On the evening of June 21, the 18th National Press Awards Ceremony - 2023 was solemnly held at the ICE International Exhibition Center - Vietnam - Soviet Union Friendship Cultural Palace (91 Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi ). This is the largest and most spacious event ever held.
The annual National Press Awards is a major event that attracts special attention from the press nationwide. It is the most prestigious award given to outstanding press works that have made positive contributions to the country's press career, honoring authors and groups of authors with the best works every year.
President To Lam, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan newspaper Le Quoc Minh - President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, and other delegates pose for a commemorative photo.
Attending the ceremony were: Politburo member, President To Lam; Politburo member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia.
Mr. Tran Luu Quang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly; Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Information and Communications.
Mr. Le Quoc Minh - Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Chairman of the National Press Award Council for the 18th time - 2023; Mr. Le Ngoc Quang, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Director General of Vietnam Television; Mr. Do Tien Sy, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Director General of Vietnam Radio.
President To Lam, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper Le Quoc Minh - Chairman of Vietnam Journalists Association visited photo booths at the ceremony.
The journalist has demonstrated strong political will, high social responsibility, and proficient professional skills.
In his opening remarks, journalist Le Quoc Minh, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, and Chairman of the Council of the 18th National Press Awards, stated: Over the past year, the press has reflected the efforts of the Party, the State, the people, and businesses in implementing the socio-economic development plan and the national development strategy for the 13th Party Congress term; the building and rectification of the Party; the resolute and persistent fight against corruption and negative phenomena; the struggle against erroneous and hostile viewpoints; and the protection of the Party's ideological foundation.
The press discovered models of agricultural and agricultural product development, green economic development, circular economy, and mentioned issues and bottlenecks of the economy such as: public investment, attracting foreign investment, gold market, electricity, gasoline, stocks, real estate, credit, etc.
There have been many journalistic works that reflect the truth, closely follow reality, are highly topical, and address social hot spots; many works have been carefully invested in, with content that discovers new issues, criticizes major policies and guidelines of the Party and State; and proposes many creative solutions and good ways of doing things that have spread and influenced society.
"The journalists have demonstrated steadfast political will and high social responsibility, as well as excellent professional skills, creating widespread social impact. And the good news is that many of these excellent works will be honored at today's awards ceremony," Mr. Le Quoc Minh emphasized.
Journalist Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Chairman of the Council of the 18th National Press Awards delivered the opening speech at the ceremony.
Mr. Le Quoc Minh said that this year is the 18th year that the National Press Awards have been organized according to the Prime Minister's Decisions approving the National Press Awards Project and the Project to Improve the Quality of the National Press Awards. This year, the number of entries reached the highest level in recent years with more than 1,900 entries, demonstrating the strong attraction of the Awards and the interest and positive response of members and all levels of the Journalists' Association nationwide.
The process of receiving entries and organizing the preliminary and final judging rounds was conducted in accordance with the Guidelines and Regulations of the Award, objectively, fairly, in a modern and professional manner.
The Final Council evaluated 165 outstanding works selected from the Preliminary round, and decided to award 10 A Prizes, 26 B Prizes, 45 C Prizes, 41 Encouragement Prizes, according to 11 categories of awards for the most outstanding works, with good topic discovery, good ideological content, high combativeness, and creativity in expression; especially, many works not only in central press agencies but also local press agencies have applied modern journalism technology, attracting and creating new experiences, appealing to the press public.
The delegates attending the ceremony.
Building a team of journalists who are truly soldiers on the cultural and ideological front
In his remarks, President To Lam warmly congratulated the 122 authors and groups of authors who were awarded the 18th National Journalism Prize - the most prestigious award of the Vietnam Journalists Association, given to journalistic works and honoring the authors and groups of authors with the best works in 2023.
According to the President, the works winning the 18th National Press Awards reflect the vibrant work picture of the press nationwide in the past year, and at the same time represent the great achievements of the Vietnamese press team towards the 100th Anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day.
President To Lam warmly congratulated 122 authors and groups of authors who were awarded the 18th National Press Awards.
