The final evaluation session was chaired by Le Quoc Minh, who is a Member of the Party Central Committee (PCC), Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the PCC’s Commission for Propaganda and Education, and Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association. He also served as the Chairman of the Final Council.
Nguyen Anh Vu, Editor-in-chief of Van Hoa (Culture) Newspaper and Deputy Head of the Organising Committee of the Awards, noted that since its launch, the awards have received positive responses from press agencies, journalists, and members of the Vietnam Journalists' Association nationwide.
The works submitted to the competition were published or broadcast across various media forms between July 1, 2023, and June 15, 2024. As of the deadline for submissions, the Organising Committee has received a total of 920 entries.
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Nguyen Anh Vu, Editor-in-Chief of Van Hoa (Culture) Newspaper and Deputy Head of the Organising Committee of the Award, speaks at the event. |
This is a significant number of submissions, which reflects the enthusiasm and special interest of journalists and the public in the fields of culture, family, sports, and tourism, Vu remarked.
After the preliminary evaluation round (from July 15 to July 24, 2024), the jury selected 119 outstanding works to submitto the final, including 27 print media works, 26 online media works, 22 radio works, 25 television works, and 19 photojournalism works.
Journalist Do Thi Thu Hang, Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Professional Affairs Department of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association, and Vice Chairwoman of the Preliminary Council, assessed that this year's submissions not only increased in terms of quantity and diversity of topics, but also demonstrated high professional quality, involving numerous large and small press agencies at both central and local levels.
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Nhan Dan Newspaper’s Editor-in-chief Le Quoc Minh speaks at the event. |
Nhan Dan Newspaper’s Editor-in-chief Le Quoc Minh praised the professionalism and methodical approach of the preliminary and final evaluation processes of the second National Press Award "For the Cause of Cultural, Sports, and Tourism Development.
He noted that the themes of this year's submissions were diverse, encompassing a wide range of issues that reflect the Party and State's policies on cultural development. The articles also addressed both macro-level issues and cultural life, as well as cultural, sports, and tourism events.
This year saw an increase in participation from local press agencies, with many local entries showing depth, especially in radio and television. Remarkably, this year's awards even attracted participation from district-level press agencies.
Minh suggested that "cultural elements" could be explored within economic, tourism, and other fields, rather than focusing solely on culture itself.
The results of the final round will be announced at the awardsceremony of the Second National Press Awards "For the Cause of Cultural, Sports, and Tourism Development", which is scheduled to take place at the Hanoi Opera House on August 28, 2024.
