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The familiar Hai Duong newspaper published its last issue on June 30, 2025. I will start a new journey with the mindset of someone who continues to dedicate himself.

Reporter The Anh (far right) during a work session at the 10th grade entrance exam for high school

On June 30, 2025, the newspaper I have been working for for the past 6 years ended its mission. I cannot help but feel a sense of sadness that is hard to describe.

Hai Duong Newspaper is where I started my journey as a professional journalist, where I put the first period and comma in each news line and article. Graduated from the Academy of Journalism and Communication in 2012, my dream was to work at Hai Duong Newspaper, but after graduation I had no chance to work in journalism.

Although I did not work for a press agency, I still regularly wrote articles for a magazine because I loved the job. It was not until 7 years later that I started working at the Hai Duong Newspaper.

Reporter The Anh took a photo with the valedictorian of the 10th grade high school exam in Hai Duong in 2024.

I still remember the first days working at the newsroom, not yet assigned to be in charge of any propaganda field or industry. A young reporter, still confused and clumsy. But it was the enthusiastic colleagues, the bustling and warm atmosphere that helped me grow up in a professional journalism environment.

I remember, a colleague said: "You contact the Red Cross of Tu Ky district to write an article about the address that needs help. I did not hesitate, picked up my backpack and went straight to Ha Thanh commune, a remote area of ​​Tu Ky district to meet the character. The character I wrote about had a difficult and especially difficult situation. After the interview, I gave the character 200,000 VND. Although the amount was small, I felt very happy during the whole journey home. And the article "Pitying scene of Mrs. Gai with no money for medical treatment" published in the print newspaper Hai Duong Newspaper was also my first article when working at the newspaper.

As a new reporter, I was entrusted with the task of promoting the health sector at the time when the Covid-19 epidemic broke out strongly. I have carried out countless news stories that were continuously and promptly updated about the epidemic situation. I remember the nights when I had to leave my rice bowl to go out and record the epidemic news. Or the nights when the new day had already begun but I was still on the street with my phone on when the city was already asleep. The news was pouring in every hour, I strained myself to update every number, every new directive or every humane story in the epidemic center. I have never seen so clearly the mission of a journalist to bring accurate and timely information to the public.

Interview with billionaire Tran Dinh in Chi Linh city in 2019

6 years, not a long time, but enough for a young reporter like me to be deeply indebted to the newspaper. The newspaper is like a witness to my growth in journalism.

The beloved newspaper closes to open a new journey.

We did not enter the new house empty-handed. We brought with us valuable experiences, journalism experience, the courage to overcome difficulties and the faith nurtured by the beloved Hai Duong newspaper.

THE ANH

Source: https://baohaiduong.vn/no-luc-het-minh-tiep-tuc-cong-hien-415237.html