Top 5 historical significance of Vietnam revolutionary press day June 21

In history Vietnam newspapersSince the 60s, there have been a number of newspapers published in Saigon, Hanoi and a few other localities. In the early years of the 19th century, many Vietnamese newspapers were published that gathered many writers, journalists, and intellectuals in small groups, but with different political orientations, so. Therefore, it is not possible to gather into a unified organization. Until June 20, 21.6.1925, the newspaper “Youth” founded by leader Nguyen Ai Quoc in Guangzhou (China) published the first issue, from here the Vietnamese revolutionary press began to take shape. .

Since the publication of the “Youth” newspaper, the Vietnamese press has raised the revolutionary flag, expressing the will and aspirations of the Vietnamese people as well as indicating the direction of the Vietnamese people’s struggle for independence and freedom. do and socialism. And Vietnam’s first proletarian journalism class has gradually appeared with names like Le Hong Son, Ho Tung Mau, Le Duy Diem, Truong Van Linh… under the training of President Ho Chi Minh.

On June 2.6.1950, 7.1950, the Government officially decided to establish the Vietnam Newspaper Writers Association (Vietnam Journalists Association today). Until July XNUMX, the Organization of International Press (OIJ) meeting in Finland decided to recognize the Association of Vietnamese Journalists as an official member of the organization.

In February 2.1985, at the request of the Vietnam Journalists Association, the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee issued a decision No. 52 dated February 5.2.1985, 21.6.1925, taking the date of the first issue of Thanh Nien newspaper as the Vietnam Press Day (June 21.6.1985, 60). thereby enhancing the role and social responsibility of the press, tightening the relationship between the press and the public, and strengthening the Party’s leadership over the press. On June XNUMX, XNUMX, the press nationwide held the first Vietnam Press Day celebration and the XNUMXth anniversary of Thanh Nien Newspaper publishing its first issue. This is also a holiday not only for the press but also for the people of the whole country, because journalism is the cause of the entire people.

At the request of the Vietnam Journalists Association, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Vietnamese press day on June 21.6.2000, XNUMX, the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam agreed to call the Vietnamese press day a day. Vietnamese revolutionary press.

After the unification of the country, journalism in our country has developed rapidly In both quantity and quality, forming a nationwide system of news, press, radio and television with increasingly rich and effective information content, beautiful, vivid and attractive form.

The press has delved into real life, discovered, introduced and promoted new economic models, new ways of doing business, new factors, good people, good deeds. The press has very clearly expressed its views on protecting and promoting the national cultural identity and traditions, propagandizing and encouraging the entire people to selectively promote the advanced cultures of countries around the world. as well as thereby contributing to raising people’s knowledge, preventing bad culture from creeping into our country. The press has organized to arouse and turn many charitable social activities into movements of the whole society.

The activities of the press in the cause of industrialization and modernization of the country, in the process of international integration and market mechanism, in the era of information explosion have been and are developing continuously. Faced with new requirements, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has always remained steadfast in the ideal goals of the Communist Party of Vietnam, well performing its press function as the mouthpiece of the Party, the State, and social organizations. and also a forum for the people.

Period 1: From 1925 to before the birth of the Communist Party of Vietnam (January 2.1930, XNUMX)

During this period, the press focused on propagandizing Communism among the masses, raised the banner of Marxism-Leninism, and encouraged the masses, first of all, workers to participate in the struggle and organization building. class in order to protect their daily practical interests and at the same time fight for the cause of class and national liberation. The newspapers are all written on stencils with steel pens, presented beautifully, the number of prints is about 100 copies.

