General Secretary To Lam emphasized that revolutionary press is an inseparable part of the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation. It must have a revolutionary offensive spirit, know how to bravely fight, eliminate the bad, the stagnant, and the backward; actively promote and encourage the new, the progressive; be a pioneer and courageous in the face of major, new issues of the country; and not avoid or compromise with manifestations that hinder the revolutionary cause.
On the morning of June 21, at the National Convention Center (Hanoi), the Central Propaganda and Education Commission, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Vietnam Journalists Association jointly organized a solemn ceremony to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 - June 21, 2025).
A glorious century journey accompanying the nation
Attending and giving a speech at the ceremony, General Secretary To Lam emphasized: "We solemnly celebrate the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 - June 21, 2025) - a century of accompanying the nation, a glorious journey written with the intelligence, national soul, with the spirit of the Revolution, with the noble sacrifice and the tireless efforts of Vietnamese revolutionary journalists".
According to the General Secretary, on his journey to find a way to save the country, imbued with the spirit of the nation and the desire to bring a prosperous and happy life to the people, Uncle Ho encountered Marxism-Leninism. He soon realized the particularly important role of the press in the cause of national and people's liberation. He founded Thanh Nien Newspaper, the mouthpiece of the organization "Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association".
"On June 21, 1925, the Thanh Nien newspaper published its first issue, marking the birth of the Vietnamese revolutionary press, sowing the red seeds for a press line with the mission of liberating the nation, awakening the revolutionary will and spreading the light of Marxism-Leninism to the patriotic movement. This was not only the opening event of a new press, but also a turning point of historical significance for the Vietnamese Revolution, one of the important preparatory steps for the birth of the Communist Party of Vietnam in 1930," the General Secretary stated.
General Secretary To Lam emphasized that from that first "seed", with the guidance of Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc, along with the strong development of the revolutionary movement, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has continuously grown. Revolutionaries and journalists such as Nguyen Van Cu, Ha Huy Tap, Le Duan, Truong Chinh, Vo Nguyen Giap, Phan Dang Luu, Nguyen Van Linh, Xuan Thuy... and later the late journalist, late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and leaders, propagandists, journalists who are comrades leading the Party and State, have left a deep impression through profound, theoretical articles about communism, patriotism, revolutionary inspiration, national pride, thereby propagating theories, encouraging movements, organizing revolutionary forces, turning the press into a sharp weapon in the struggle for national liberation, creating earth-shattering revolutions, the peak of which was the August Revolution in 1945 - breaking the shackles of colonialism and fascism, ending the remnants of the backward feudal regime, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, opening an era of national independence associated with Socialism, bringing our people from slavery to the people. become the master of the country and position Vietnam on the world political map.
"The 100-year history of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press is a vivid testament to the great role of the pen in the struggle for national independence, building and defending the socialist Fatherland. When there was no Party or government, the press was the spiritual flame that guided and oriented ideology and policies, the light that pointed to the future; gathered the masses, built the political party, and built the state.
In the midst of war, the press is a sharp weapon, stronger than bombs, tanks, and cannons, conveying the spirit of resistance, courage, and the desire for independence, calling on the entire nation to fight for liberation and national unification.
In building, protecting and developing the country, the press is a bridge connecting the Party, the State and the People, a trusted forum for the people, a strength and a source of inspiration for the entire nation on the path towards a prosperous, prosperous, independent, free and sustainable future," the General Secretary emphasized.
Throughout the process of national renewal initiated and led by our Party, the press has not only been a witness but also a direct force promoting the process of reform, openness and international integration.
The press has made an important contribution to the formation and development of a democratic, civilized society with multi-dimensional and honest information, contributing to raising people's knowledge, creating social consensus and strengthening control of power, connecting the People with the Party, the Party with the People.
In recent years, our country's press has proactively innovated its content, form, technology and journalism mindset. With nearly 800 press agencies, tens of thousands of journalists, reporters, editors, and journalists, the team of journalists has been constantly innovating and strongly applying digital technology, artificial intelligence, and advanced scientific and technological achievements to create a new, modern, humane and popular appearance, tone and journalism content.
"The press is also the main force in promoting the image of the country and Vietnamese people to the world, demonstrating Vietnam's solidarity and responsibility towards friends, progressive forces and the development of the world; the press is a means to spread national cultural values, arouse patriotism, development aspirations and affirm Vietnamese cultural identity in the era of integration.
As a cultural product, the press evokes the beauty of life, discovers and honors examples of good people, good deeds, creative models, effective methods, and multiplies positive values in society.
Through humane works, the press contributes to shaping public thinking, promoting a beautiful lifestyle, spreading a sense of responsibility and aspiration to contribute, building Vietnamese culture and people to meet the requirements of sustainable national development," the General Secretary added.
The General Secretary also affirmed that in the context of a rapidly changing, complex, and multi-dimensional world, the revolutionary press always maintains its role as a pioneering force in maintaining political stability, strengthening social consensus, firmly protecting national sovereignty, proactively fighting against erroneous and hostile viewpoints, and protecting the Party's ideological foundation.
As a sharp ideological weapon of the Party, the press has responsibly participated and actively propagated the Party's policies and guidelines on digital transformation, sustainable development, environmental protection, preservation of national cultural identity and comprehensive and deep international integration. In particular, in recent years, on the front of fighting against corruption, waste and negativity, the press has made outstanding contributions.
Many investigative reports and analytical articles have clarified the truth, contributing to supporting authorities in handling violations, strengthening people's trust in the strictness of the law and the political determination of the Party and State.
