On the evening of June 21, 2025, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Journalists Association held an art program to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 – June 21, 2025), along with the awarding ceremony of the 19th National Press Awards – 2024, which took place under the theme “Steel in the pen, fire in the heart”. This year, the National Press Awards Final Jury evaluated 183 entries that passed the preliminary round and selected 128 outstanding works. The awards included 13 A prizes, 27 B prizes, 49 C prizes, and 39 Consolation prizes.
Out of a total of 45 submissions, Vietnam Television had 11 entries shortlisted for the final round out of this year’s National Press Awards. Six of those entries received awards, including one A prize, one B prize, and four C prizes.
Specifically, the A prize was awarded to the investigative report Tracing the Path of Unsafe Food, produced by Nguyen Ngan, Minh Duc, and Lan Anh (News Department, VTV).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Head of the Central Commission for Communication and Mass Mobilization Nguyen Trong Nghia present the A Prize to reporter Nguyen Ngan, representing the group of authors from the Vietnam Television Journalists' Association.
The B prize was awarded to the multimedia project Net Zero: Dear Future by a team from the Digital Content Production and Development Center, comprising Tran Ha, Quoc Le, Khanh Linh, Thuy Lan, Huu Tri, Kim Hue, Quang Thai, Ngoc Khanh, Quang Huy, and Hoang Nga.
Reporter Huu Tri represents the group of authors in receiving the B Prize in the Multimedia category for their work, “Net Zero: Dear Future”.
VTV also received four C prizes for the following works:
When Children Become Tools for Profit (by Bao Loc, Ngo Truong Son, Xuan Trung, Nguyen Tuan Viet, and Nguyen Quang Anh from VTV Ho Chi Minh City Center).
Gala Vietnam – Come and Love (by Ngoc Lien, Kim Van, Ngoc Yen, Trung Thanh, Minh Huong, Lan Ngoc, Dieu Hien, Tuan Anh, Tien Vu, and Hoang Hien from the Department of External Affairs).
VTV Special: Story of The Nhan (two episodes). This documentary produced by VTV's Educational and Feature Programs Department, tells the story of Pham The Nhan’s family in Quang Binh. Directed by Meritorious Artist Ta Quynh Tu, the film delivers a powerful message about responsibility and life choices.
Looking Back at 2024 Gains and Losses (by Le Quyen and Le Trung Kien from the Digital Content Center, VTV). With a duration of just over 17 minutes, this video summarized key developments across all fields in Vietnam in 2024. It achieved “high” viewership and interaction on VTV’s digital platforms.
Journalist Le Quyen represents the author group to receive the Category C Creative Journalism Award for the piece “Looking Back at 2024 Gains and Losses”.
As media outlets nationwide are focusing on organizational restructuring in line with the Party and State’s policy of streamlining the apparatus, the National Press Awards enter their 19th year with their prestige firmly upheld. Its value is increasingly recognized across by journalist associations and their members, with participation from 17 out of 21 affiliated associations, 29 directly affiliated branches, and 59 out of 63 provincial and municipal journalist associations. The preliminary selection process at various levels resulted in 1,970 submissions, of which 1,913 met the eligibility requirements.
This year marks the first time the National Press Awards introduced two new prize categories: Multimedia Journalism and Creative Journalism. Vietnam Television won in both of these new categories.
This year's entries submitted met the selection criteria outlined by the Awards Council. They provided comprehensive and profound reflections on the country's political, economic, cultural, social, security, defense, and foreign affairs landscape in 2024.
