Seminar: "Improving the quality of journalists' association activities in the new period"

Scene of the discussion "Improving the quality of activities of the Journalists Association in the new period".

Attending the seminar were delegates representing the leadership of the Office of the Vietnam Journalists Association ; leaders of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the Hai Phong City Party Committee; delegates representing the Standing Committee of the Journalists Association of Hanoi City, Hai Phong City and the provinces of Ninh Binh, Hung Yen, Quang Ninh, Bac Ninh, Phu Tho; representatives of a number of central press agencies and Hai Phong City.

The Standing Representative of Hai Phong City Journalists Association presented the discussion topic.

The opening speech and introduction of the discussion by the Standing Committee of the Hai Phong City Journalists Association emphasized: The organization of the discussion with the theme "Improving the quality of journalist association activities in the new period" aims to create opportunities for representatives of the Journalists Associations of provinces and cities in the region to reflect on the actual situation, point out difficulties, obstacles, and shortcomings as well as share results and experiences in the process of perfecting and stabilizing the organization, maintaining the association's work, after implementing the policy of merging administrative units of provinces and cities and merging the Journalists Association. Along with that, recommend and propose to competent authorities appropriate solutions to continue improving the quality and effectiveness of the Journalists Association's activities in the new period.

Standing representative of Ninh Binh Journalists Association spoke at the seminar.

Next, the opinions of the representatives of 10 units attending the discussion focused on affirming: the policy of arranging and streamlining the Fatherland Front agencies, socio-political organizations, and mass organizations assigned by the Party and the State is a correct, important policy with great and profound significance. However, in the early stages after the merger, besides the advantages of a wide open area and working space for press activities, the work of the Journalists Association has also encountered many difficulties and obstacles. Faced with that situation, immediately after the merger, the Journalists Associations of provinces and cities proactively, actively, and urgently advised and proposed to local Party committees and authorities, coordinated with agencies, departments, and branches at the same level to quickly stabilize the organization, continue to implement key contents in the annual work program, without interruption, without missing tasks or areas, continue to build and develop the organization, and maintain the order of association activities.

Delegates representing the units also shared good and creative ways of doing things, practical experiences in arranging and streamlining the organization of the Journalists Association, continuing to innovate the operating methods towards improving quality, efficiency, effectiveness, and efficiency, contributing to the good implementation of the political tasks of the locality. At the same time, they agreed on the assessment and proposed a number of solutions for the association as well as relevant levels and sectors to continue to further enhance the position and role of the local Journalists Association , contributing to building the Vietnam Journalists Association increasingly strong , meeting the requirements of political tasks in the new era - the era of national development.