President Ho Chi Minh is not only a journalist but also a regular reader of both domestic and international newspapers. In the photo: President Ho Chi Minh reads a newspaper during his visit to China in 1953. (Photo: VNA)
President Ho Chi Minh reads newspapers at the Presidential Palace in the early days of peace in 1954. (Photo: VNA)
In the late 1930s, while in Thailand, Nguyen Ai Quoc establishes the newspaper Than Ai (Fraternity) to unite and awaken revolutionary spirit among the Vietnamese community in Thailand. (Photo: VNA Archives)
President Ho Chi Minh maintains a serious habit of reading newspapers, even during the busy times of the resistance war against French colonialists. (Photo: VNA)
President Ho Chi Minh maintains a serious habit of reading newspapers, even during the busy times of the resistance war against French colonialists. (Photo: VNA)
President Ho Chi Minh, along with his comrades Truong Chinh, Le Duc Tho, and Vo Nguyen Giap, read newspapers at the ATK (Safe Zone) in Thai Nguyen, 1947. (Photo: VNA Archives)
In 1921, to unite like-minded forces, Nguyen Ai Quoc and several Asian comrades in Paris found the Inter-colonial Union. The union establishes the newspaper Le Paria (The Pariah), with Nguyen Ai Quoc serving as editor-in-chief, reporter, and main editor. The newspaper is published from 1922 to 1924, calling on and organizing oppressed peoples to rise up for liberation. (Photo: VNA Archives)
On June 21, 1925, the first issue of Thanh Nien (Youth) newspaper is published. President Ho Chi Minh serves as editor-in-chief and reporter, writing numerous articles for the paper. In the photo: The early issues of Thanh Nien newspaper. (Photo: VNA Archives)
Throughout his life, President Ho Chi Minh pays great attention to journalism and press activities. In the photo: President Ho Chi Minh meets with journalists from domestic and international media in Hanoi in May 1968. (Photo: VNA)
President Ho Chi Minh gives advice to female reporter Tue Oanh from the Vietnam News Agency who covers the 3rd National Assembly election (April 26, 1964). (Photo: VNA)
President Ho Chi Minh, Vice President Ton Duc Thang, and comrade Truong Chinh pose for a commemorative photo with reporters covering the 3rd National Party Congress (1960). (Photo: VNA)
President Ho Chi Minh has a special affection for the Vietnam News Agency (VNA). Despite his busy schedule, he always spends time each day to listen to radio broadcasts and read VNA bulletins. He personally revises news stories and offers professional advice to VNA reporters on numerous occasions. (Photo: Handwritten corrections by President Ho Chi Minh on a VNA news article. (Photo: VNA)
President Ho Chi Minh – Founder of Vietnam’s revolutionary press
President Ho Chi Minh, a great journalist, is the founder and guiding light of Vietnam’s revolutionary press. Throughout his life, he paid close attention to journalism and press activities. His teachings on the role and responsibility of journalists, as well as on content, audience, purpose, and methods of communication, remain valuable lessons for today’s media professionals.
