TTLV: Harnessing the power of cartoons for Vietnamese print media.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Khac Huy

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: December 16, 1989

4. Place of birth: Hung Yen

5. Decision No. 2797/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 28, 2012, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student's admission.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis Title:Harnessing the power of cartoons for Vietnamese print media.

8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Quang Hao, lecturer at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication – University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of the thesis results:

- Develop a fundamental theoretical framework for caricature: Analyze the concept, outline the characteristics and historical development of caricature; in particular, highlight the features that create the power of caricature.

- Assessing the current state of exploiting the power of cartoons in Vietnamese print media.

- Propose several solutions to enhance the effectiveness of political cartoons in print media.

11. Practical applications:

To be used as a reference document in schools and media organizations. Target audience includes students, lecturers, media professionals, media leaders, and anyone interested.

12. Future research directions:

Harnessing the power of cartoons in forms of journalism other than print: television, online news, etc.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Khac Huy 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: December 16, 1989 4. Place of birth: Hung Yen

5. Admission decision number: 2797/QD-XHNV-SDH. Dated: December 28, 2012 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University - Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: Exploiting the power of caricatures for Vietnam newspapers

8. Major: Journalism. Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Supervisors: Associate Prof. PhD. Vu Quang Hao, lecturer of faculty of Journalism and Communication, Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- Developing a basic theoretical system of caricatures: analyzing the concept, outlining the characteristics and the history of the caricature; especially, highlight the characteristics that build up the power of caricature.

- Appraising the reality of the use of the power of caricatures for Vietnam newspapers.

- Proposing some solutions to improve the ability to exploit the power of caricatures for Vietnam newspapers

11. Practical applicability:

Used as a document for reference in schools and press agencies. The use is for students, tutors, people working in the media field, leaders of the press agencies and anyone who cares about it.

12. Further research directions:

Promote the power of caricatures in other types of press: television, online newspaper,...

13. Thesis-related publications: No