The role of the press in promoting exemplary cases of environmental protection.

(CLO) Recently, environmental protection has become a topic of interest for media outlets. Many media organizations have adopted effective and creative approaches, focusing on publicizing exemplary individuals and good deeds in environmental protection, creating a vibrant emulation movement.

In recent times, many media outlets, from central to local levels, have actively promoted information dissemination and replicated successful models for environmental protection. These activities have raised public and societal awareness of environmental protection.

Specifically, measures to reduce the use of plastic bags, pollution from plastic waste, solid waste, waste disposal, solid waste incineration, and river pollution are crucial. Promoting the implementation of Net Zero, or zero net emissions, is also essential, a goal that many countries and organizations worldwide are striving for to combat climate change...

The Hanoi Green volunteer group cleans up trash in a canal in Dinh Cong Ward, Hoang Mai District. Photo: Thanh Nien Newspaper

In recent years, Thanh Nien newspaper has published many articles about exemplary young people who have formed groups and clubs to participate in environmental protection, such as: "A group of young people immerse themselves in a 'river of garbage' at midday to help make Hanoi greener" ; "Young people help the community live green easily" ; "A group of young people immerse themselves in cleaning up garbage hoping to revive dead canals" ...

Each article, accompanied by sharp and realistic images and videos , has positively promoted the meaningful work of young people to readers and viewers. This not only encourages exemplary individuals and honors new factors that have made significant contributions to environmental protection, but also indirectly raises awareness about the indiscriminate dumping of garbage into canals.

In these articles, many readers shared comments such as: "Hopefully, the children's beautiful actions will spread throughout society. Their actions should serve as an example for adults like us, and for those who lack awareness, to learn how to maintain a green, clean, and beautiful environment..."

Images and videos of young people cleaning up trash were not only recognized by Thanh Nien newspaper, but also received media support from many other news agencies. Some news agencies even broadcast the videos on social media platforms, especially Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. This showed everyone online the hard work of trash collectors, thereby raising awareness about environmental protection so that cities remain clean, beautiful, and civilized.

In fact, many media outlets, from central to local levels, not only publish numerous articles and reports, but also organize writing competitions, photojournalism contests, painting competitions, Q&A sessions on environmental protection, and quizzes about environmental protection...

These competitions have contributed to spreading the Party and State's new guidelines, policies, and messages on environmental protection with the spirit of "not sacrificing the environment for economic growth." This has helped to raise awareness, understanding, and a sense of responsibility among all levels, sectors, organizations, and individuals in environmental protection.

At the Culture Newspaper, over the past period, the newspaper has published many articles on environmental protection in the "Lifestyle" section and several other sections. Many articles promote civilized awareness among the people in collecting and disposing of waste, while also criticizing violations and substandard practices in environmental protection.

The work "Don't Let Your Soul Be Disabled" by journalist Nguyen Anh Vu. Screenshot.

As someone who directly writes articles about environmental protection, journalist Nguyen Anh Vu, Editor-in-Chief of Van Hoa Newspaper, said: “Recently, I watched the news program “For a Green Future” on VTV1 on the morning of March 13th. VTV broadcast a short report about garbage collection on a beach in Da Nang city. What was noteworthy was that among the garbage collectors on the beach in Da Nang were people with disabilities. Afterwards, I wrote an article titled “Don’t Let Your Soul Be Disabled.”

Journalist Nguyen Anh Vu shared: “Seeing those people hobbling along the beach collecting trash, we writers couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. I wondered, why? They are disabled people, collecting the waste thrown away by the vast majority of able-bodied people? They are people with unfortunate fates, having physical disabilities. And what about those able-bodied people who daily ‘innocently’ litter without a second thought? Is that a manifestation of a disability in their souls? It's something worth thinking about!”

“I think that to effectively promote environmental protection in particular and raise public awareness about building a civilized society, the first step must definitely be to educate and raise awareness, disseminating standards of culture, ethics, and a beautiful lifestyle. The media needs to promote good examples and cultured behavior within the community. The press also needs to condemn deviant and uncivilized behavior,” journalist Nguyen Anh Vu added.

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/nang-cao-vai-role-cua-bao-chi-trong-viec-tuyen-truyen-guong-sang-ve-bao-ve-moi-truong-post340359.html