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| Journalists from 'Nông Thôn Ngày Nay' (Countryside Today) newspaper and its website danviet.vn receive the Special Prize at the Press Moments Awards 2024. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết |
HÀ NỘI — Photos capturing the emotional scenes at the funeral of General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1944-2024), taken by journalists from Nông Thôn Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper and its website danviet.vn, have won the Special Prize at the Press Moments Awards 2024.
The prize was awarded at a ceremony held on December 6 by Nhà Báo và Công Luận (Journalists and Public Opinion) newspaper and directed by the Việt Nam Journalists' Association.
In the category of Social Life, the Gold Prize was awarded to the work 'Rushing' at the 500kV Line 3 Construction Site by journalist Huy Hùng from the Economic - Cultural - Social Photography Department, Photo Editorial Board of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
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| Journalist Huy Hùng from Vietnam News Agency took the Gold Prize. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết |
The Gold Prize in the News category was awarded to the work Stealth Commandos, Overcoming Spike Pits on the Training Ground by Hoàng Giang Huy from vnexpress.net.
Golden Moments of Vietnamese Sports at SEA Games 32 by Nguyễn Tiến Anh Tuấn and Nguyễn Mạnh Quân from Dân Trí e-newspaper also won golds in the Sports category.
Besides the gold prize, VNA had another two works that made it into the top ten and five works that reached the top 50 in this year’s awards.
The two works that were named in the top ten are The Preserver and Teacher of Nôm Script - Dao Culture in Hòa Bình by journalist Lưu Trọng Đạt from the VNA Bureau in Hòa Bình Province and Hà Nội Rushing to Manage Flooding Along the Red River by journalist An Thành Đạt from Dân Tộc và Miền Núi (Ethnic and Mountainous Regions) newspaper.
Editor-in-Chief of Nhà Báo và Công Luận (Journalists and Public Opinion) newspaper, Lê Trần Nguyên Huy, said this year’s contest received enthusiastic participation from numerous reporters and journalists from central and local media agencies across the country, with nearly 400 works submitted, double the number from 2023.
He noted that this year’s entries were of stronger quality and the themes more diverse, with most reflecting significant and important events in the country.
“This shows that journalists have closely followed these events, not shying away from difficulties to capture outstanding moments across various working environments,” he said.
“Above all, the submitted works clearly demonstrate a strong sense of responsibility, resilience, creativity, seriousness and mastery of techniques, especially the commitment and proactive spirit, as well as the humanistic perspective of photojournalists. This is also what the Press Moments photo contest continually strives for,” Huy added.
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| The winning works are displayed at the Press Moments Awards 2024. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết |
Lê Quốc Minh, Editor-in-Chief of the Nhân Dân (People) newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Commission for Propaganda and Education and President of the Việt Nam Journalists' Association, praised the seriousness and efforts of the organisers in continuously innovating and enhancing the quality of the awards, as well as maintaining a prize structure of significant value.
He hoped that all colleagues, including photojournalists, would continue to innovate and create with a spirit of commitment and dedication.
“Through their writing and photography, they can spread positive energy in society, nurture the public's trust in the leadership of the Party, reinforce faith in the noble qualities and beautiful traditions of the nation, as well as the bright future we are striving towards,” he said. VNS