In the coming time, the President suggested focusing on building a team of journalists who are truly soldiers on the cultural and ideological front, with "bright minds, pure hearts, sharp pens", "both red and professional", and must always keep in mind Uncle Ho's teachings: "If you don't know clearly, don't understand clearly, don't say, don't write; when there's nothing to say, nothing to write, don't say, don't write", "all journalists must have a firm political stance. Politics must be mastered. Only when the political line is correct can other things be correct"; steadfast in the ideals and noble values of journalism, adhere to principles, maintain professional ethics, have an offensive spirit, fight to eliminate the bad, the wrong, protect the right, the good, always wholeheartedly and with all their heart for the common cause.
Second, promote the role of the press - a tool for social struggle, national struggle, class struggle, truly a sharp weapon, an effective tool of the Party on the ideological front, have more press works with high theoretical and political value. Focus on propaganda, agitation, rallying the masses to implement the Party's leadership; educate and guide all social classes to act according to socialist standards and ethics; fight against erroneous and hostile viewpoints; actively participate in the fight against corruption and negativity; overcome the situation of pure information, a mere entertainment tool; constantly arouse and encourage the aspiration to develop a prosperous and happy country, the will to overcome difficulties and challenges, and optimism, self-reliance, self-reliance, national pride, build and promote the great national unity bloc, creating a driving force for the country's development.
The delegates attending the ceremony.
Thirdly, enhance the cultural value in journalistic works. Each journalistic work must be a valuable spiritual and cultural product with high practical value, exemplary in content, fresh and attractive in form, and modern in its presentation and distribution methods. Journalistic works must continuously preserve and promote the moral values and cultural identity of Vietnam; shape and spread cultural norms of behavior in society, contributing to the building and development of Vietnamese culture and people to meet the requirements of national construction and defense in the new era.
Fourth, the press strongly promotes digital transformation and innovation; revolutionary press information must truly become the mainstream information in the digital space. Clearly define goals and roadmaps, implement digital transformation strongly and with specific results. Focus on promoting all elements in the stages of digital transformation of the press, focus on training human resources on digital platforms, human resources in professional expertise. Pay special attention to researching the public and product forms that are attractive, highly interactive, and widely spread among the public, especially young audiences.
President To Lam and Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia presented cups and certificates to the authors who won the A Prize, the 18th National Press Awards.
122 authors and groups of authors were awarded the 18th National Press Award.
At the ceremony, delegates presented awards to the authors whose works won prizes. In particular, 10 outstanding works received the A prize at the 18th National Journalism Awards, becoming 10 stars. These 10 works, with their diverse stories and themes, are interconnected and share a common aspiration: to build a glorious and brilliant Vietnamese journalism in the new era, making a positive contribution to the overall revolutionary cause.
President To Lam and Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia presented the trophy and certificate of Prize A, the 18th National Press Awards. Including:
Work: Series of 5 articles: Attracting foreign investment: 35-year turning point and historical opportunity by author: Le Thi Thanh Ha (Nguyen Duc) - Investment Newspaper Journalists Association.
Work: A three-part series: Understanding and effectively resolving major relationships in the process of innovation and progress towards socialism in Vietnam, by author Le Hai – Journalists' Association of the Communist Magazine.
Work: Series of 3 articles: Global Geoparks being “butchered” by a group of authors Bui Thanh Hai, Nguyen Thanh Son – Today’s Rural Newspaper, Central Journalists Association of Vietnam Farmers’ Association.
The work: "Returning Home" by the team of authors Nguyen Vu Duy, Nguyen Thi Thu Hoa, Nguyen Pham Huan, Nguyen Quynh Hoa – News Department, Vietnam Voice Radio Journalists' Association.
Work: A series of 3 articles: Why is money intended for poor ethnic minorities "locked up" in the treasury? by authors Trinh Dinh Thieu (Dinh Thieu), Nguyen Long Phi (Long Phi) – Central Region Representative Office, Vietnam Voice Radio Journalists Association.
Work: A series of 5 articles: The devastating consequences of natural disasters and landslides: Destruction continues, suffering continues! by authors Vo Manh Hung and Nguyen Hoai Nam – VietnamPlus online newspaper, Vietnam News Agency Journalists' Association.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang and Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh presented the B prize to the authors and works.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang and Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh presented the B prize to the authors and works.
