Building a modern, humane and professional Ninh Binh journalism

In his speech "Speech at the First National Conference on Training and Learning", on May 6, 1950, President Ho Chi Minh emphasized: "The press must also be rationalized. Don't display too many things. Do less but do it properly. If it is not rationalized like that, in the end, no one will want to read the newspaper and it will cost a hundred things. The organization will just shrink its neck and pay for the journalists to sit and draw elephants and horses but no one will read them". That instruction is not outdated in the current digital transformation era and is completely suitable for the requirement to reorganize the press system in the context of digital transformation.

The Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress requires "Building a professional, humane and modern press and media. Implementing well the planning and development of the press and media system. Strengthening the management and development of all types of media and information on the internet". These are also the goals that press agencies in Ninh Binh are building and aiming for.

Professionalism

To improve the professionalism of press agencies, it is necessary to improve the professionalism, first of all from the team of reporters, editors, and journalists. To practice professionalism in the profession, each journalist needs to have political courage, professional ethics; have scientific and effective methods and ways of practicing the profession; have proficiency and mastery of professional skills; and be able to use and adapt to modern technical means serving professional activities.

Each individual must have a system of basic knowledge including broad knowledge, specialized knowledge of journalism and specialized knowledge related to the field and topic they are pursuing; understand and be exemplary in complying with and abiding by the law; have high professional ethics and social responsibility.

Professional journalists need to take social responsibility and civic duty seriously. To improve professionalism, journalists must cultivate the spirit of serving the Fatherland and the People, must understand the law and professional regulations, and must consider the effectiveness when publishing journalistic works.

Journalist Nguyen Kim Toan, former Editor-in-Chief of Ninh Binh Newspaper, said: The professionalism of a press agency is required right from the editorial work. Each editorial office needs to establish its own working process in which specialized departments have a close relationship with each other, both unique and modern, suitable for the target audience. In addition, in the interactive relationship with readers, it is necessary to promote the work of receiving and handling readers' petitions, charity and social programs, interactions and exchanges in newspapers, forums, and social movements. Each journalist and press agency needs to promote the glorious tradition that generations of journalists have cultivated over the past 99 years, build political courage, uphold social responsibility, civic duty and professional ethics to fulfill their political functions and tasks well, worthy of the trust of the Party and the expectations of the People.

Humanity

Looking back at the development process over the past 99 years, it can be affirmed that the Vietnamese revolutionary press has always demonstrated humanistic thinking, meeting the diverse and rich information needs of life, thereby fighting to eliminate bad factors in society, multiplying examples of good people and good deeds, preserving the cultural beauty of the nation, guiding people towards the values of truth, goodness and beauty...

To ensure humanity, press agencies in general and press agencies in Ninh Binh in particular must truly become a bridge between the Party, the State and the People, a propagandist, a guide, and an encourager for the People to implement the Party and State's guidelines and policies. At the same time, they must be a broad social forum to promote democracy, promote progressive, modern cultural values rich in national identity; a forum for the People to participate in the country's affairs, supervise and criticize society, improve the intellectual level of the people; and encourage and motivate the People to participate in the successful implementation of revolutionary tasks.

Furthermore, the Vietnamese revolutionary press must be the press of the people, for the people, for the interests of the country, a bridge between the Party and the people; reflecting the aspirations of the people; conveying the Party's guidelines, viewpoints, policies, and the State's laws to the people; for the goal of a rich people, a strong country, democracy, fairness, and civilization.

Reporters of Ninh Binh Newspaper and colleagues working at Ninh Binh Tourism Week 2024. Photo: Minh Duong

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong affirmed that the Vietnamese revolutionary press has always been a leading force in the cause of innovation; the press and journalists are "revolutionary soldiers", a force rich in fighting spirit and humanity, always looking towards the difficult lives of millions of workers; encouraging and spreading good deeds, good people - decent deeds, decent people; fighting against evil, corruption, waste, negative manifestations of society; playing an active role in promoting socio-economic development, actively participating in Party building, government building, building and consolidating national defense - security and foreign affairs activities.

Therefore, in the process of working, each journalist, in addition to respecting the truth, must pay attention to the human factor in the way of expression. The writer's pen must be humane, and should not forget the noble humanity of journalism for temporary benefits. Each article must be in the spirit of national interests and ethnic interests. Works and articles also need to participate in and spread the good values of Vietnamese culture and people in general, and Ninh Binh people in particular.

The press needs to take the lead and be a model in contributing to the standard value system of social life, of the Vietnamese people, and of revolutionary ethics. Press agencies need to increase articles educating the tradition of revolutionary struggle, good people and good deeds, technical innovation initiatives, etc. to spread these typical examples to the masses. That is not only a responsibility but also the conscience and ethics of true journalists.

Modernity

Entering the digital age and the current industrial revolution 4.0, the Vietnamese revolutionary press as well as the provincial press are facing great challenges. But this is also an opportunity for each press agency and journalist to innovate to catch up with the general trend of development, to catch up with the modern trend of today's press. Modern technology creates many opportunities and advantages for journalism, such as: multimedia journalism, exploiting and disseminating information simultaneously and quickly... This requires press agencies to catch up with modern press trends, building multimedia programs to attract the public. In which, there are many types of information combined together, such as text, images, videos, graphics... to bring high interactivity, providing information to readers in a flexible way.

Every journalist must equip themselves with modern journalism skills such as: Using applications in journalism: standard text editing, using software to process images, edit audio, video or manage a journalism product on a technology platform...

Journalist Do Thi Hanh, Head of the Editorial Secretary Department - Electronic Newspaper (Ninh Binh Newspaper) said: In the current period, modern journalism must update, catch up with and master modern equipment, technology and journalism methods, organizational methods, working processes... in the digital age. Modern journalism working style and management require modern knowledge of the profession, skills in operating, using and mastering technology, and editorial management methods according to the converged editorial office model, multimedia press-communication agency.

The 13th National Party Congress documents emphasized that the Vietnamese revolutionary press needs to effectively and healthily develop the press, publishing, printing, radio, and television systems, especially digital content, to meet the requirements of building and protecting the country and the needs of the people. These are the requirements that the Vietnamese revolutionary press in general and the Ninh Binh provincial press in particular need to strive for and build.

As a "sharp weapon" on the ideological-cultural front of the Party, it is certain that the team of journalists in Ninh Binh will continue the glorious tradition, successfully building a revolutionary press that is "professional, humane and modern" contributing to "strongly arousing the spirit of patriotism, the will of national self-reliance, the strength of great national unity and the aspiration to develop the country, the homeland prosperous and happy", contributing to building Ninh Binh province by 2035 to become a centrally-run city with the characteristics of a Millennium Heritage City, a creative city.

Quynh Thu

Source: https://baoninhbinh.org.vn/xay-dung-nen-bao-chi-ninh-binh-chuyen-nghiep-nhan-van-hien/d2024062108289265.htm