President of the Vietnam Journalists Association Thuan Huu speaks at the conference.
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The event is considered as a platform for delegates to review accomplishments and shortcomings of Vietnamese journalism and communications over the past 30 years (1986-2016), the period of Vietnam’s doi moi process, and propose initiatives to strengthen Vietnamese journalism’s roles and improve the quality of media coverage.
Speaking at the conference, VJA President Thuan Huu, a member of the Party Central Committee said that 30 years is a meaningful period during which the reform process initiated and led by the Party has reached historic accomplishments acknowledged by the domestic and international public.
Journalism played a leading role in disseminating and promoting the reform policies of the Party, he said.
According to the VJA President, journalism has also renewed itself to catch up with the country's development, meeting increasing demand of the revolutionary cause and gaining many meaningful achievements.
“However, in the context of unpredicted developments in world affairs and new political tasks, journalism has shown shortcomings. Besides new opportunities, journalism has to overcome challenges,” Huu said.
Addressing the meeting, VJA Vice President Ho Quang Loi said that a lot of journalism information lacks orientation and focusses on negative issues.
Information that harms Vietnamese customs is still allowed to be published in newspapers. Many TV programmes air "tactless" content, causing anger among the public, he said.
This year, the Journalism Ethics Code has been adjusted and the revised version will take effect next year.
The conference welcomed thematic reports from journalists and researchers, focusing on three topics: general view of theoretical and specialist skill issues of journalism; practical issues including those related to journalism management, trends of modern journalism and adaptation of Vietnamese journalism; and journalist ethics.
