On the afternoon of January 10, Thanh Hoa Newspaper held a conference to review Party and professional work in 2024 and deploy tasks for 2025.

The conference was attended by representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Provincial Party Committee of Agencies and Enterprises, the Department of Information and Communications, and the Provincial Police. Comrade Nguyen Viet Ba, Party Committee Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Hoa Newspaper, and other members of the Editorial Board chaired the conference.

Conference scene.

Comrade Nguyen Viet Ba, Party Secretary, Editor-in-Chief and comrades in the Editorial Board chaired the conference.

In 2024, with the attention, leadership and direction of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, Provincial People's Committee, the coordination of all levels, sectors, localities and units, along with the efforts of the Editorial Board and the team of cadres, civil servants and employees in the agency, Thanh Hoa Newspaper has successfully completed the assigned political tasks.

The quality of Thanh Hoa Newspaper publications (Thanh Hoa Daily, Thanh Hoa Monthly, Thanh Hoa Weekend, Thanh Hoa Electronic, Culture and Life Electronic Special Page) continues to be improved in both content and form.

The publications have informed, reflected fully, promptly and accurately the issues of socio-economics, national defense and security, Party building and political system of the province and major and outstanding political events of the homeland and the country; patriotic emulation movements in localities, agencies and units; advanced models, good people, good deeds... contributing to propagating and promoting the beautiful image of Thanh land and people to readers inside and outside the province.

Comrade Nguyen Viet Ba, Party Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Hoa Newspaper spoke at the conference.

Thanh Hoa Newspaper focuses on developing multimedia and multi-platform communication products to serve readers' needs. It focuses on building a team of officials and employees with strong political qualities, professional expertise, dynamism, creativity, and proficiency in using modern journalism tools to meet the requirements of the digital transformation period. At the same time, it promotes the application of information technology in the newspaper publishing process.

Notably, in addition to improving the quality of propaganda in printed publications, electronic publications continue to have many innovations in content and form, especially in implementing multimedia news and articles.

In particular, along with reporting, updating fully, promptly and accurately political events in the province, the country and the world, cadres, reporters, editors and technicians focus on producing E-Magazine, MegaStory, Longform and digital products, such as: Inforgrafic, Podcast, 6pm News, Weekly Perspectives... with rich and attractive content, close to the leadership and direction of Party committees and authorities at all levels and the social life situation, meeting the increasing information needs of readers. The newspaper also develops some digital content, such as: "OCOP Review", "Economic News", "Weather News", "International Commentary";...

Propaganda content on publications is promoted to spread on social networking platforms, Thanh Hoa Newspaper reading application on App Store and Google Play..., creating high spread, in line with the development trend of modern journalism, keeping up with digital technology and digital transformation.

In 2024, the total number of visits to the Thanh Hoa Electronic Newspaper will reach more than 17.7 million (12 million in 2023). The total number of visits to the Culture and Life Electronic Specialized Page will reach more than 1.1 million (1 million in 2023).

Comrade Trinh Trong Nam, Head of Propaganda, Press and Publishing Department, Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department spoke at the conference.

With efforts and attempts in professional activities, in 2024, Thanh Hoa Newspaper had 1 individual awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Prime Minister; 1 collective and 2 individuals awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; 20 reporters and groups of reporters whose works were awarded the Tran Mai Ninh journalism award; 1 C prize - Political contest on protecting the Party's ideological foundation in 2024; 1 encouragement prize of the National Journalism Award "For the cause of Vietnamese education" in 2024...

Thanh Hoa Newspaper was also honored to receive a Certificate of Merit from the Central Propaganda Department for its outstanding achievements in information and propaganda to carry out political tasks in 2024.

Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Hoa Newspaper Nguyen Viet Ba awarded certificates of merit to the outstanding labor collective.

Deputy Editors-in-Chief of Thanh Hoa Newspaper awarded the title of Emulation Fighter to individuals.

2025 is the year of many important events of the country and the province. Closely following the principles, purposes, functions and tasks, Thanh Hoa Newspaper continues to promptly and effectively propagate the Party's guidelines, directives, resolutions, conclusions, policies and laws of the State to cadres, party members and people of all walks of life in the province. In particular, focusing on propagating the Party Congresses at all levels, term 2025-2030; summarizing Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW of the 12th Party Central Committee; important current and political events of the country and the province; leadership, direction and administration of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, Provincial People's Committee and Party committees and authorities at all levels. Develop a plan to propagate major holidays and anniversaries of the country and the province in 2025.

Continue to resolutely innovate and comprehensively improve the quality of Thanh Hoa Newspaper publications according to Conclusion No. 728-KL/TU, dated February 14, 2022 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on continuing to innovate and comprehensively improve the quality of Thanh Hoa Newspaper by 2025, with a vision to 2030. Well perform the task of digital transformation, improve the quality of publications in the direction of being responsive, timely, accurate, and diverse, building Thanh Hoa Newspaper to become the province's main multimedia media agency in providing official information about Thanh Hoa.

On this occasion, many collectives and individuals were honored to receive awards. The conference also launched the emulation movement for 2025.

Viet Huong - Tien Dong