At this awards ceremony, author Nguyen Thi Van (Ha Van, Song May, An An, Bao Minh, Van Ha) – from the Journalists & Public Opinion Newspaper, Central Agencies Branch of the Vietnam Journalists Association – was honored with the B prize for her series of 5 articles: Revolutionary Journalism & its Guiding Mission.
Accordingly, the work “Revolutionary Journalism and the Mission of Guidance” by the Journalist & Public Opinion Newspaper looked directly at the negative aspects, partly finding solutions from the ethical “cracks” and from the cases of law violations by journalists in recent times…
In particular, the strong message of the series of works “Revolutionary journalism and the guiding mission” is: In any period, “journalism for the revolution, for the Party, for the people” - is both the goal, the condition, and the ethical standard in journalism activities. And to do that, journalism has no other way but to return to the core values of journalism, there is no higher goal than serving the Fatherland, serving the people. Every journalist must always keep in mind what veteran journalist Phan Quang once shared: “An ethical journalist is someone who has enough courage to overcome the corruption of the dark side of society, maintain his heart, focus on the interests of the country, and take the interests of the country as the focus”.
The author also hopes to spread the message about the profession: that, amidst numerous pressures and challenges, true revolutionary journalists should think about Uncle Ho, the Party, the people, and the reason for their existence, striving to regain public trust, uphold core values, and preserve the revolutionary spirit within the professional culture. And surely, along that journey, the beloved words of Uncle Ho will always resonate: “A journalist is first and foremost a revolutionary cadre!”; “A revolutionary cadre must possess revolutionary ethics. Only by upholding revolutionary ethics can one be a true cadre. Success or failure in any endeavor depends primarily on whether the cadre is imbued with revolutionary ethics or not.”…
Author Nguyen Thi Van - Journalist & Public Opinion Newspaper, Central Journalist Association Branch of Vietnam Journalists Association was honored to win the B prize with the work Series of 5 articles: Revolutionary Journalism & the guiding mission.
Other works and authors honored with B prize include:
Work: 3-part series: Solutions for effective public investment by the group of authors Ta Duy Thanh, Nguyen Ngo Vinh Anh, Nguyen Thi Thai Linh, Pham Quang Dac - Nhan Dan Newspaper Journalists Association.
The work: "Unleashing" the gold market to allow capital to flow into the economy by authors Phan Tuan Anh, Pham Thi Minh Anh, Le Duc Manh, Dang Thi Chung, Nguyen Thi Lan Huong – Lao Dong Newspaper Journalists' Association.
Work: A series of 4 articles: Realizing the new resolution as soon as possible by the group of authors Nguyen Thanh Son, Nguyen Khanh Linh, Pham Dao Thinh, Truong Duc Thuan, Phan Anh (Nguyen Thi Thua) – Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, Ho Chi Minh City Journalists Association.
Work: Series of 5 articles: Why are resolutions good but implementation is "difficult in every way"? by a group of authors Le Ngoc Long, Nguyen Van Hai, Tran Hoang Tien, Nguyen Tan Tuan, Phan Tung Son - People's Army Newspaper Journalists Association.
Mr. Le Quoc Minh - Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, and Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung - Minister of Information and Communications, presented awards to the authors and groups of authors who won the C Prize at the 18th National Journalism Awards.
Comrade Le Quoc Minh - Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Chairman of the National Press Awards Council and Comrade Nguyen Manh Hung - Minister of Information and Communications. Together with Comrade Le Ngoc Quang, General Director of Vietnam Television and Comrade Do Tien Sy, General Director of the Voice of Vietnam presented awards to the authors and groups of authors who won the C prize of the 18th National Press Awards.
Among them, the works and authors honored with the C prize include: Work: Series of 3 articles: Realizing Net - Zero ambition by the group of authors Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Bui Thi Lan (To Ha), Pham Viet Hai - Nhan Dan Newspaper Journalists Association.
Work: Series of 5 articles: Affirming the new position of Vietnamese rice by the group of authors Nguyen Thi Bich Hong, Pham Thi Hong Nhung, Doan Duc Minh, Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh - Economic News Editorial Board, Vietnam News Agency Journalists Association.
