Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has congratulated journalists and workers of mass media on their professional holiday, El.kz reports with reference to Akorda press service.
“Dear journalists and mass media workers! I cordially congratulate you on your professional holiday! Working in the journalistic field is both a great honor and a great responsibility. Domestic mass media play an important role in strengthening the unity of our nation”- the President noted.
Also the Head of State stressed that among the journalists today are true specialists, who always stay committed to the high and noble ideals of their profession. Working honestly and diligently, for the benefit of society, they have rightfully deserved the recognition of grateful readers and viewers.
“Social media and the internet are flooded today with a great amount of false information. Amid such tough conditions, namely your unbiased and critical view can build a reliable barrier to the spread of fakes and speculations. Therefore, professional journalism today gains high significance like never before. We all face a big challenge - to build a New Fair Kazakhstan. Your articles and stories, and journalistic investigations make a huge contribution to achieving this ambitious goal. And therefore, a worthy assessment of the merits of true professionals has a deep symbolic meaning” – Tokayev stated.
The President associates the hopes for building a New Kazakhstan and ensuring information security and ideological sovereignty with the activities of media representatives.
“To ensure information security and the ideological sovereignty of the country, domestic journalists should have their own point of view on the events occurring both in Kazakhstan and across the globe. We must strive to promote the interests of the state, being a role model for the entire society. It is our civic duty to justify the people's trust. I am confident that by preserving our unity we will together reach great heights on the path of building the New Kazakhstan! I wish you all well-being, success, and creative inspiration!”- the President added.