On the morning of June 10, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Soc Trang province organized a seminar with the theme " young institutions, policies and trends for the development of modern journalism in 2025".
In his opening speech, Mr. Pham Van Dau - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Soc Trang province - emphasized that in the context of strong development of information and communication technology, revolutionary journalism is facing both challenges and opportunities. Faced with the trend of media convergence and digitalization, the press in the province needs to constantly innovate content, forms and methods of transmission to enhance interaction and reach more effectively the public, especially young people.
Mr. Dau also proposed the development of institutions and policies with orientation to create a healthy and sustainable development environment for local press in the new period.
At the seminar, delegates also contributed many proposals on improving the quality of the team, innovating methods, enhancing coordination, applying information technology and promoting the role of socio-political organizations. Regarding mechanisms, policies, press economics...
According to Decision No. 2406-QD/TU dated April 12, 2025 of the Soc Trang Provincial Party Committee on merging Soc Trang Newspaper and Radio and Television Station, the province currently has 2 press agencies: Soc Trang Newspaper and Radio and Television Station and Soc Trang Arts Magazine. There are 2 representative offices of press agencies; 18 reporters registered for permanent activities and more than 40 reporters of press agencies registered to operate in the province.
Soc Trang press agencies operate in accordance with the principles, strictly implement the direction of the Party and State, and provide timely and honest information about social and political life. The representative office and the resident reporter effectively coordinate in communication and social security activities.
The press has discovered and praised many new, typical, advanced factors; actively fighting against corruption, waste, negativity and social evils; promoting the role of supervision and social criticism in a constructive spirit, contributing to raising responsibility and awareness of fighting against negative manifestations in social life.
