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| Provincial leaders visit inside the modern colored car of Khanh Hoa Newspaper. |
The newspaper was born very early.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Khanh Hoa Newspaper's Traditional Day, the late General Secretary Do Muoi sent a congratulatory letter to the newspaper, in which he wrote: "As one of the earliest local Party newspapers published in our country, Khanh Hoa Newspaper, after half a century of construction and development, has made important contributions to the revolutionary cause of the people of Khanh Hoa". Going back in time, in mid-April 1946, at the Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee's expanded conference in Dai Dien Dong village (Dien Khanh district), the provincial leaders decided that there must be a local Party newspaper to serve the resistance war. One year later, on April 26, 1947, at Hon Du resistance base (Khanh Vinh district), the first issue of Thang Newspaper was published, marking the newspaper's integration into the historical flow of the nation's revolutionary struggle. During the two resistance wars against French colonialism and American imperialism, depending on each historical period, the Party newspaper changed its name. These were: Information (1951 - 1954), New Wind (1954 - 1956), Liberation (1956-1965), Khanh Hoa Liberation (1965 - 1975)... Regardless of the ups and downs of the revolutionary movement, the newspaper of the provincial Party Committee still existed, developed, and brought the voice of the Party to the people. After the great victory in the spring of 1975, the newspaper of the provincial Party Committee continued to enter a new period, building socialism in the newly liberated homeland. In November 1975, the two provinces of Khanh Hoa and Phu Yen merged into Phu Khanh province, then the Khanh Hoa Liberation and Phu Yen Liberation newspapers merged into Phu Khanh Newspaper. In July 1989, Phu Khanh province was divided into two provinces, Khanh Hoa and Phu Yen. The newspaper of the Party Committee was named Khanh Hoa Newspaper and published its first issue on July 1, 1989. Khanh Hoa Newspaper continues to promote its fine traditions, closely following life and local political tasks. The newspaper gradually increased its weekly publication frequency, by 2001 it was published 4 times a week, in 2005 it increased to 5 times a week and since April 2, 2009, Khanh Hoa Newspaper has been published 6 times a week with 12 pages each time until today.
Half a century of radio and television
On April 3, 1975, Khanh Hoa Radio Station was officially established and conducted its first broadcast. This was an important milestone, marking the appearance of an official information channel, serving the information needs of the people in the province. On December 15, 1976, with the support of the local government and Ho Chi Minh City Television Station, the construction and re-broadcasting of Nha Trang Television Station was completed on the basis of the old station that existed before 1975. During 19 years (1975 - 1994), Khanh Hoa Radio Station and Nha Trang Television Station operated independently. Each unit took on a separate role in providing information to the people. From January 1, 1995, these two press agencies were merged into Khanh Hoa Radio and Television Station (KTV), in order to improve operational efficiency and program quality. Over the past 30 years, KTV has gradually expanded its broadcasting time and constantly innovated. Starting in 2012, KTV has broadcast television 24 hours a day, and radio broadcasts reached 18 hours and 30 minutes a day. Through a system of relay stations and radio and television stations in districts, towns, and cities, along with more than 137 radio stations in communes, wards, and towns, KTV's radio and television waves currently cover more than 95% of the province. During that time, KTV has also focused on investing in facilities and technology. The broadcasting transmission center is equipped with a total control system and automatic program arrangement, capable of broadcasting continuously 24/7 . KTV's programs are transmitted on many platforms such as Vinasat 2 satellite, AVG, MyTV, SDTV, HTVC, FPT Play, Viettel Internet cable TV, along with online broadcasting on the station's official website.
