Improving the quality and effectiveness of supporting press activities and Association work in the context of mergers and consolidations

On the morning of November 21, in Lam Dong province, the Vietnam Journalists Association held a national conference with the theme "Improving the quality and effectiveness of supporting press activities and the Association's work in the context of mergers and consolidation". Comrade Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association chaired the conference. Attending the conference were representatives of central agencies, leaders of the Vietnam Journalists Association, leaders of Lam Dong province and press agencies nationwide.

Overview of the conference.

Lam Dong provincial leaders attended the conference.

The conference was held at a time when the whole country was accelerating the summary of the Resolution of the 13th National Congress, preparing for the 14th National Party Congress; at the same time implementing the policy of merging and consolidating administrative units, streamlining the apparatus. This is a context that directly impacts the press activities and the organization of the Vietnam Journalists Association , requiring flexible and synchronous adaptation in terms of mechanisms, organization and resources.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association delivered the opening speech at the conference.

In his speech, comrade Le Quoc Minh emphasized four important orientations that need to be focused on in the coming period: First , create a forum for press agencies to share experiences in organizing editorial offices, developing content, applying digital technology and ensuring the rights and psychology of journalists during the merger process; Second , review and comprehensively evaluate the results of the Program to support high-quality press works according to Decision 558 of the Prime Minister , aiming to allocate resources with focus and priority, prioritizing works with ideological orientation values; Third , clearly analyze the difficulties of press agencies and the Association at all levels in the process of organizational arrangement such as legal status, payroll, funding and personnel work; Fourth, propose feasible solutions to perfect the financial mechanism, strengthen the Association's organization and ensure conditions for the press to develop in a professional, humane and modern direction.

Journalist Do Doan Hoang presented the paper "Investigative reporting and the journey of doing useful things".

Journalist Le Kieu Nga, Deputy Director of the News Center, Ho Chi Minh City Radio and Television Station, presented the paper "HTV - New Journey".

Dr. Journalist Dong Manh Hung (VOV) presented a paper on "Adaptive radio production in the digital age".

At the conference, many opinions were raised from practical activities at all levels of the Association and press agencies. Delegates focused on analyzing issues arising in the process of reorganization, clarifying difficulties in the editorial office operating model, coordination mechanism, organizational structure and ensuring resources after the merger. Along with that, in-depth presentations also shared innovative experiences to adapt to the new period such as: improving multi-platform radio production capacity (VOV); increasing the spread of investigative reports associated with social responsibility (Today's Rural Newspaper - Dan Viet); HTV's new operating model in digital transformation; the method of telling Vietnamese stories in a "global language" on foreign platforms (VTV); or how to make investigative works more attractive in the digital environment (Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper); Current situation and proposed policies on staffing and personnel management at local Journalists Associations after the merger - the situation... The proposals and suggestions are all aimed at the common goal of improving the effectiveness of press activities, meeting the requirements of streamlining the apparatus and performing well political tasks in the coming period.

Thai An

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