TTLV: Central Vietnam's press on the current issue of climate change

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Le Van Truc Ly

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: January 1, 1990

4. Place of birth: Quang Nam

5. Decision No. 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 31, 2014, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.

6. Changes in the training process: First thesis extension

7. Thesis title:"Central Vietnam's press on the current issue of climate change"

8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.31.01.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dinh Van HuongFaculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results

- Adhering closely to the research axis set by the topic, and based on the theoretical foundations of journalism studies, the thesis has analyzed, synthesized, interpreted, and built a theoretical basis related to the research problem, which is the issue of climate change in the Central Vietnamese press today.

- Based on the established theoretical framework, this thesis surveys and evaluates the current state of information in journalistic works in the Central region (both print and online) regarding climate change. The results of surveys of public feedback and in-depth interviews with reporters, editors, and leaders of media organizations and local leaders serve as the basis for proposing solutions.

Based on the theoretical and practical foundations studied and surveyed, this thesis offers specific proposals and recommendations to leverage the strengths and overcome the limitations of works on climate change in the Central region of Vietnam. The thesis also contributes new approaches and methods, in line with modern social development trends, to improve the quality of writing. The research results also contribute to the current teaching of journalism and media theory.

11. Practical applications:

The research findings have the potential to help reporters, editors, and the leadership of print and online newspapers in the Central region clearly see the current state of content related to climate change. It can serve as a useful reference for those interested in this issue, including reporters, journalism students, managers, and journalism training institutions.

12. Future research directions:

Based on the results of this study, further research directions can be developed to improve the quality of communication on climate change issues both domestically and internationally.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Le Van Truc Ly 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: January 1, 1990 4. Place of birth: Quang Nam

5. The admission decision on recognition of numbers: 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH, December 31, 2014 Rector of Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: the1st extension of the thesis

8. Official title of the thesis: Central Vietnam's newspapers with current climate change issue.

9. Major: Journalism School Code: 60.31.01.01.

10. Supervisor(s): Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dinh Van Huong

11. Summary of findings:

- Following the research aims of the thesis, based upon the literature of journalism and communication studies, the author has synthesized, analyzed, and established a theoretical framework for the investigation of this topic, ie, climate change issues on Central Vietnam's newspaper currently.

- Drawing from the above framework, the author has conducted data collection of selected samples of Central Vietnam newspapers (including printed and online) regarding climate change issues. Moreover, other methods including survey with target audiences and in-depth interviews with professional journalists, editors, journalism administrators and local leaders have been applied in the thesis to provide further answers to the research questions.

- The research results from literature data collection, survey, and interviews have been carefully considered in the thesis, from which appropriate solutions to the issues were recommended. Regarding its significances, the thesis contributes new perspectives, new approaches in accordance with the present climate change issues in Central Region of Vietnam. For its findings, discussion and suggestions related to the research topic, this thesis also contributes to the training and research on journalism in Vietnam today.

11. Practical applicability:

The research findings are applicable to the production of printed and online news stories related to the topic of climate changes in Vietnam currently. Precisely, reporters, editors and journalism administrators of printed and online newspapers in Central Region of Vietnam may find helpful research findings and solutions in the thesis when it comes to the climate change issues. Finally yet importantly, the thesis may become a useful reference in the field of climate change issues for those who may concern, for other journalists, students in journalism, management and education of journalism.

12. Further research directions:

Based upon these results, further research questions can be developed in terms of improving the quality of communication domestically and internationally in climate change issues.

13. Thesis-related publications: None