Building a professional, humane and modern Lam Dong press

Art performances to welcome the Workshop

Attending the workshop were comrades: Ton Thien Dong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department; Da Cat Vinh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Dinh Van Tuan - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of departments, branches, districts and cities; leaders of press agencies, colleagues from Dak Nong Newspaper, Tuyen Quang Newspaper; and many members of the Journalists Association.

Provincial leaders attend the workshop

Comrades: Huynh Minh Hai - Deputy Head of Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department, Tran Thanh Hoai - Deputy Director of Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism, Le Van Toa - Chairman of Vietnam Journalists Association of the province co-chaired the workshop.

Comrade Dinh Van Tuan - Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee spoke at the Workshop

In his welcoming speech, Mr. Dinh Van Tuan - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged and praised the great contributions of the Lam Dong press team to the overall development of the province. The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed: In recent times, Lam Dong press has maintained its principles and purposes, performed well its role in guiding, regulating public opinion and supervising society, and propagating fully, comprehensively, multi-dimensionally, quickly, promptly and accurately the policies and guidelines of the province. Thereby, clearly demonstrating the role of leading ideology and accompanying the great steps of the Party, contributing to strongly spreading the belief, responsibility and aspirations for the development of the country and the locality to all classes of people.

These contributions are not only the results of creative labor but also evidence of the courage, intelligence, and social responsibility of the press team in carrying out their role and mission.

Representatives of press agencies attending the Workshop

We are taking important steps in institutional reform, reorganizing the state administrative apparatus, merging provinces, consolidating administrative units to build a streamlined, effective and efficient administration; at the same time, we are also setting new requirements and new expectations for the team of journalists, thereby requiring the building of a professional, humane and modern provincial press.

Professional to keep up with the pace of technology and modern life. Humane to maintain identity, belief and human values in every behavior and article. Modern to overcome the challenges of digital media, social networks, and reach out more effectively to domestic and foreign audiences. Building a professional, humane and modern journalism means building a journalism with high professional qualifications, strong political will, good critical and creative capacity; but at the same time still maintaining professional ethics and humanity in every journalistic work.

Journalists attending the Workshop

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee suggested: In the coming time, the press needs to focus on timely, accurate and objective reflection of current issues, creating social consensus, contributing to protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fighting against false and hostile information. Promote the work of promoting the image of the country and people of Lam Dong to domestic and international friends. Continuously think, innovate, create and launch new and attractive press products to attract and meet the increasing needs of society.

Continue to train and foster the team of journalists, improve their political capacity, professional qualifications, professional ethics and sense of social responsibility; resolutely and strictly handle cases of violations of journalistic ethics that affect the reputation of the industry. Further promote the role of social supervision and criticism, promptly detect shortcomings and violations in management and operation; at the same time, criticize policies in a responsible and constructive manner. Ensure the correct implementation of principles and purposes, and operate in accordance with the law; build a healthy press environment, fair competition, contributing to the development of professional, modern and humane journalism.

The introduction of the workshop by journalist Le Van Toa clearly stated: In the context of national digital transformation, deep international integration and the continuous development of multimedia communications, especially the recent revolution in reforming the Party apparatus and the State administrative apparatus, the press is facing great opportunities and challenges.

A modern press cannot lack the support of digital technology; however, technology is not the destination but the tool. In the digital media environment, the press needs to be steadfast in its professional ethics, protect human values, spread the truth and fight against false and negative information. Modern technology is only truly meaningful when it is guided by the spirit of humanity and social responsibility, when journalists know how to utilize technology to serve people and not be caught up in the negative side of "fast - shocking - strange".

Delegates attending the workshop

The workshop is an opportunity for researchers, managers, journalists and media workers to look at the current situation, share experiences, and discuss practical solutions to improve the quality of press activities in the province, in which professionalism, humanity and modernity have a dialectical and inseparable relationship. Thereby contributing to the development of a dynamic, in-depth local press with its own identity, but still in step with the progress of the national and world press.

Journalist Nguyen Thi Hai Yen - Secretary of Lam Dong Newspaper Journalists Association gave a speech at the Workshop

Journalist Uong Thai Bieu speaks at the Workshop

Journalist Vu Ngoc Tu - Editor-in-Chief of Dak Nong Newspaper gave a speech at the Workshop

Journalist Mai Vinh - Tuoi Tre Newspaper presented at the Workshop

The workshop received many enthusiastic and responsible opinions, scientific arguments and practical suggestions from experienced journalists and press management units, focusing on the following issues: Recognizing and evaluating the current status of press activities in Lam Dong in the current context; analyzing the requirements for press innovation in the direction of professionalism - humanity - modernity; proposing solutions on policies, personnel, training, technology, press ethics to improve the quality and effectiveness of communication in the province.

In particular, focusing on sharing, analyzing and orienting 4 groups of important, practical and topical issues such as: The journey of profound transformation from traditional to modern, from single-line to multi-platform, from one-way information to multi-dimensional interaction of the press; press management requires new thinking: professionalism in organization, flexibility in operation and flexibility in adaptation.

Ms. Vu Thuy Nga - Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee gave a speech at the Workshop

Humanity and professional ethics – which are the unchanging foundation in the volatile flow of modern journalism; humanity not only in the content of articles, but also in the way journalists behave, dialogue and spread kind values in society. Digital transformation, application of technology, especially artificial intelligence (AI), multimedia journalism and training a new generation of journalists - Experiences from Tuyen Quang, Lam Dong, Dak Nong show that: Technology is a powerful tool, but it is people – brave and creative journalists – who are the decisive factor. The press is not outside of administrative reform, indispensable in the process of leading public opinion and orienting society – especially in the increasingly complex cyberspace.

Journalist Mai Van Bao - Representative of Nhan Dan Newspaper in Lam Dong gave a speech

Some of the presentations include: Lam Dong Newspaper, nearly half a century of reaching out to transform in the digital age (Hai Yen - Lam Dong Newspaper); Managing and developing the press in Lam Dong province in a professional direction: Requirements in the new era and period (Mr. Nguyen Dao Hoang - Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism); The role of the press in providing official information, fighting fake news in the period of merging and streamlining the apparatus (Journalist Mai Vinh - Tuoi Tre Newspaper); The role of resident reporters contributing to the economic and social development of the locality (Journalist Lam Vien - Thanh Nien Newspaper); Journalists with the mission of honoring the endless cultural source of the nation (Journalist Uong Thai Bieu - Nhan Dan Newspaper); Building professional, humane, modern journalism: Perceptions and actions from Dak Nong (Journalist Vu Ngoc Tu - Dak Nong Newspaper); Lam Dong radio and television before the digital age (Journalist Nguyen Thanh Hung - Lam Dong Radio and Television Station); Journalism in the digital age (Journalist Mai Van Bao - Nhan Dan Newspaper); The relationship between the press - government - people in local development (Ms. Vu Thuy Nga - Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of Lam Dong Provincial Party Committee)...

Journalist Lam Vien - Thanh Nien Newspaper discusses

The workshop is not only an opportunity for journalists and press managers to look back at the current situation and share experiences, but also a preparation for new changes in Lam Dong press: more humane, more modern and more professional in the era of digital journalism. This is also the basis for management agencies, press agencies, journalists' associations and journalists to continue to innovate, create and work together for a developing press, for the benefit of the community, of Lam Dong and of the country.