Period 2: From 1930 to 6.1936

After the Conference to unite communist organizations to form the Communist Party of Vietnam in February 2, newspapers directed by communist organizations and mass organizations before the unification date were stop publishing in order to ensure the unity of ideology, political line and new organization. During this period, the revolutionary press was extremely rich in terms of both the names of newspapers organized by the Central Committee and at all levels of the Party Committees and Party cells; about serving many objects that need propaganda, promotion and organization. As for the content, the revolutionary press focused on propagandizing Marxist-Leninist theory, the leadership role of the proletariat, the transition from the bourgeois-democratic revolution to the proletarian revolution, and the Bolsheviks. on the establishment of the Communist Party, on the Union of Workers and Peasants in the Revolution, on the relationship between the Party and the masses… Especially, for the first time in the history of Vietnamese journalism, a handwritten press appeared in prison in prison. .

Newspapers of this period were published in many ways such as: steel pen on wax paper, typed on wax paper, purple ink on paper, then printed on agar or clay table, copied into many copies by hand. ). Because of the secret operating conditions, each newspaper has an uneven numbering frame, the paper type is not uniform, sometimes the paper is good, sometimes the paper is bad, sometimes the print is clear, sometimes it’s blurred, and it’s out irregularly. .

Period 3: From 1936 to 1939

Since June 6, the revolutionary press was published publicly, receiving the new historical mission given to it by the Party: to strive to propagate Marxism-Leninism and the Resolution of the Seventh Congress of the Communist International and contemporary world situation for the establishment of the Democratic Front against fascism, propagandizing for the strategic direction of the Party, advocating for the establishment of the Indochinese Democratic Front, demanding freedom and democracy , improving life and peace, freedom of the press, anti-colonial reactionary fascism, anti-trotriotism, reformism and all other reactionary ideas and theories, in order to push forward a new revolutionary climax.

Most revolutionary newspapers are printed in French and Vietnamese bourgeois printing houses, distributed through three systems: post office, bookstore, and mobile newspaper sales team. With the semi-legal and legal form of struggle, the press has strongly influenced the masses, contributing to promoting the unification of the struggle movement throughout the country, blending together, responding to each other, to together to fight under common slogans, overcome fragmentation and locality.

Period 4: From 1939 to 1945

The revolutionary press in this period thoroughly grasped the Party’s resolutions and the policies of the Viet Minh General Headquarters, focused on propagating and educating the masses on the spirit of national independence, organizing and guiding the masses together. The struggle closely followed the Party’s guidelines and lines, followed every step of the revolution’s changes, played a significant role in preparing for the victory of the General Uprising. The revolutionary press in the period 1939-1945 clearly demonstrated the Party’s combativeness and was an effective weapon of the Party’s struggle. Although, the number of newspapers is not as much as in the previous period, but the quality of the papers is better, the content is richer, and the presentation is more beautiful. And there have also been many newspapers that have outlived the previous period of secrecy.

In addition to the newspapers of the Party Central Committee, mass organizations in most localities publish secret newspapers, forming a unified system from the Central to the local, from Party organizations to organizations. people. Key newspapers during this period were directly in charge of Party leaders such as: Truong Chinh with Co Giai Phong, Xuan Thuy in charge of Cuu Quoc newspaper, Nguyen Ai Quoc with Vietnam newspaper. Independence. The press in this period became an extremely effective propaganda tool, making a great contribution to the cause of the struggle for national liberation, winning the final victory in the historic autumn of 1945.

During the resistance war against the French invasion, a series of newspapers and magazines were born in turn to actively serve the cause of Party building, propagandizing Marxism-Leninism and the Party’s revolutionary line of civil rights. decisively against imperialism and feudalism, preparing conditions to seize the opportunity to bring the revolution to a new climax. Many newspapers and magazines were born right in the prisons of the empire, such as Prisoner’s magazine, Torch torch, Revolutionary Road, Main Road, Bolshevik, Hanoi Fire, etc. Buon Ma Thuot Prison, Red Prisoner, Through the sound of waves of hatred, General opinion in Con Lon, Hon Cau, Neo mixed house in Quang Nam prison,…

BThe press has combined political struggle with armed struggle, actively serving the building of the armed forces towards the General Uprising to seize power in August 1945. Under the people’s democracy, the revolutionary press was published publicly in large numbers. In particular, the domestic press has reached out to a number of fraternal parties and friends around the world, which is why the world’s people increasingly understand our people’s righteous resistance, agree with and support the revolutionary cause of the Vietnamese nation. On June 2, 6, the Vietnam Journalists Association was established, which united many journalists in the country. In July 1950, the Vietnam Journalists Association began to join the International Organization of Journalists OIJ.