Catch up with modern journalism trends
According to journalist Thai Thi Le Hang - Editor-in-Chief of Khanh Hoa Newspaper, after the merger (from May 1, 2025), Khanh Hoa Newspaper will continue to implement the digital transformation project. In particular, focusing on upgrading the converged Editorial software to manage and publish all 4 types of press: Television, radio, print newspapers, and electronic newspapers. At the same time, promoting investment in modern technology in directly implementing programs; applying artificial intelligence (AI) to the production of press products; digitizing, managing synchronous and centralized data; developing social networking platforms of Khanh Hoa Newspaper; building a Khanh Hoa Newspaper information ecosystem with high interactivity, effective operation towards readers; focusing on information security issues; Research on press economic development... These are strategic orientations of Khanh Hoa Newspaper to integrate into the modern press media flow, as well as keep up with new press trends, multimedia, multi-platform, but at the same time still ensure orthodoxy, accuracy, political commentary and create prestige with the press public.
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| Khanh Hoa Newspaper's radio crew reports on the opening ceremony of the 2025 Sea Culture - Tourism Festival and the "Nha Trang Say Hi" music festival. Photo: VT |
Based on the Convergence Newsroom project implemented since 2023, Khanh Hoa Newspaper continues to upgrade, promote multimedia and multi-platform products, change the new interface and put into operation a common software system for both print and electronic newspapers and newsroom management. From there, it facilitates digitalization, implementing many new genres such as: Video, Infographic, E-Magazine, Podcast, ... which are highly appreciated by readers. The newspaper also updates news and articles on social networking platforms Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, X, Spotify, Zalo ... Thanks to that, Khanh Hoa Newspaper provides hot news and events, reflecting quite comprehensively the political, economic and social situation of the province, information has a wide spread. In 2023, for the first time, the Center for Supporting Digital Transformation of Press (Department of Press, Ministry of Information and Communications, now the Ministry of Science and Technology) introduced a set of criteria to assess the maturity level of digital transformation of press agencies nationwide. Khanh Hoa Newspaper paid great attention and made efforts to complete each criterion. In the 2023 ranking results, Khanh Hoa Newspaper was ranked 3rd in the Local Press Bloc. One year later, Khanh Hoa Newspaper rose to the top among 62 press agencies in the Local Press Bloc that participated in the assessment of the maturity level of digital transformation of press in 2024.
For radio and television waves of Khanh Hoa Newspaper, since the end of 2018, it has officially broadcast high-definition television to enhance the experience for the audience. In addition, it has expanded its content distribution channels through OTT platforms such as: VieON, HTVC, FPT Play, ClipTV, VTVgo, MyTV, VTVCab ON, meeting the diverse viewing needs of audiences nationwide. The orientation of Khanh Hoa Newspaper in the coming time is to develop two types of radio and television with the capacity to produce and broadcast high-quality, rich, diverse, and attractive programs, in accordance with the principles and purposes, meeting the political tasks of the province and the increasing information and entertainment needs of the people. Thereby, actively contributing to the development of Khanh Hoa province in the spirit of the Resolution of the 18th Provincial Party Congress, term 2020 - 2025 and Resolution No. 09 of the Politburo on building and developing Khanh Hoa province to 2030, with a vision to 2045.
Along with applying technology to professional work, Khanh Hoa Newspaper staff also proactively improve their professional and IT skills to meet new requirements in the digital age. On the one hand, Khanh Hoa Newspaper organizes self-training sessions on how to operate and use technical equipment and specialized software to create multimedia press products. On the other hand, Khanh Hoa Newspaper Editorial Board pays attention to the digital transformation task, so it regularly sends department leaders, reporters and technicians to attend training courses taught by experts in various fields to convey and spread modern journalism methods among Khanh Hoa Newspaper staff...
Looking back on the nearly 80-year journey from Thang Newspaper to Khanh Hoa Newspaper and half a century of building and developing Khanh Hoa radio and television waves is a glorious and proud journey for those working at Khanh Hoa Newspaper. Currently, Khanh Hoa Newspaper is facing new opportunities and challenges. However, with a long history and a high sense of responsibility, it will be the motivation for the collective of Khanh Hoa Newspaper to continue writing new stories.
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