Information on the thesis "Social Criticism of Online Newspapers through Some Typical Events (Survey of the 2008 Flood Events in Hanoi and the High-Speed Railway Project on Vnexpress.net and Tienphong.vn)" by graduate student Phan Van Kien, majoring in Journalism.1. Student's Full Name: Phan Van Kien 2. Gender: Male 3. Date of Birth: March 23, 1985 4. Place of Birth: Nghe An 5. Decision No. 1355/2008/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH, dated October 24, 2008, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: Social Critique of Online Newspapers through Some Typical Events (Survey of the 2008 Hanoi Flood and Rain Event and the High-Speed Railway Project on Vnexpress.net and Tienphong.vn) 8. Major: Journalism; Code: 60.32.01 9. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Minh Thai, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 10. Summary of thesis results: In this thesis, we have accomplished the following main tasks: Clarifying the advantageous characteristics of online newspapers in the process of social critique. These characteristics form the basis for online newspapers to create a synergistic force combining various forms of journalism. This is a significant advantage, especially in the process of online news sites conducting social critique. Clarifying the concept of social critique: What is social critique? The characteristics of social critique as well as the nature of social critique in journalism. From clarifying these characteristics, the research process on social critique and its characteristics in the following chapters will have a theoretical basis for application. From Chapter 1 of the thesis, the entire research process of the topic is illuminated under a clear and coherent theoretical system. This thesis also summarizes the information process as well as the social critique process in the two series of articles on the floods in Hanoi and the high-speed railway project. These two processes are essentially part of a larger process: critique of the issues raised in these two series. From a comprehensive study of these two processes, we find that they operate with different purposes, but are closely related and occur in parallel. The information process regarding these two events serves as the basis, premise, and most convincing "evidence" for the social critique process of the two online newspapers. Conversely, the social critique process gives the newsroom's information process depth, weight, and high social significance, beyond its purely informational purpose. A comprehensive understanding of these two events on these two online newspapers forms the basis for identifying the characteristics of the information process as well as the social critique process of each series of articles on these two online newspapers. In Chapter 3 of this thesis, building upon the overview of Chapter 2 and applying the theories from Chapter 1 and the research methodology section, we explored the techniques of information dissemination and social critique in the series of articles published on two online news sites. Within the framework of a master's thesis, these analyses and characteristics have certain limitations, such as the lack of a thorough and detailed analysis and application of the theoretical characteristics to the research on the two series of articles and the two news sites. However, the techniques identified in Chapter 3 are substantial enough to differentiate the social critique and information dissemination processes of online newspapers, specifically in the two series of articles on the floods in Hanoi and the high-speed railway project. 11. Practical Applications: This thesis contributes to a deeper understanding of how the two surveyed online newspapers, and online newspapers in general, can leverage their strengths and make improvements that are more appropriate to their position and level of influence. It clarifies a correct and trending direction for modern Vietnamese journalism in general in terms of information dissemination and creative work. For media managers and reporters directly involved in producing articles, the results of this thesis will open up many interesting avenues in the process of confronting and processing information. For media researchers in general and journalism and media students, the results of this thesis will add an interesting case study to the research on the social critique aspect of online newspapers as well as the function of modern journalism. 12. Future Research Directions: Based on the results of this thesis and the author's consistent research approach from the undergraduate thesis to the present, the author will continue to research social critique in modern Vietnamese media at deeper levels. Simultaneously, the author will focus on researching visual information channels, thereby developing research on visual communication. 13. Published works related to the thesis: Factors hindering the process of social critique in modern Vietnamese journalism. "Journalism, theoretical and practical issues," Volume 7, Vietnam National University Publishing House, 2010. Pages 333-346. Social critique in journalism and its characteristics. Journal of State Management of Information and Communication (Ministry of Information and Communications), May 2011 issue, pp. 48-51. The nature of social criticism in the series of articles "The Eve of Renovation" in Tuoi Tre newspaper. Journal of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Social Sciences and Humanities special issue 3/2011, pp. 77-84.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Phan Van Kien 2. Sex: Male 3. Date of birth: March 23, 1985 4. Place of birth: Nghe An Province 5. Admission decision number: 1355/2008/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH. Dated: October 24, 2008. 6. Changes in academic process: None 7. Official thesis title: Social criticism of online newspaper through events. (Survey on the following events: Floods causing rain in Hanoi (2008) and Project in high speed train on the online newspaper: Vnexpress.net and tienphong.vn) 8. Major: Journalism Study 9. Code: 60.32.01. 10. Supervisors: Associate Professor, Ph.D. Nguyen Thi Minh Thai 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: This thesis has achieved the following results: - Explain the advantages of online newspaper in the process of social criticism. That is a basis for creating a general advantages of online newspaper. - Explain the concept of social criticism, characteristics, nature of social criticism on journalism. That is the theoretical basis for the study of the chapters behind. This thesis has shown the process of information and process of social criticism in series of articles on floods causing rain in Hanoi and the high-speed train project. Research results show that the two processes are closely related and take place in parallel. The process of information is a basis, premise, excuse for the process of social criticism. Process of social criticism to help process of informationation to depth, high social significance. - Chapter 3 of this thesis has shown the art of the social criticism of the two series of articles on floods causing rain in Hanoi and the high-speed train project. The analysis has limitations such as not applying specific, detailed features of the theory to use in research for 2 series and 2 pages online newspaper. However, the art of social criticism is analyzed in chapter 3 of this thesis was to distinguish the two processes are cohesively. It is the processes of information and processes of social criticism. 12. Practical applicability: This thesis may help the online newspaper Vnexpress.net and Tienphong.vn develop their strengths and improvements that are consistent with the fact. This thesis can help manage the press and journalists in the processing of information and perform the work 13. Further research directions: Research on the social criticism of media in modern Vietnam deeper level. Research on the channel information in images. 14. Thesis-related publications: 1. These factors hinder the process of social criticism of modern journalism Vietnam, in the book "The Press, the theoretical issues and practice", Volume 7, publisher of the National University of Hanoi, 2010, from page 333 to page 346. 2. Social criticism in the press and its nature, in the journal of issue of state management over the press and media, the May, 2011, from page 48 to page 51. 3. Nature of social criticism in a series of articles “on the eve of the innovation” on Tuoi Tre Newspaper, in the journal of science of Vietnam national university, Hanoi. Volume 2 (2011), from page 106 to page 115.
