Five hundred representatives of the Vietnam Journalists Association andpress agencies nationwide attended a ceremony to mark the 65thanniversary of the association in Hanoi on April 20.
On April 21, 1950, acongress was held in Diem Mac commune, Dinh Hoa district of northernThai Nguyen province to establish the Association of Vietnam PressWriters; the name was changed to the Vietnam Journalists Association(VJA) during its second congress in 1959.
On July 7,1976, more than a year since the nation was reunified, the southernAssociation of Patriotic and Democratic Journalists merged with the VJA.
The VJA now has 22,000 members nationwide,increasing substantially from the initial 300 members. More than 400journalists laid down their lives working on battlefields during thefight for national independence and reunification.
The 65th anniversary is an occasion for journalists to reflect ontheir accomplishments and seek ways to improve quality and socialefficiency, said Dinh The Huynh, Politburo member and Chairman of theParty Central Committee’s Commission for Communications and Education.
He asked the VJA to develop journalists’ professionalskills as well as their sense of responsibility towards society,actively give opinions on State management and legal regulationsregarding the press and expand external relations.
VJA Vice Standing Chairman Ha Minh Hue said the association hasestablished journalists as vanguard soldiers on the frontlines ofthought and culture, adding that the VJA and its members should continuebuilding on their achievements.-VNA
On April 21, 1950, acongress was held in Diem Mac commune, Dinh Hoa district of northernThai Nguyen province to establish the Association of Vietnam PressWriters; the name was changed to the Vietnam Journalists Association(VJA) during its second congress in 1959.
On July 7,1976, more than a year since the nation was reunified, the southernAssociation of Patriotic and Democratic Journalists merged with the VJA.
The VJA now has 22,000 members nationwide,increasing substantially from the initial 300 members. More than 400journalists laid down their lives working on battlefields during thefight for national independence and reunification.
The 65th anniversary is an occasion for journalists to reflect ontheir accomplishments and seek ways to improve quality and socialefficiency, said Dinh The Huynh, Politburo member and Chairman of theParty Central Committee’s Commission for Communications and Education.
He asked the VJA to develop journalists’ professionalskills as well as their sense of responsibility towards society,actively give opinions on State management and legal regulationsregarding the press and expand external relations.
VJA Vice Standing Chairman Ha Minh Hue said the association hasestablished journalists as vanguard soldiers on the frontlines ofthought and culture, adding that the VJA and its members should continuebuilding on their achievements.-VNA
