Vinh Phuc Provincial Journalists Association: Investing in quality journalism - creating a source for awards.

Creating a pool of entries for journalism awards.

As one of the key tasks, supporting the creation of high-quality journalistic works in Vinh Phuc province has resulted in insightful, well-invested works that vividly reflect all aspects of social life in the province. This work not only creates a competitive spirit among all levels of the Association but also provides a source of quality works for members to participate in provincial and national journalism awards.

Comrade Nguyen Dinh Bang, Chairman of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Journalists Association, delivered a speech at the meeting to prepare for judging and awarding the 12th Vinh Phuc Provincial Journalism Prize in 2023.

Following the Government's guidelines from the Vietnam Journalists Association , in 2023, the Provincial Journalists Association commissioned 20 high-quality journalistic works. This included commissioning one key high-quality journalistic work from each branch of the Vinh Phuc Journalists Association, Vinh Phuc Radio and Television Station, and other branches. To encourage branches and members to innovate the content and form of their journalistic works, the Association organized a campaign for members to participate in the 2023 Vinh Phuc Provincial Journalism Award and other national journalism awards. Specifically, the 12th Vinh Phuc Provincial Journalism Award in 2023, after 12 seasons, has gradually increased its appeal, contributing positively to the dissemination of information about the socio-economic development of Vinh Phuc province, while also creating a valuable intellectual platform for professional and non-professional journalists in the province.

The competition also attracted considerable attention from numerous journalist members and collaborators from local and central press agencies. The Provincial Press Award Council received over 250 journalistic works from authors of agencies, units, and organizations in the province. Through the competition, many excellent journalistic works were produced, providing high-quality information that effectively serves the political tasks of the province and the country. The Provincial Press Award Council selected 136 works for the final judging round, including 29 print articles, 15 photojournalism works, 27 online articles, 23 radio programs, and 42 television programs. The Provincial Press Award Council selected 35 outstanding works to award prizes, including 4 A prizes, 8 B prizes, 10 C prizes, and 13 Consolation prizes.

Chairman of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Journalists Association, Nguyen Dinh Bang, shared: Regarding participation in national journalism awards, the Provincial Journalists Association compiled and selected 30 outstanding journalistic works by its members to participate in the 2022 National Journalism Award; developed a plan and launched a campaign to encourage all members to actively participate in the emulation movement to create high-quality journalistic works and participate in journalism competitions: the National Journalism Award; the National Journalism Award on Party Building "Golden Hammer and Sickle"; the Vinh Phuc Provincial Journalism Award on Party Building in 2023; the National Journalism Award on combating corruption and waste; and writing competitions on the topic of sustainable poverty reduction, journalism with the theme "For national security and peaceful life"... in 2023.

Besides participating in national and local press awards, in 2023 the Provincial Journalists Association also launched a journalism competition with the theme "Uncle Ho with Vinh Phuc". The competition received more than 100 entries in 5 journalistic categories: print newspapers, online newspapers, photojournalism, television journalism, and radio journalism. 58 journalistic works reached the final round, and the competition's judging panel selected 28 outstanding works to award prizes, including 3 A prizes, 7 B prizes, 8 C prizes, and 10 Consolation prizes.

Currently, the Provincial Journalists Association is also organizing a journalism competition titled "Vinh Phuc Joins Hands to Build New Rural Areas". The competition selects journalistic works in various categories: print media, online media, photojournalism, radio broadcasting, and television broadcasting, focusing on the theme "Vinh Phuc Joins Hands to Build New Rural Areas". The awards ceremony for the "Vinh Phuc Joins Hands to Build New Rural Areas" journalism competition is expected to take place at the end of December 2023.

The Vinh Phuc Provincial Journalists Association organized a field trip for its members to visit and learn about the situation in Song Lo district.

Ignite passion for the profession and a sense of responsibility.

In implementation of Resolution No. 08/NQ-HĐND dated May 5, 2023, of the Provincial People's Council approving the project to build "Model Cultural Villages" in Vinh Phuc province, giai đoạn 2023-2030, the Provincial Journalists Association has launched a photo special issue titled "Culture, Tourism, and Building Model Cultural Villages" in Vinh Phuc province. On September 21st, the Standing Committee of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Journalists Association organized a meeting with branch associations and photojournalists to encourage participation in the publication of this special issue. Through this activity, the Provincial Journalists Association hopes that photojournalists will actively participate in creating high-quality journalistic photographs, widely and vividly promoting the fields of culture and tourism, and the purpose, meaning, and importance of building model cultural villages in the province.

According to Nguyen Dinh Bang, Chairman of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Journalists Association, to ensure the effectiveness of each journalism award and competition, it is necessary to develop a systematic plan early on, then organize the launch of the competition at all levels of the association and among its members. Maintaining the provision of information related to the award or competition is crucial to encourage journalists to promote it in a targeted manner. The association also invites experienced journalists to share their knowledge and guide members in improving the quality of their entries through training sessions. In addition to sending information about supporting high-quality journalistic works and plans for participating in journalism awards to the branches, the association also assigns targets to each branch. For example, the Radio and Television Branch is tasked with submitting 40 high-quality journalistic works as a goal for each branch to strive for.

The Vinh Phuc Provincial Journalists Association is holding a training course on journalistic skills for writing about Party building.

“ To encourage each member to improve the quality of their work and participate in competitions, good encouragement and rewards for their efforts are needed. In addition, this work should be linked to emulation movements so that journalists can participate together. For example, for members and journalists in the province who have won the National Journalism Award; the National Journalism Award on Party Building… the Provincial Journalists Association will propose to the Provincial People's Committee to award them certificates of merit,” shared the Chairman of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Journalists Association. It is known that recently, at the journalism competition with the theme “Uncle Ho with Vinh Phuc,” the authors whose works won awards also received certificates of merit from the Provincial People's Committee. This shows the province's great attention to its journalist members who produce quality journalistic works, encouraging each person to continue striving in their work.

It can be said that, building on the achievements already made, the Vinh Phuc Provincial Journalists Association has been and will continue to contact local communities to organize field trips to create a creative space. From these trips, journalist members gain more material and articles about economic, cultural, and tourism models in those localities, thereby honing their skills and enhancing the spirit of solidarity among members.

Le Tam

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