More than 1,700 leaders, reporters, and editors of news agencies and newspapers were trained in knowledge about Party building in 2024.

On June 26, in Hanoi, the Central Organizing Committee coordinated with the Ministry of Information and Communications to organize an online conference to train and foster knowledge on Party building for leaders, reporters, and editors of news agencies and newspapers in 2024. Comrade Phan Thang An, Deputy Head of the Central Organizing Committee chaired the conference.

Attending the conference were Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Lam; representatives of the Central Propaganda Department, Ministry of Information and Communications, Vietnam Journalists Association ; Organizing Committees of provincial and municipal Party Committees; Departments of Information and Communications of provinces.

In addition, attending the conference at 66 locations nationwide were more than 1,700 leaders, reporters, and editors in charge of Party building work from central and provincial news and press agencies.

At the Lao Cai province bridge, there were leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee, Propaganda Department; Department of Information and Communications; Provincial Journalists Association; leaders and reporters of the province's press agencies and a number of central press agencies stationed in the province.

Deputy Head of the Central Organizing Committee Phan Thang An delivered the opening speech at the conference.

Speaking at the opening of the conference, comrade Phan Thang An, Deputy Head of the Central Organizing Committee, emphasized: 2024 is the fourth year of implementing the Central Committee's resolutions, while actively preparing for the Party Congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term, towards the 14th National Congress of the Party. The work of building and rectifying the Party and the political system is facing new and higher requirements, requiring good implementation of the key tasks and solutions set forth by the 13th National Congress and the Central Executive Committee conferences.

In the context of the complicated and unpredictable developments in the world and the region, the task of protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fighting and refuting the distorted arguments of hostile forces; strengthening the people's trust and attachment to the Party and the State; fighting against corruption and negativity and preventing, repelling and strictly handling cadres and party members who have degraded in political ideology, ethics and lifestyle... is a very necessary requirement.

Organizing online conferences to foster knowledge on Party building helps leaders, reporters, and editors of news agencies and newspapers to supplement their knowledge, raise awareness, update new perspectives, and issues of concern in Party building work; foster skills in selecting topics, exploiting and processing information, and conveying experiences in creating works on Party building work and building the political system. Thereby, contributing to improving information and propaganda work to serve the leadership and direction of Party building work, associated with improving the quality of the Golden Hammer and Sickle Press Award on Party building work.

Conference scene at Lao Cai province bridge.

At the conference, delegates listened to Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Lam impart useful knowledge related to protecting the Party's ideological foundation and fighting to remove bad and toxic information on cyberspace.

Delegates listened to the topics communicated via online bridge.

Along with that, experts discussed the following topics: New contents on Party building and political system building in the resolutions of the 13th Central Conference; Some issues on creating journalistic works in the political genre; Skills in creating radio and television works; Introducing the topic of creating journalistic works on Party building and political system building; New models, creative and effective ways in Party building; Skills in creating journalistic photos.

In addition, reporters and editors listened to groups of authors who won the Golden Hammer and Sickle Award share their experiences in creating high-quality works to participate in the award.

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