On the afternoon of June 6, at Quan Su Pagoda ( Hanoi ), the 2024 National Buddhist Journalism Awards Ceremony took place. The award, hosted by the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, recognized and honored the outstanding contributions of collectives and individuals, and teams of journalists to Buddhist journalism. This is the first year the National Buddhist Journalism Awards have been held.
There were 534 entries for the 2024 National Buddhist Journalism Awards, including 288 print and electronic newspaper entries; 228 radio and television entries and 18 photojournalism entries.
The Organizing Committee awarded 39 prizes to authors, press agencies and individuals. Of which, there were 33 prizes for 5 categories: Print Newspaper (8 prizes), Electronic Newspaper (6 prizes), Radio Newspaper (6 prizes), Television Newspaper (9 prizes) and Press Photo (4 prizes); 1 prize for the Press Agency with many works entering the Final Round; 1 prize for the Individual with many works entering the contest; 3 prizes for Pilgrimage to Buddhist relics in India; 1 Special prize.
According to the Organizing Committee, in the first year of the organization, most of the works participating in the Buddhist Journalism Award achieved media quality, honestly reflecting the spirit of compassion, wisdom of Buddhism and its connection with social life. Some outstanding works opened up new, creative and profound perspectives. However, in the categories of Photojournalism and Radio Journalism, the Organizing Committee and the Jury decided not to award the First Prize in this award ceremony.
In the electronic newspaper category, journalist Cao Thi Thuy Giang (VietnamPlus, Vietnam News Agency) with the series of works "Buddhism accompanies the community to create miracles of life" (4 episodes) won first prize.
The series of articles affirms that Buddhism is a religion that has long been associated with the Vietnamese people, and has become an inseparable part of the cultural and religious life of Vietnamese residents. With its system of doctrines, philosophy, and culture, Buddhism has contributed to society undeniable values, and in that society, the Buddha promoted human values and built human happiness and a prosperous society.
Promoting the tradition of patriotism and love for the nation, Vietnamese Buddhism always accompanies the nation, carrying out practical actions that benefit religion and life, affirming the inseparable relationship between the nation and religion. The event that the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha promotes propaganda activities to mobilize organ donation registration in the community, as reflected by author Cao Thuy Giang, is a clear proof.
The stories in the article have shown that the role of Buddhism in the culture and spiritual life of the Vietnamese people does not stop at the past but continues to write the story of the future. The deep connection between religion and daily life, between spirituality and knowledge, will create a good, diverse humane culture for the Vietnamese people, while contributing to the harmony and development of a prosperous nation.
In addition to the work "Buddhism accompanies the community to create miracles of life" by author Cao Thuy Giang, which won First Prize in the Electronic Newspaper category, Vietnam News Agency - the parent agency of VietnamPlus Online Newspaper - also has two consolation prizes in the television and press photo categories, including the work "Foreigners doing volunteer work in the temple" by the News Television group and the photo series "Special National Monument of Ngoa Van Pagoda - the origin of Truc Lam Zen sect" by journalist Vu Minh Duc - Photo Editorial Board.
At the first Buddhist Awards Ceremony, the Special Award was given by the Organizing Committee to the 12-episode series “ Linh Thieng Gioi Phat” - produced by the group of authors from Nghe An Radio and Television Station. Telling the story of the relatively early appearance of Buddhism in Nghe An, the group of authors wanted to emphasize the role of Buddhism here in the historical flow of Vietnamese Buddhism.
The first prize for print journalism went to a group of authors from Nhan Dan newspaper , “De dao tiet voi doi” (2 issues), published in Thoi nay. Giac Ngo newspaper received a separate award for being the press agency with the most entries (18 entries). Journalist Chu Minh Khoi (Vietnam Economic Magazine) received the Individual award for the most entries with 13 valid entries, including 3 entries to the final round.
Most Venerable Thich Gia Quang - Vice President of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Head of the Organizing Committee, commented that this is a special event with profound meaning, taking place right after the great success of the Vesak 2025 Festival, as well as on the occasion of preparing for the 100th Anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 - June 21, 2025). "The award once again affirms the spirit of engagement, harmony, and development of Vietnamese Buddhism in the new era," the Most Venerable commented.
From a professional perspective, Editor-in-Chief of Hanoi Moi Newspaper - journalist Nguyen Minh Duc - a member of the jury affirmed that the works on the topic of Buddhism are very attractive to journalists. The award-winning products all have high intellectual content, showing that the journalists put a lot of effort and emotion into them.
He hopes that there will be more and more journalistic works written about Buddhism with the spirit of a good life and religion, accompanying the nation.
The second National Buddhist Journalism Award in 2025 was also officially launched. The organizers hope that the award will continue to be a meaningful gathering place, creating opportunities for journalists to exchange and share experiences to improve their journalism skills in the field of Buddhism.
“As the organizer, we hope that the National Buddhist Journalism Awards will spread more and more widely, becoming a spiritual and intellectual bridge, helping the community understand more and get closer to the light of the Dharma, thereby contributing to building a peaceful, happy, benevolent and sustainably developed society,” said Venerable Thich Gia Quang./.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/chum-bai-ve-hien-mo-tang-cua-vietnamplus-doat-giai-nhat-giai-bao-chi-phat-giao-2024-post1042837.vnp
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