The song "Ama's keepsake" won third prize in the literary and artistic creation campaign about journalism and journalists.

(QNO) - Surpassing hundreds of participating works, the song "Ama's keepsake" excellently entered the final round and left many impressions at the literary and artistic creation campaign about journalism and journalists 2025...

Author Danh Zoram (far left) received Third Prize with the song "Ama's keepsake". Photo: Organizing Committee

Last night, June 16, in Hanoi , Hanoi People Magazine held a ceremony to summarize and award the literary and artistic creation campaign with the theme "Journalism - Journalists in the capital and the whole country 2025", on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 - June 21, 2025). This is a meaningful event contributing to honoring journalism and journalists.

After a year of launching, the Organizing Committee received positive responses from professional and non-professional authors nationwide, with 226 works by 131 authors submitted. Of which, the poetry genre had 164 works by 83 authors; the song genre had 34 works by 22 authors; and the stage script genre had 28 works by 26 authors.

Most of the entries vividly reflect the image of journalists through many perspectives, from the arduous journey of work, trips to remote areas, efforts to report truthfully... to thoughts, professional struggles, journalistic ethics and loyalty to the truth. Behind each work, journalists appear authentic, at the same time full of emotions, responsibilities and silent sacrifices.

Singer-songwriter Danh Zoram performs the song “Ama’s keepsake” at the awards ceremony. Photo: Organizing Committee

The Organizing Committee awarded 3 First Prizes, 6 Second Prizes, 9 Third Prizes and 12 Encouragement Prizes. The song “Ama’s Memento” by Danh Zoram (real name Zơrâm Hữu Danh, Co Tu ethnic group in Tay Giang district) was honored with the Third Prize and was chosen as one of the performances for the award ceremony.

The song “Ama’s keepsake” was born after musician Danh Zoram read an article of the same name by journalist Alang Nguoc published in the Quang Nam Culture Monthly, March 2025 issue. Later, musician Danh Zoram gave this song to journalist Alang Nguoc.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), journalist Alang Nguoc released the music video "Ama's keepsake", bringing to the audience a historical story full of humanistic values...

Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/ca-khuc-ky-vat-cua-ama-doat-giai-ba-cuoc-van-dong-sang-tac-van-hoc-nghe-thuat-ve-nghe-bao-va-nguoi-lam-bao-3156881.html