In recent years, all levels and sectors in the province have synchronously and effectively implemented Decision No. 664-QD/TU, dated November 16, 2016 of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee on "coordination between the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Education Commission, the Department of Information and Communications, the Provincial Journalists Association and relevant agencies and organizations in directing and managing the press"; Action Program No. 37-CTr/TU, dated April 12, 2023 of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee implementing Plan No. 156-KH/BTGTW, dated June 14, 2022 of the Central Committee on "Strengthening the direction, management and rectification of the activities of newspapers, magazines, electronic information pages and social networks in the current period". Thereby, contributing to improving the effectiveness of press information activities, effectively serving the political tasks of the Provincial Party Committee.
Currently, the province has 4 press agencies: Long An Newspaper, Long An Radio and Television Station, Economic - Industrial Magazine and Long An Literature and Arts Magazine; at the same time, there are all types of press: Spoken newspapers, visual newspapers, printed newspapers and electronic newspapers. In addition, there are 46 electronic information pages of state administrative agencies; 5 electronic information pages of mass organizations; 13 general electronic information pages; 5,259 internal websites, specialized and personal applications; 188 Facebook fanpages, including 45 Facebook fanpages of Party and State agencies in the province. Furthermore, the province has 2 resident central press agencies (Vietnam News Agency, Nhan Dan Newspaper); 51 reporters and journalists from 42 press agencies outside the province registered to work in the area.
The province's press agencies are promoting digital transformation, applying technology in production and targeting readers on digital platforms, investing in improving the quality of news, articles, newspaper pages, programs, and bulletins that closely follow the principles and purposes of their newspapers and magazines. Many press works meet the requirements, attracting a large number of cadres, party members, and people of all walks of life to pay attention, follow, and share; promoting the effectiveness of propaganda, orienting public opinion, effectively serving the political tasks of the country and locality; promptly and comprehensively reflecting the socio-economic life in the area.
The press agencies have seriously implemented the leadership of the Provincial Party Committee, the direction and orientation of the press management and direction agencies in the content of information. The team of journalists always upholds political responsibility, social responsibility and civic duty in the process of performing their tasks; actively discovers and encourages new factors, advanced models, achievements of the renovation process; regularly maintains the column Protecting the Party's ideological foundation with articles on fighting against corruption, waste, social evils, overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, participating in monitoring, social criticism, fighting against wrong views, protecting sovereignty and territory;... contributing to protecting the Party's ideological foundation, the cause of building and defending the Fatherland in the province.
The press increasingly demonstrates more clearly the "People's forum", reflects more on people's issues; is proactive in fighting against negative phenomena; economic information is given attention and expanded; critical thinking is affirmed as an important function and part of social criticism; foreign information is promoted. Sensitive to issues that need to be resolved in social life, some press agencies also organize many attractive, practical, creative programs, special pages, and columns, etc.
Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations from the province to the grassroots have promptly provided information on local and unit activities; handled information and press incidents in the area in a timely and effective manner. Many localities and units have proactively signed a program to coordinate propaganda on Long An Newspaper, Long An Radio and Television with thousands of news and articles reflecting current events, politics, economics, culture, society, national defense, security, foreign affairs and Party building work.
In addition, local Party committees and units have always paid attention to directing the implementation of the Party's policy on purchasing and reading newspapers and magazines in accordance with Directive No. 11-CT/TW, dated December 28, 1996 of the Politburo and Directive No. 18-CT/TU, dated July 23, 1998 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on the use of Party newspapers in general and Long An Newspaper in particular in grassroots Party organizations, ensuring the right purpose and promoting effectiveness. In regular activities, most Party cells have arranged reasonable time to highlight important contents reflected in the press, especially issues of public interest, new policies and guidelines, typical advanced examples and effective socio-economic development models.
The work of directing and orienting press information in the province continues to be innovated. The Provincial Party Committee's Steering Committee organizes monthly and quarterly press conferences according to regulations or ad hoc when there is important content, issues of special public interest to provide information, orient public opinion, ensure objectivity, honesty, and accuracy; at the same time, request competent authorities of the province to continue to pay attention to leading and directing relevant agencies to clarify information reflected by the press, resolve according to their authority and proactively inform the press of the results of inspections and resolve cases according to the provisions of law. In addition, competent authorities strengthen management measures and strictly handle press agencies, reporters, journalists, officials, and citizens who violate the Press Law.
To continue to deploy and effectively implement the regulations of the Central and Provincial Party Committees on the coordination between the Provincial Party Committee's Steering Committee, the Department of Information and Communications, the Vietnam Journalists Association of the province and relevant agencies and organizations in directing and managing the press and strengthening the leadership, direction and management of newspaper, magazine, electronic information page and social network activities in the current period, all levels and sectors strengthen coordination to implement and successfully complete the political tasks set out in the resolutions of Party congresses at all levels, the Resolution of the 11th Provincial Party Congress, term 2020-2025; continue to create a healthy press environment, promote the role of propaganda and social criticism. The governing bodies and press agencies regularly provide political and ideological education, foster professional skills for the team of cadres, journalists, reporters, editors and collaborators to meet the requirements of political tasks in the new situation. Proactively provide information to the press and handle information reported by the press to contribute to creating consensus in society, creating a favorable environment for socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security, for a Long An that develops rapidly, sustainably and integrates firmly into the political, socio-economic life of the whole country, for the happiness of the people./.
Deputy Head of Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department - Tran Hoang Nhan
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