The event, jointly organized by the Journalists’ Association of the People’s Army Newspaper (PAN) and the Journalists’ Association of Thai Nguyen province.
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The organizers and delegates pose for a group photo at the national historical relic site of Huynh Thuc Khang Press School. |
At the event, participants underlined great contribution of journalists in the national salvation, construction and defense cause over the past 100 years and the vision of the Board of Administrators and instructors of Huynh Thuc Khang Press School 75 years ago despite outdated equipment and difficult working conditions. The school’s 42 first students made outstanding contributions to the country’s revolutionary press.
Senior Colonel Nguyen Van Hai, Head of the Editing Division of Culture and Sports News and Vice Chairman of the PAN’s Journalists’ Association, highlighted four basic characteristics of Vietnam’s revolutionary press, namely firm in political stance, absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland and the people; always ready to sacrifice for the revolutionary cause; being the first in protecting the Party’s ideological and cultural front, being pioneers in innovation and, creativity, pro-active in international integration and preservation of national identity.
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An overview of the seminar |
Given impacts in the new era, participants confirmed that journalists, alongside upholding their political and professional stance, must be sharp in mind, skilled and quick in information collection with verification of provided information. They must always promote responsibility, have professional ethics, undergo training and master advanced technologies to catch up with modern press trends in digital era.
Journalist Chu The Ha, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Thai Nguyen Newspaper and Secretary of the newspaper’s Journalists’ Association, said that each journalist is first and foremost a citizen, a member of society, so he must strictly observe laws, comply with professional ethics, being good at one thing, knowing many things, and progressing to being proficient in many things.
With their social responsibility, journalists should be a bridge to bring information to readers and orient them.
Senior Colonel Le Ngoc Long, the PAN’s Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Chairman of the PAN’s Journalists’ Association, emphasized that the more pride journalists have, the more efforts they must exert to deserve the sacrifices and dedications of generations of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists.
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Major General Doan Xuan Bo, member of the Standing Board of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association and PAN’s Editor-in-Chief, talks with delegates on the sidelines of the seminar. |
Before the start of the seminar, delegates offered incense at the relic site in tribute to late veteran journalists.
Translated by Mai Huong