

(PLO)- President Vo Van Thuong emphasized that Vietnam’s revolutionary press always accompanies the nation, is a shock force and is trusted by the Party and State.
On the evening of June 21, at the Cultural Palace of Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Labor (Hanoi) took place the 17th National Press Award Ceremony – 2022.
Speaking at the awarding ceremony, President Vo Van Thuong emphasized: “Through a glorious history of 98 years, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has always accompanied the nation, being a shock force and trusted by the Vietnamese people. The Party and State, taking the lead on the ideological – cultural front, making important contributions to the cause of national construction and defense, building the spiritual foundation of society.
Generations of journalists – soldiers on the ideological – cultural fronts have worked, devoted and committed themselves to lofty political tasks, building up a journalism that is truly the voice. of the Party and State, is a forum and reliable bridge between the people and the Party and the State”.
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State President Vo Van Thuong speaks at the awarding ceremony. Photo: HA THUY |
According to the President, in 2022, in the context of many difficulties and challenges after the COVID-19 pandemic, the international situation is volatile and unpredictable, the press has accompanied the entire Party, people and army. , in socio-economic recovery and development.
Journalists with wisdom, dedication to the country and serious work have analyzed, discussed and found solutions to important socio-economic issues, issues of public concern. . Having vividly reflected the country, the Vietnamese people are amiable, love peace, want to be friends and reliable partners with international friends.
President Vo Van Thuong affirmed that we are in the pivotal year of the 13th Party Congress term with many great tasks, requiring political determination and higher efforts to realize the aspirations and visions of the Party. look at the development of the country in the new period.
This has placed on the Vietnamese revolutionary press an increasingly heavy task, with an increasingly greater honor and responsibility, requiring journalists and press agencies to make more efforts to deserve it. worthy of the people’s trust, meet the requirements xBuilding a professional, humane and modern journalism and communication background.
On behalf of the National Press Prize Council, journalist Le Quoc Minh, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Chairman of the Council of the 17th National Press Prize – 2022, affirmed that under the leadership of the Party, the With the care and guidance of President Ho Chi Minh and the trust and support of the people, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has always attached and accompanied the national revolutionary cause.
In the historical periods of the country since the establishment of the Party, the revolutionary press has always been the leading force, the sharp spiritual weapon of the Party and State on the ideological and cultural fronts, the forum of the Party and the State. people, making great contributions to the revolutionary cause…
Among the 157 finalist works, the Council discussed, evaluated and voted to choose 9 A prizes, 24 B prizes, 46 C prizes, 45 Consolation prizes to be awarded.
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Authors Vo Tung and Tu Sang of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper won the C prize – the 17th National Journalism Award – in 2022. |
Like many years ago, the A prize is still vacant for the press photo. Accordingly, the Press Photo category has six works awarded, including one B prize, two C prizes and three Consolation prizes.
Investigative reportage series Overloaded trucks are rampant in the Southeast and Central Highlands by Vo Tung and Tu Sang of the newspaper Laws of Ho Chi Minh City won the C-The 17th National Journalism Award in 2022. This is also the 2nd year in a row Ho Chi Minh City Law won the National Journalism Award in this category.
According to the assessment of the Award Council, this year, although there are many better press photos than last year, through monitoring and processing information, the Prize Council found that they are not the best press photo works. . The quality of the works is not uniform, the single image is too few and weak.
Although there is a mechanism to facilitate individual authors to submit their own photos without going through a press agency, the journalistic photo genre has not yet attracted the participation of many journalists. press agency, that is very unfortunate.

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