Vietnam Journalists Association visits and works with two newspaper offices in Chiang Mai province, Thailand

On April 25, within the framework of a visit and working session in Thailand, a delegation of the Vietnam Journalists Association led by journalist Tran Trong Dung, Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, had a meeting and shared experiences with two newspaper offices in Chiang Mai province, Thai News and Phaknua Daily.

Thai News Editor-in-Chief Ubolnadda Supawan (left cover) receives a delegation from the Vietnam Journalists Association.

Also attending the working delegation were journalist Truong Van Chuyen, Standing Member of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Chairman of the Can Tho City Journalists Association, Editor-in-Chief of Can Tho Newspaper; Ms. Tran Thi Huong Giang, Deputy Chief of Office of the Vietnam Journalists Association; Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Thu, Permanent Vice President of the Vinh Long Provincial Journalists Association; Mr. Huynh Tan Phat, Deputy Director of Vinh Long Radio and Television Station; along with officers and reporters of the Journalists & Public Opinion Newspaper, Journalists Magazine...

Delegation of Vietnam Journalists Association met and exchanged experiences at Thai News office

Thai News owner Ubolnadda Supawan said the 53-year-old newspaper had to cut its staff from 30 to 10 reporters and switch from a daily to a weekly after the pandemic. “We now publish 20,000 copies of the newspaper every week. We have pushed the digital newspaper more, and most of our reporters work remotely instead of coming to the newsroom. Our revenue still comes mainly from advertising and newspaper distribution,” Ubolnadda Supawan said.

Delegation of Vietnam Journalists Association visited Phaknua Daily newspaper office in Chiang Mai, Thailand

On behalf of the Chiang Mai Provincial Journalists Association, President of the Chiang Mai Provincial Journalists Association Amnat Jongyotying introduced the operation of local press units. Mr. Amnat Jongyotying said that after the Covid-19 pandemic, newspaper offices in Chiang Mai are facing a number of difficulties, the number and number of printed newspapers have decreased, and all newspaper offices have had to switch to online.

In the near future, the Chiang Mai Provincial Journalists Association delegation will visit and work with a number of press agencies in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta provinces.

Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association Tran Trong Dung hopes that the Vietnam Journalists Association and press agencies in the Southern region will receive sharing and experience exchange from the working delegation of the Chiang Mai Provincial Journalists Association in the coming time.

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/hoi-nha-bao-viet-nam-tham-va-lam-viec-voi-hai-toa-soan-bao-tai-tinh-chiang-mai-thai-lan-post245237.html