TTLV: Preventing the harmful effects of tobacco in the press.

1. Student's full name: Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: July 20, 1987

4. Place of birth: Vinh Phuc

5. Decision No. 4420/QD-XHNV dated November 26, 2019, 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: Preventing the harmful effects of tobacco in the press.

8. Major: Journalism; Code: 8320101.01

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong, Director of the Institute of Journalism and Communication Training, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

Thesis topic: Preventing the harmful effects of tobacco in the press, consisting of 3 chapters:

- Chapter 1: The role of the press in communicating information about the harmful effects of tobacco.

- Chapter 2: Content and format of information and communication on tobacco harm prevention in 3 newspapers: Suckhoedoisong.vn, Vietnamplus.vn, Hanoi Moi

- Chapter 3: Some solutions to improve the quality and effectiveness of media communication on tobacco harm prevention.

This thesis surveyed news articles on tobacco harm prevention communication in three newspapers: Suckhoedoisong.vn, Vietnamplus.vn, and Hanoi Moi, during the period of 2018-2020. Through this, it explored theoretical issues related to the role, function, and impact of the press on tobacco harm prevention communication; the Party's guidelines and viewpoints, the State's policies and laws, and the health sector's policies on tobacco harm prevention communication. The thesis focuses on analyzing and evaluating the content and form of tobacco harm prevention communication in these three newspapers. It identifies the strengths and weaknesses in content and form, as well as assessing the successes and limitations of tobacco harm prevention communication activities in the press. Based on this, it proposes fundamental solutions to enhance the role of the press in tobacco harm prevention communication.

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INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: July 20, 1987 4. Place of birth: Vinhphuc

5. Admission decision number: 3953/QD-XHNV Dated: October 14, 2019

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: Preventing the harmful effects of tobacco in the press

8. Major: Journalism Code: 8320101.01

9. Supervisors: Assoc.Prof.,Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong, Dean of School of Journalism &Communication, University of Social Sciences & Humanities (VNU)

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis: Preventing the harmful effects of tobacco in the press, including 3 chapters:

- Chapter 1: The role of the press in the prevention of tobacco harms

- Chapter 2: Content and form of communication on tobacco harms prevention and control in 3 newspapers: Suckhoedoisong.vn, Vietnamplus.vn, New Hanoi

-Chapter 3: Some solutions to improve the quality and effectiveness of communication on tobacco harm prevention in the press

The thesis has conducted a survey of news and articles on the communication of tobacco harms prevention in 3 newspapers: Suckhoedoisong.vn, Vietnamplus.vn and New Hanoi during 2018 - 2020. Thereby, finding understanding theoretical issues related to the role, function and impact of the press on the communication of tobacco harm prevention; the Party's guidelines and perspectives, the State's policies and laws, and the health sector on the communication of tobacco harms prevention and control. The thesis focuses on analyzing and evaluating the content and forms of communication to prevent the harmful effects of tobacco in 3 newspapers. The thesis points out advantages and disadvantages in terms of content, form as well as evaluation of success and limitations in communication activities to prevent tobacco harms in the press. From there, propose basic solutions to promote the role of the press in communication to prevent the harmful effects of tobacco.

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12. Further research directions, if any:

13. Thesis-related publications