Work: Series of 5 articles: Vietnam - Cuba cooperative and friendly relationship: Inheriting tradition, cultivating the future by group of authors Phuong Minh, Hoai Huong, Lam Thanh, Tu Linh - Quang Tri Newspaper, Quang Tri Provincial Journalists Association.
Work: Series of 5 articles: Tricks to "whitewash" Chinese ginseng into the national treasure Ngoc Linh ginseng by a group of authors Nguyen Thanh Xuan (Thanh Xuan), Trinh Van Trong (Trinh Trong), Le Dinh Viet (Dinh Viet) - Today's Rural Newspaper, Central Journalists Association of Vietnam Farmers' Association.
Work: A series of 5 articles: Legal bottlenecks hindering development – Why, and how to overcome them? by authors Ho Quang Phuong, Nguyen Si Dung, and Nguyen Chien Thang – Vietnam People's Army Newspaper Journalists' Association.
Mr. Phan Xuan Thuy, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Vice Chairman of the National Press Awards Council and Ms. Vu Viet Trang, General Director of Vietnam News Agency presented the Encouragement Prize to the authors and works.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Lam, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications and Vice Chairman of the National Press Awards Council, and Mr. Tran Trong Dung, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association and Member of the National Press Awards Council, along with Mr. Phan Xuan Thuy, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department and Vice Chairman of the National Press Awards Council, and Ms. Vu Viet Trang, Director General of the Vietnam News Agency, presented the Encouragement Awards to the authors and their works.
For the consolation prize, the group of authors: Nguyen Quan Tuan, Tran Van Quoc, Quach Ha Duong - Journalist & Public Opinion Newspaper, Central Journalist Association of Vietnam Journalists Association was honored to win the prize with the work: 5-part series: Openly "dividing plots" and illegally buying and selling cemetery land in Hanoi.
The above series of articles points out that land management and use in recent times have had many shortcomings, and that land laws still have loopholes that many people take advantage of for corruption and profiteering. In particular, there are signs of laxity in land management in some places, including people's cemetery land - a place considered extremely sensitive.
The group of authors also clarified the matter: From the reality of a dense population, the need to find a burial place for relatives in people's cemeteries is very high, leading to many cemetery management sub-committees and cemetery managers showing signs of profiteering, illegally "dividing" cemetery land, and illegally buying and selling cemetery land. There are households and individuals who take advantage of agricultural land plots in cemetery planning to also divide and sell hundreds of graves for profit. Or even people who have lived for a long time, have permanent residence in the locality, but when they want to bury their relatives, they have to pay an unreasonable "cemetery service" fee, not approved by the competent authority.
After being published, the series of articles left a positive impact, and was recognized by the authorities at all levels and the Hanoi City Police, who promptly directed corrections. In particular, the series of articles left a deep impression, protecting the people and protecting justice.
Journalist Quách Hà Đương, representing the group of authors: Nguyễn Quán Tuấn, Trần Văn Quốc, Quách Hà Đương – Journalist & Public Opinion Newspaper, Central Agencies Journalists' Association of the Vietnam Journalists Association, received the award certificate for the work: A 5-part series: brazenly "subdividing" and illegally buying and selling cemetery land in Hanoi.
In addition, other honored authors and works include:
Work: A series of 4 articles: Standing firm at the southwestern outpost of the Fatherland by authors Huynh The Anh (Huynh Anh), Nguyen Vu Thanh Dat – Vietnam News Agency Southern Region Office, Vietnam News Agency Journalists' Association.
Work: Series of 5 articles: Do not let "rice fields and honey fields" go to waste: Need to innovate thinking, improve production value by group of authors Hoang Van Son (Hoang Son), Bach Thi Thanh (Bach Thanh), Nguyen Thi Mai (Nguyen Mai) - Hanoi Moi Newspaper, Hanoi Journalists Association.
Work: Series of 4 articles: Regulating differential land rent, minimizing land conflicts by the group of authors Tieu Phong (Ngo Xuan Vu), Le Hong Quan (Le Quan) - Thanh Nien Newspaper Journalists Association.
Work: Series of 4 articles: Hidden corners in the forest management and protection contract in Bao Lam by author Nguyen Phuc Khanh (Nguyen Quan) - Lam Dong Newspaper, Lam Dong Provincial Journalists Association.
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