"In this field, journalism has become one of the sharpest and bravest "spearheads" bringing the truth to light, protecting the right, preserving the good, and fighting uncompromisingly against the wrong, the bad, and the evil.
In natural disasters and epidemics, especially the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the press has become the "front line of information", spreading compassion, encouraging the spirit of overcoming difficulties and belief in victory", the General Secretary emphasized, and affirmed: The Vietnamese revolutionary press has been fulfilling its noble mission - creating trust, building consensus, spreading aspirations for development, contributing to realizing the goal of building a strong, prosperous and happy Vietnam in the new era.
Maintaining the information and propaganda front in the face of the development of cross-border platforms
According to the General Secretary, the new era of the nation is opening up new development horizons, while also posing new revolutionary requirements with high determination and great aspirations to build a strong and prosperous country.
In that context, the Vietnamese Revolutionary Press must further affirm its revolutionary spirit and pioneering role on the ideological and cultural front, be an ideological pillar and a shock force in creating trust and consensus in society; contribute significantly to multiplying humanistic and progressive values, strongly spreading the spirit of innovation and creativity, inspiring learning, working and contributing.
The press must constantly innovate itself to develop commensurate with the stature of the times and the development of the country, truly becoming a professional, humane, modern press, serving the cause of the Party, State and People on the journey of building and developing the country.
The General Secretary suggested that in the new era of the Vietnamese nation, press agencies and journalists need to be deeply aware of their particularly noble political and social responsibilities to the Party, State and People.
Revolutionary press must be the voice of the Party, the State, and socio-political organizations, a trusted forum for the people, a bridge connecting the Party's will and the people's hearts; perform well the task of bringing the Party's and State's policies and guidelines to the people; create an environment for the people to participate in press activities, reflect their legitimate thoughts and aspirations to the Party and the State, ensure the ideological, political, and popular nature of the press; mobilize the people's strength to participate in building the Party and the political system to be increasingly clean and strong.
"As soldiers on the ideological and cultural front, journalists must be exemplary in professional ethics, steadfast in ideology, political stance and courage, loyal to revolutionary ideals, truly professional, good at expertise and profession, bravely fight against negative manifestations, and have the strength to resist temptations; journalists must be prestigious social activists; people doing propaganda and mass mobilization work; actively participating in people's foreign affairs activities. In all circumstances, it is necessary to put political responsibility, social responsibility and professional ethics first and foremost; each journalistic work must perform well the function of providing accurate, objective, honest, humane and useful information. Journalists of the new era must constantly learn, hone their skills, and integrate modern technology," said the General Secretary.
The General Secretary emphasized that the Revolutionary Press is an inseparable part of the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation. It must have a revolutionary offensive spirit, know how to bravely fight, eliminate the bad, the stagnant, the backward; actively promote and encourage the new, the progressive; be a pioneer, courageous in the face of the country's big, new issues; not avoid or compromise with manifestations that hinder the revolutionary cause. It must truly become a leading flag, inspire creativity, encourage the spirit of innovation and the desire to contribute in cadres, party members and the whole society.
In the current revolutionary period, the press needs to breathe new life into the society, arouse determination, patriotism, and a spirit of dedication, and create a great and lasting spiritual motivation for the cause of national development in the new era.
According to the General Secretary, as an important component of cultural life, the press must clearly affirm its role in building an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity; must actively participate in the cultural revival and development of modern Vietnamese people rich in identity.
Each journalist and each press agency must be a symbol of behavioral culture, ethical standards and a spirit of serving society; contribute to preserving and promoting traditional humanistic values, spreading goodness and beauty; actively promote the image of the country and Vietnamese people to international friends; proactively receive the quintessence of human culture to enrich the national cultural identity.
The General Secretary said that, in the face of the wave of digital transformation and fierce competition in the global media space, the press must quickly adapt, pioneer in strongly innovating thinking, mastering technology, and making breakthroughs in reporting methods and information transmission.
Strengthening the presence of revolutionary journalism on social media platforms, maintaining the information and propaganda front in the face of the development of cross-border platforms. This is an inevitable requirement for the press to be able to master the information and communication front in cyberspace and enhance the value of each press agency.
Key press agencies such as Nhan Dan Newspaper, Communist Magazine, Vietnam News Agency, Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam Television, and a number of electronic information portals of central agencies need to focus on digital transformation, strengthen cooperation and integration, play a good forecasting role, perform well the information orientation function, and deserve to be "lighthouses" for the country's revolutionary press system.
The General Secretary also noted the need to innovate the thinking of leadership, direction and management of the press in the direction of building and creating an operating environment for the press to best promote its revolutionary nature and mission of serving the country and the people. Clearly define the functions and tasks of each agency, resolutely not doing things for them or holding their hands.
Institutionalize the Party's policies and perfect the legal system on the press to ensure consistency, transparency, modernity and efficiency. Continue to effectively implement the planning and arrangement of press agencies towards streamlining, compactness, efficiency, effectiveness and efficiency.
There must be solutions to overcome the overlapping of functions and tasks among press agencies; resolutely remove from the press team journalists who have lost their fighting spirit, lost their revolutionary ideals, violated professional ethics, violated regulations of agencies and organizations...
At the same time, the General Secretary requested to increase the application of science and technology and big data to analyze, evaluate and synthesize information, contributing to improving the quality of information orientation according to the motto of being proactive, timely, convincing, effective and close to reality.
Establish a public and transparent ordering mechanism, providing targeted support to press agencies to perform well their political tasks, especially in key areas, strategic areas, and sensitive areas. Develop key national press agencies and groups that play a role in orienting information; have appropriate mechanisms to develop the revolutionary press career.
According to Truong Phong (TPO)
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