Young journalists need continual training

“For journalists, writing is the sharp weapon and the article is their revolutionary speech to encourage public unity,” determined by President Ho Chi on upholding the motto and purposes of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism and on occasion of founding of Thanh Nien News in 1925. Following his words, generations of journalists of the province have been in the upfront fields of culture and ideology in the years of hardship and struggle in nation building and industrialization and modernization progress.

In the battle field, writing is their weapon

In the resistance wars, generations of journalists had emerged in the front line of culture and ideology. Despite lacking startup, they had improved political stance, social responsibilities, and civil duties by making use of the mass media strength to promote unity for glorious victory. In wartime, writing was their weapon.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Giao, Member of Standing Board and Head of Propaganda and Education of Binh Duong Provincial Party Committee, on behalf of local leaders, presents the honorable decorated banner of local Party Committee to Binh Duong Provincial Journalist Association at its 6^th congress in 2015. Photo: Ho Van.

Talking to us, journalist Nguyen Trung Hieu, the former Director of Binh Duong Provincial Television, retold his career life to affirm that in whatever situations, the revolutionary journalism had inspired the volunteers in the front of culture and ideology

The spirit of sacrifice for the nation had been valuable for the journalists to volunteer to the front line of propaganda to liberate the people.

Young journalists needs training

Veteran journalists had been the examples of overcoming wartime hardship to orient the public by their collected information which is the utmost responsibility of a journalist. Throughout the history, local journalism had been a success in propaganda contributing to victory with minimum casualties. Journalists had been soldiers in the front line of culture and ideology with glory and pride.

To follow the tradition, generations of journalists have grown up to modern time – the time of journalism in information technology age.

Extending his words to younger journalists on the 90^th anniversary of Vietnamese Journalism, journalist Nguyen Trung Hieu said: “I think that the young journalists are active, creative and well trained, they are better than us in the old time; however, they lack of collective spirit and even have low career ethics. I am upset by those journalists. To be worthy of a better generation, the young ones should uphold the noble revolutionary spirit to be close to the public and connect them with the Party so that collective power is formed in the stage of industrialization, modernization and urbanization. Young journalists should have strong political stance and rich knowledge to be worthy in the stage of building up a homeland.”

Reported by Ho Van – Translated by Vi Bao