Many works highlight the role of culture in life.

Journalist Do Thi Thu Hang, Head of the Professional Affairs Department of the Vietnam Journalists Association and Vice President of the Preliminary Judging Panel, provided information on the results of the preliminary round. Accordingly, the preliminary judging round took place from July 15th to July 24th, 2024. Based on the Judging Regulations, the subcommittees of the Preliminary Judging Panel conducted independent, objective, transparent assessments and focused, thorough, and impartial discussions to select the most outstanding journalistic works for the final round.

The preliminary judging process was conducted promptly, seriously, and rigorously, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for judging. The preliminary judging panel selected 119 outstanding works to be presented to the final judging panel, distributed by type of journalism as follows: 27 works from print newspapers; 26 works from online newspapers; 22 works from radio; 25 works from television; and 19 works from photojournalism.

The preliminary results were compiled by the Secretariat, the documentation was finalized, and sent to the members of the final judging panel early, creating better conditions for the final judging panel to study and evaluate the works.

According to the preliminary judging panel, the entries for the Award were not only numerous and diverse in subject matter, but also of high professional quality, attracting many large and small media outlets at both the central and local levels. The works closely adhered to major themes, vividly reflecting important events of 2023-2024 in the fields of culture, sports, tourism, and family.

There are some genres with quite good content, such as television, which consists of works that closely reflect the pulse of life, especially highlighting the position, role, and achievements of the development of culture, sports, tourism, and family in the country's progress.

In the online journalism category, this year saw participation from many magazines, reflecting the widespread reach of the Award, its comprehensiveness, and its theoretical insights into cultural, sports, tourism, and family issues. The participation of numerous magazines brought richness and diversity to the entries.

Sharing his thoughts at the meeting, journalist Le Quoc Minh stated: The press has highlighted the role of culture in life, and media outlets have always paid attention to this field. The National Journalism Award "For the Development of Culture, Sports, and Tourism" has encouraged media organizations to pay more attention to and invest more in this area, alongside many other political, economic, and social activities of the country. Since the first award, media organizations from the central to local levels have shown greater interest and dedicated more time to this field.

“The number of authors and groups of authors participating in this year's Journalism Award on Culture is quite large, with over 900 works, the largest number ever. The cultural topics are quite diverse, ranging from works that provide guidance from the Party and the State on cultural and ideological work to specific areas of cultural life, from macro to micro aspects of culture. From traditional culture, modern culture, tourism, sports... and many other areas have been covered in the works submitted to this year's award,” journalist Le Quoc Minh shared.

At this final judging round, the judging panel will spend time discussing, evaluating, voting, and will unanimously decide on the awards in each category. In addition, a collective award will be given to the three media organizations with the most entries and highest scores.

The results of the final round will be announced at the second National Journalism Awards Ceremony "For the Development of Culture, Sports and Tourism," which will take place on the evening of August 28, 2024, at the Hanoi Opera House.