TTLV: Protecting maritime sovereignty and islands in print media today.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thu Trang 

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: August 14, 1989

4. Place of birth: Dai Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi

5. Decision No. 2463/QD-SDH, dated December 11, 2013, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis Title:Protecting maritime sovereignty in print media today.

8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Minh Son, Head of the Department of International Relations, Academy of Journalism and Communication

10. Summary of the thesis results:

This thesis systematically examines general theoretical issues regarding the dissemination of information on protecting maritime sovereignty in print media. It presents several concepts and definitions related to the topic, such as information and protection of maritime sovereignty, as well as the characteristics and strengths of print media. The author also introduces the position and role of Vietnam's maritime territories and islands, and the views of the Party and State on maritime issues. Information dissemination on maritime territories has become a key task in the state management of seas and islands in Vietnam. In particular, the illegal placement of China's HD 981 oil rig in Vietnam's continental shelf from May 2nd, 2014 to July 17th, 2014, has made the situation in Vietnam's maritime territories extremely tense. Under the leadership of the Party, and the guidance and direction of central agencies, ministries, and localities, the work of disseminating information about the sea and islands has been implemented quite strongly and widely, reaching all strata and age groups in society, and has achieved remarkable results.

The Vietnamese press has demonstrated its role by devoting all its efforts to the information front. Mass media outlets have actively participated in disseminating information on the Party's guidelines, policies, and strategies regarding the sea and islands. News articles, reports, features, and television programs about the sea and islands are appearing more and more frequently across various media platforms. With rich content and diverse forms of expression, the press has contributed to a strong shift in people's awareness of the position, role, and potential of the sea and islands in the socio-economic development of the country.

Based on that theoretical framework, the thesis continues to analyze and evaluate the current state of information dissemination on protecting maritime sovereignty in Nhan Dan Newspaper, Khanh Hoa Newspaper, and Thanh Nien Newspaper from May 2011 to May 2014. From surveying the content and form of information on protecting maritime sovereignty in these newspapers, it can be seen that Nhan Dan Newspaper, Khanh Hoa Newspaper, and Thanh Nien Newspaper have made significant contributions to disseminating information on protecting maritime sovereignty, raising public awareness, and changing their actions regarding maritime issues. Each newspaper has established its own unique position in providing information on protecting maritime sovereignty: one is a central newspaper, one is a local newspaper, and one is a newspaper of a mass organization.

Based on the survey results and the analysis mentioned above, this thesis proposes several solutions to enhance the effectiveness of information in journalism in general and print media in particular.

11. Practical applications:

In practical terms, with these initial research results, the author of this thesis hopes to contribute more authentic data and a narrower perspective on a problem within the rich and dynamic practice of journalism.

12. Future research directions:

Besides the results analyzed and mentioned above, the thesis still has certain limitations and shortcomings, such as: The storage of information and documents made the author's survey very difficult and not as successful as desired, leading to difficulties in systematically researching and evaluating information. In addition, the author's own level of expertise is still limited, especially in understanding the current state of information on protecting maritime sovereignty and islands, and lacking experience in scientific research.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION PAGE OF DISSERTATION

1. Candidate: Nguyen Thu Trang2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: August 14, 19894. Place of birth: Dai Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi.

5. Admission Decision No. 2463/QD-SĐH of President of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, dated on 11^thDecember 2013.

6. Changes during the course: None

7. Dissertation topic:Maritime dispute in print media at present

8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Pham Minh Son – Dean of Faculty of International Relations, Academy of Journalism and Communication.

10. Main results of the thesis:

The thesis has studied about theoretical issues on the maritime dispute in print media in a systematic ways.

The thesis has presented some definitions and concepts of terms related to the research topic such as information, protection over the maritime dispute, as well as the features and strong characteristics of newspapers/print media, etc. The author has also introduced about the place and roles of Vietnam oceans and islands, the views of the Party and the State on the maritime issue. The information activities have become one of the main tasks in the state management of the country's maritime.

In particular, the event of China placing its deep sea drilling rig HD-981 in Vietnam disputed waters south of the Paracel Islands has pushed the tension between Vietnam and China over the disputed South East Sea are at their highest levels in years.

Under the management of the Communist Party, the direction and guidance of relevance authorities, the information about maritime at recent times has been widely spread to people at different ages and social levels, this action has received remarkable results.

The media in our country has shown its significant role in this fight. The mass media has actively provided information lines and policies of the Party on the maritime issue. There is an increase in the number of news, articles, reports, columns, television programs over the maritime issue. With various contents and expression forms, the media has helped significantly shift people's perception about the position, role and potential of South East Sea for the development of socio-economy of the country.

Based on these theoretical basis, the thesis further analyzes and evaluates the current situation providing information about sovereignty over islands in Nhan Dan Newspaper, Khanh Hoa Newspaper and Thanh Nien Newspaper over the period from May 2011 to May 2014. By examining the content and form of information about the maritime dispute displayed in these newspapers, it can be perceived that Nhan Dan Newspaper, Khanh Hoa Newspaper and Thanh Nien Newspaper have contributed greatly to the widespread of the maritime dispute information, raising public awareness, and developing their action to the maritime issue. Through a three year survey with three different newspapers, it can be seen that each newspaper has successfully differentiated themselves in distributing information about maritime issue as a central newspaper, a local newspaper and a industrial newspaper.

Based on the survey and analysis results, the thesis has proposed a number of methods to enhance the information effectiveness for the media in general and newspapers in particular.

11. The possibility of practical application:

With the initial findings, the author hopes, on a practical level, to contribute more accurate and authentic documents, as well as a narrow perspective to one of the most issues in journalism today.

12. Further study orientation:

Aside from the results as above, the thesis still has undeniably drawbacks such as: Difficult access to information and documentation storage makes it hard for the author to research and find proper information. This also causes problem when searching and assessing the information collected. On the other hand, the author's ability also has certain limits as he or she does not have enough sufficient knowledge about the current situation of maritime dispute and lacks of research experience.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None