(VOVWORLD) -Podcast – a rapidly developing audio content in the digital format – will be included in this year’s National Radio Festival for the first time, Vice President of the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and chief organizer Pham Manh Hung told a press conference in Hanoi on Monday.
 Press conference for the 17th National Radio Festival to take place in Quang Ninh from April 11 to 13. Photo: Kim Lieu/VOV5
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The 17th National Radio Festival, themed “For a strong, prosperous Vietnam” held in Quang Ninh from April 11 to 13 by VOV and the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province, has received 343 entries, including 97 entries in the Podcast category.
Speaking at the press conference, journalist Hung, who is also President of VOV Journalists' Association, said the development of digital formats such as Podcast is a trend and an essential requirement for radio to expand its reach, conquer new audiences, and assert its position in the modern media ecosystem.
“For the first time, we are organizing a podcast competition. This is a new form of journalism with sound as its core and is distributed in a digital environment. This popular format worldwide is developing very rapidly," Mr. Hung said.
"VOV is working on a project aiming to become the leading podcast producer in Vietnam based on three criteria. They are the reach of its products in the digital environment; the level of its influence on public opinion; and professionalism in science, technology, and podcast production techniques."
 Journalist Pham Manh Hung, Head of the Festival Organizing Committee, Vice President of the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), and President of VOV Journalists' Association, speaking at the press conference. Photo: Kim Lieu/VOV5
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The festival will draw 73 delegations of nearly 1,000 members, including units of the Voice of Vietnam and 34 provincial and city-level newspapers and radio and TV stations.
There will be a professional seminar “Live Broadcasting in the New Era – Skills to Conquer the Public”; a photo and video clip contest themed “Quang Ninh – Aspiration to Rise with the Nation”; and an exhibition of images and artifacts introducing the history of the development of Vietnamese radio and Quang Ninh media.
In particular, the international seminar “Podcast – A Creative Avenue for Radio in the Digital Age” will involve more than 500 domestic delegates, 3 international speakers, and 35 international delegates from national radio stations around the world.