

The second National Press Awards on the National Assembly and People's Councils received many well-invested and high-quality works (Figure 1). — Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Secretary General of the National Assembly , Head of the National Assembly Office Bui Van Cuong - Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the National Press Award on the National Assembly and People's Councils (Dien Hong Award), Head of the Organizing Committee of the Award, speaking at the Final Judging Panel. Photo: Viet Hung

The National Press Award on the National Assembly and People's Councils (Dien Hong Award) is an annual award organized by the National Assembly Office in coordination with the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Information and Communications , the Vietnam Journalists Association, and Vietnam Television to recognize outstanding journalistic works about the National Assembly and People's Councils.

According to the Summary Report of the Preliminary Judging Council: after 6 months of launching (June 9, 2023 – December 5, 2023), the Organizing Committee received 2,679 entries from 138 central and local press agencies, offices of National Assembly and People's Council delegations, and individuals both domestically and internationally...
After receiving the entries, the Standing Committee of the Organizing Board and the Secretariat of the Award, in coordination with the Vietnam Journalists Association, completed the data entry of the submitted works, screened, classified, and selected them through multiple rounds to choose works that met all the conditions, quality, and excellence according to the Award Regulations. This was done to proceed with the Preliminary and Final Judging to determine the Awards according to the structure and value of the 2nd Dien Hong Award - 2024, as approved by the Organizing Board.

The second National Press Awards for the National Assembly and People's Councils featured many meticulously crafted works of higher quality (Figure 2). — Comrade Le Quoc Minh, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, and Chairman of the Final Judging Panel, delivered a speech at the meeting. Photo: Viet Hung

The journalistic works focus on the following main themes: reflecting and analyzing the significance of the results of the National Assembly sessions, especially the fifth and sixth sessions of the 15th National Assembly; reflecting and analyzing the activities and results of the National Assembly's functions, tasks, and powers in constitutional and legislative work, supreme supervision, and decision-making on important national issues; the National Assembly's foreign affairs; innovations and improvements of the National Assembly and its agencies; activities and innovations of People's Councils at all levels; reflecting the thoughts, aspirations, suggestions, and proposals of voters and the people to the National Assembly and People's Councils, and the contributions of voters to improve the effectiveness of the National Assembly and People's Councils.

Reflecting on and commending exemplary National Assembly deputies, People's Council members, and delegations of National Assembly deputies and People's Council members who have a widespread and positive influence on various groups of the public regarding issues related to the position, role, organization, and operation of the National Assembly and People's Councils. Simultaneously, positively impacting the awareness of the entire political system regarding the process of reforming the organization and operation of the National Assembly and People's Councils...

The second National Press Awards on the National Assembly and People's Councils featured many meticulously crafted works of higher quality (Figure 3). — Comrade Le Quoc Minh and members of the judging panel for the second Dien Hong Award - 2024 evaluate the submitted works. Photo: Viet Hung

The Secretariat screened 2,130 entries and selected 540 for the preliminary judging round. According to the assessment, many entries were meticulously and professionally produced, both in content and form, featuring various types of articles and modern formats such as Megastory and Infographic. All entries closely adhered to and fully reflected the themes and topics outlined in the Regulations of the 2nd Dien Hong Journalism Award, possessing good content that closely reflects the "pulse" of life, and particularly highlighting the position, role, functions, and responsibilities of the National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels.

Due to the short gap between the two seasons, the number of entries was fewer than in the first season, but the quality was better. Many entries showed meticulous preparation and achieved high quality.

The preliminary judging subcommittees worked diligently to complete their tasks, ensuring that the judging process was on schedule and followed the correct procedures, with the goal of guaranteeing the quality and prestige of the Award. The preliminary judging was conducted urgently and continuously from December 10th to 18th. The subcommittees operated fairly and objectively, adhering closely to the Award Regulations and Judging Rules to score and select works for the final round.

After a period of focused, responsible, objective, and impartial work, the Final Judging Panel has selected truly high-quality works in various categories to be awarded prizes on the evening of January 5, 2024.

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