Summary of the 2023 Digital Transformation Training Program for Journalism

Speaking at the program, journalist Le Quoc Minh, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, and President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, said: The cooperation program has involved 17 media agencies over the past two years. Local media units have been even more actively cooperating with Google than central media agencies and have been actively applying digital transformation.

Journalist Le Quoc Minh speaks at the closing ceremony of the 2023 Digital Transformation in Journalism training program. Photo: LT

Journalist Le Quoc Minh stated: “Google’s news initiative demonstrates a long-standing partnership with news organizations. This collaboration needs to be further enhanced. My main concern is Google’s role in protecting journalistic copyrights, preventing websites and channels from reusing content without permission. In addition, there’s the support in generating revenue. Advertising for the press still plays a crucial role, but it’s declining.”

At the program, a Google representative from Southeast Asia shared: The training collaboration with Vietnamese media outlets shares trends and lessons learned globally and regionally regarding readers' news search habits, thereby helping them to better understand and choose appropriate information.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Lam, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, stated: "This cooperation is of great importance to Vietnamese journalism. Through these exchanges, we see that the cooperation between media organizations and Google will become more professional, deeper, and more focused on data utilization and models."

“Google’s collaboration with several media outlets is essential. The Ministry always supports and hopes that cooperation with Vietnamese media outlets and regulatory agencies will reach a new level. This will contribute to enhancing the capacity of Vietnamese media outlets and help protect copyright…,” said Mr. Nguyen Thanh Lam.

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