VOV’s journalistic works honored at ABU 2022 award ceremony
(VOVWORLD) - The ABU 2022 Award Ceremony took place on Tuesday as part of the 59th ABU General Assembly in India.
The ABU prizes are the most prestigious awards held annually by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union to honor the best Radio, Television, and New Media contents from member organisations.
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| Nguyen Thi Uyen of VOV Online speaks at the ceremony after receiving the award in the Digital media category for her piece “The small alley.” |
Each member organization is allowed to submit only 1 entry for each of the radio and television categories, and 2 for the Digital Media category. Award-winning stories must have a distinct approach, structure, and writing style and contain profound humanistic and predictive values. The awards honor not only the authors, but also the press agencies they work for.
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| This year, the Voice of Vietnam won three awards. |
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| Reporter Hoang Van An interviews Mr. Nguyen Duc Phuc. |
"Bon Phuc" by Hoang Van An and Tran Huu Hung of VOV1 wins the “News Reporting” award.
“The small alley” by Nguyen Thi Uyen of VOV Online wins the “Digital Content” award.
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| A small alley in Ho Chi Minh City. |
Nguyen Sy Hao and VOV4 reporters are presented with special commendations in the Radio Perspective category for their piece “Overcoming adversity”, which delivered a message on this year’s theme “Resilience.”
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| Nguyen Sy Hao (first from left), VOV4 reporters, and the guests of “Overcoming adversity.” |
Olya Booyar, Head of Radio for the ABU, said the winning pieces surprised her a lot as a jurywoman.
“I was very pleased to hear a story about conserving nature that profiles an everyday hero. This work was elaborately produced and touched the hearts of every member of the jury. The way he uses the character's voice and the way he sings is very special. Only one piece by VOV and 3 pieces from 3 different Chinese stations were selected for the final round. And VOV’s work won. That was a big surprise.”
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| Reporter Hoang Van An. |
“The Voice of Vietnam has actively participated in ABU activities over the years. We’re very proud of our cooperation and partnership with VOV. Many ABU member stations, including VOV, are facing challenges, but the way for us to move forward is to cooperate. We appreciate cooperation, dialogue, sharing challenges, and sharing ways to turn challenges into opportunities,” said Dr Javad Mottaghi, ABU Secretary-General.
On November 29, the 59th ABU General Assembly opened, with 400 delegates from 40 countries representing 50 radio and television stations. On the occasion, multiple seminars on broadcasting content and techniques were held.