On the evening of June 21, in Hai Phong City, the award ceremony of the 20th National Press Award - 2025 with the theme "Bright heart to serve - Keep the fire to pioneer" took place within the framework of a series of events to celebrate the 101st anniversary of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press Day.
Speaking at the award ceremony, Politburo Member, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized that each stage of the Party's journey, each period of national development, marks pages of newspapers with the sound of the times.
The press has pioneered on the front of protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fighting against wrong and hostile views; criticizing manifestations of degradation in ideology, morality, and lifestyle; taking the lead in preventing and combating corruption, wastefulness, and negativity; discovering and encouraging good people and good deeds, good practices, spreading compassion and humanity.
The press actively contributes to popularizing knowledge, preserving and fostering spiritual values, promoting a rich national identity culture; promoting the good image of the country and people of Vietnam to the world.
After 20 years of implementation, the National Press Award has affirmed its value, becoming the most prestigious and prestigious professional award in the press world.
The National Press Award is not only a recognition of outstanding works, with discovery, constructiveness, humanity, reflecting the breath of reality, but also an honor for political bravery, professional ethics, social responsibility, persistent spirit, dedication and people's trust in journalists.
On behalf of the Party and State leaders, the National Assembly Chairwoman acknowledged, highly appreciated and warmly praised journalists nationwide, especially the authors and groups of authors who were honored and received awards today.
Our country is entering a new stage of development, with great opportunities and chances, but also facing many new difficulties and challenges; the press must be a pioneer in innovation, to shoulder greater responsibilities.
Journalists must never forget the core values of revolutionary journalism, which are ideals, absolute loyalty to the Party, to the Fatherland and blood ties with the people, putting national and ethnic interests first and foremost.
According to the National Assembly Chairwoman, the article by General Secretary and President To Lam requested: The press must be a place where people come to when needed... Society needs a reliable place to understand the truth correctly. People need to know what has happened, why it happened, who it affects, where the responsibility lies and what solutions are grounded.
The press must propagate more strongly and effectively the guidelines and policies of the Party and State; spread the spirit of innovation and creativity, and encourage all classes of people to actively participate in the cause of national development.
The press must be the leading force in protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fighting against wrong and hostile views.
Wherever distorted and reactionary arguments appear - there is a press that strongly refutes them; wherever there is bad information and distorted ideology - there is a press that speaks the truth and strengthens trust.
Each journalist must have firm political bravery, pure professional ethics, high professional capacity, and proficiency in technology to keep up with the volatile and challenging media environment; must improve policy criticism capacity, lead public opinion, and transform the Party and State's policies into awareness, belief, and action in the whole people and society.
The National Assembly Chairman quoted Uncle Ho's advice: "Every time I write a newspaper article, I ask myself who to read it to, what to do with it, how to write it to be popular, easy to understand, concise, and easy to read.
The Party, State and people believe that Vietnamese revolutionary journalism will continue to develop professionally, humanely, and modernly, using its sharp pen to serve the Fatherland and serve the people," the National Assembly Chairwoman said.
