Illustrative Image (Source: Internet)The delegation held a working session with representatives of Le MondeDiplomatique and L’Humanite newspapers run by the French Communist Party, andthe France National Journalists’ Union.
The French officials said that most e-newspapers in France are onlineversions of printed newspapers. The majority of French press agencies usesocial media to widespread their products, they said.
They also noted financial difficulties facing the local media agencies.
Patrick Kamenka from the France National Journalists’Union said that thecountry has nearly 40,000 professional journalists, but the number ofjournalists joining the union has been declining.
Currently, the union is proposing the French Government give financialsupport to newspapers to reduce businesses’ control of their contents, he said.
Meanwhile, Bruno Favel, head of the Department for European Affairs ofFrance’s Ministry of Culture, said that France is a leading country inpreserving cultural heritages, which has been considered a solution to attractmore tourists and boost economic development.
France’s tourism sector serves over 80 million visitors per year, hesaid, adding that France has 57 heritages, including 15 intangible culturalones.
The French side also expressed hope that Vietnam will have an importantvoice at the UN Education, Science and Culture Organisation, while proposingthe two countries support each other to have more cultural heritagesrecognized.
During their stay, Thanh and the Vietnamese delegation also had aworking session with the Vietnamese Embassy in France and Vietnamese mediaagencies in the country, during which she asked for more efforts to bring morelocal news to Vietnam, thus boosting economic and cultural cooperation betweenthe two countries.-VNA
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