During the resistance war against the US, the Vietnamese revolutionary press made great strides. The newspapers from the anti-French resistance were developed to be able to serve the new mission. Many scientific research, propaganda, theoretical, organizational and technical agencies together with the provinces publish newspapers. A number of foreign-language newspapers have been published with the aim of introducing Vietnam’s problems to international friends, contributing to the struggle on the diplomatic front.

The Vietnamese revolutionary press has accompanied the nation, contributing to great achievements in the cause of national construction and defense. During the two wars of resistance against France and the United States, journalists overcame all difficulties, did not sacrifice themselves, were present on all fronts to be able to promptly reflect all developments of the war. fight. It is impossible to count the number of times of cadres and journalists who have fought alongside soldiers and citizens to fight on all fronts. More than 2 journalists – martyrs have heroically sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, adding to the glorious tradition of the Vietnamese revolutionary press.

During the process of leading the people to make revolution, President Ho Chi Minh and our Party always cared, see the press as a sharp ideological weapon, is the voice of the Party and State and also a large social forum of the people. On a long way, the history of revolutionary journalism has always been associated with the brilliant milestones of the nation’s revolutionary history: Campaigning for the establishment of the Party; staff training; prepare the theoretical, political, ideological and organizational basis for the establishment of the Party on February 3.2.1930, 1930; encouraged the people to make the climax of the 1931 – 1936 revolution, the 1939 – 1945 democracy movement, towards a general uprising to seize power in XNUMX; sharp struggle on the political – ideological front in the two resistance wars against the French and against the US, national liberation and national reunification; continue to perform two strategic tasks of national construction and defense; comprehensively promote the reform of the country. It can be affirmed that, in each revolutionary period, the revolutionary press led by President Ho Chi Minh and our Party really played the role of guiding public opinion.

Inheriting and developing Marxist-Leninist ideas on revolutionary journalism, as well as inheriting the achievements of the revolution through the two resistance wars for national liberation, our Party’s thinking and views on journalism ever-evolving. In addition, our state has also adopted appropriate policies to create favorable conditions for the press to operate more smoothly.

The Press Law 1989 (amended and supplemented in 1999) affirms: The press is the voice of the Party, State agencies, mass organizations and the people’s forum. The press not only reflects in a timely manner the developments of social life, disseminates the Party’s guidelines and guidelines, and the State’s policies and laws to the people, but it is also an information channel for the public. The people can express their opinions and aspirations, which is an effective tool for the people to exercise their right of supervision over Party, State and social organizations, thereby strengthening the union’s strength. the whole nation.

During nearly 30 years of conducting the renovation work, our country’s press has shown more and more clearly and substantively the role of a people’s forum; not only in the expression of views and opinions of all strata of the people, but also in their intellectual and constitutional contributions to building the Party’s lines and policies, and the State’s laws; participate in the fight against conspiracy, tricks and false claims of hostile forces, eliminate corruption, wastefulness and negativity. In particular, for the first time, the press is considered as one of the four systems to monitor party officials and members – as defined by the 6th Central Committee Resolution (second time, term VIII).

Along with the development of socialist democracy, Vietnam’s revolutionary press increasingly plays a great role in participating in social management, managing the country’s political system, through implementing supervision and social criticism. This has been included in the Resolution of the XNUMXth National Congress of the Party, which is an affirmation of the democratization of journalistic life and also a step in the development and renewal of revolutionary journalism theory. In addition, the social development, the public’s intellectual level is increasingly being enhanced, so it is also required that our country’s press increasingly uphold the role and social responsibility and obligation. citizenship, culture and professional ethics.