TTLV: Short report broadcast on VOV1 System

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Dinh Thi Phuong Thuy    

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: July 20, 1988

4. Place of birth: Nghia Thuan, Nghia Dan, Nghe An

5. Student recognition decision No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV dated December 30, 2013 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name:Short report broadcast on VOV1 System

8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Scientific instructor:Dr. Pham Thi Thanh Tinh- Lecturer, Faculty of Radio and Television, Academy of Journalism and Communication.

10. Summary of thesis results:

With the desire to study and contribute to improving the quality of short radio reports in the VOV1 news program of the Voice of Vietnam, the author has chosen the topic: Short radio reports on the VOV1 system (Survey of the 6:00, 12:00, 18:00 News programs on the VOV1 General Political News System in the first 6 months of 2015) to research in this thesis.

The author of the thesis has presented the concept of short radio reports in particular, the skills of implementation and the criteria for determining a quality short radio report. In addition, based on theory and practical experience, the author has surveyed and evaluated the current status of using short reports in news programs, Voice of Vietnam. Accordingly, in terms of content, the author of the thesis has surveyed the issues and areas of reflection of short radio reports. The author also surveyed the form of short reports with the following factors: duration, language, tone, noise at the scene and witness statements, music. From there, the author pointed out the successes and limitations in producing and using this type of report on the radio. Short reports in the news program VOV1, Voice of Vietnam have quickly reflected newly emerging issues, mentioned and resolved pressing issues in society, contributing to orienting public opinion. However, the topics of short radio reports are not rich, the structure is simple, the interview subjects are not representative, the way reporters express themselves on air is still monotonous, and the strengths of the language of on-site sounds are not yet fully exploited.

The general solutions to improve the quality of short radio reports in the news program of Voice of Vietnam proposed in the thesis include: Improving the qualifications and professional skills of reporters and editors; Innovating the management mechanism, creating a favorable environment for those working in radio; Enhancing the role of those responsible for producing radio programs and paying more attention to the work of listeners... Based on practical experience from himself and sharing with colleagues, the author boldly proposes a number of specific solutions such as: Selecting and searching for topics; Building a structure for short reports; Selecting details and characters; Increasing the use of background noise and leading the scene in short radio reports; Connecting and elevating the level of reports in a program. These solutions are all aimed at better serving the needs of listeners and at the same time attracting more listeners to radio, contributing to the good implementation of the political tasks of this type of journalism.

11. Practical application:

The thesis hopes to add more theoretical information on Radio Journalism, as a reference document for journalism students in general and students majoring in radio journalism in particular, and those who are interested in this topic. The thesis is a reference topic for reporters and editors of the VOV1 System of the Voice of Vietnam, thereby making changes suitable to the new situation. In addition, this is also a reliable document to help those who are interested in this topic have detailed and specific information about the genre of reportage in general and short reportage in particular on modern radio waves used in news programs. As for the author of the thesis, from the process of researching the short radio reportage format, the author has practiced creating journalistic works with a number of short reports broadcast on the VOV1 System, Voice of Vietnam in recent times.

12. Further research directions:

13. Published works related to the thesis:Are not

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Dinh Thi Phuong Thuy2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: July 20, 1988.4. Place of birth: Nghe An

5. Admission decision number: 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013 by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities

6. Changes in academic process: N/A

7. Official thesis title: Radio reportage short VOV1 channel, Voice of Vietnam

8. Major: Newspapers and magazines.Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Supervisors: Dr. Pham Thi Thanh Tinh, Lecturer at Academy of Journalism and Communication, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Wishing to learn about and contribute to improving the quality of short radio broadcasting reportages for the news program of VOV1, the author has selected “Short radio broadcasting reportages on VOV1 (Surveying News programs at 6am, 12pm, 6pm on the General Political News Programs of VOV1 in the first 6 months of 2015)” as the subject matter of this Thesis.

Especially, in this thesis, the author introduces the concept of short radio broadcasting reportages as well as the skills in implementing and the criteria for assessing a short radio broadcasting reportage as a quality work. In addition, based on my theoretical and practical grounds, the author conducted a survey and assessed the actual use of short reportages in the news programs of The Voice of Vietnam. In this regard, as for the content, the author studied the issues, areas reflected by radio short reportages. I also studied the form of short reportage works with the factors of: length of time, language, intonation, location sound, witness voice and music. From these, the author highlights the successes, limitations in the production and use of this form of reportage for radio broadcasting. Short radio reportage works that incorporate the news program of VOV1, The Voice of Vietnam represent in a quick and in good order the newly arising issues, deal with and solve the pressing problems in society thus helping orient social opinions. However, the topics of short radio reportages are not yet abundant, structure simple, interviewees not typical, reporter's way of presenting on the radio monotonous, not yet bringing strength of the language of location sound into play.

The general solutions in order to improve the quality of short radio broadcasting reportages in the news programs of The Voice of Vietnam as proposed in the thesis include: Improving the professional skills and stuff of reporters, editors; Innovating management mechanism, creating favorable conditions for broadcasting workers; Raising the role of radio broadcasting producers and paying more attention to the audiences as well… From personal practical experiences and in sharing with my colleagues', the author ventures to propose some particular solutions such as: Selecting and seeking topics; Building short reportage structure; Choosing details and characters; Intensifying the use of background sound and location of MCs in short radio reportage works; Linking and raising reportage works in a program to a new height. Solutions such as these are all aimed at better serving the audience need and attracting more audiences to radio programs, thus better fulfilling the political mission assigned to this form of press.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis is intended to supplement theoretical information on radio newspaper to and serves as reference for students of the press in general and of the specialized radio broadcasting branch in particular. The thesis is also a reference for reporters, editors of VOV1, The Voice of Vietnam, from that to make changes to conform to new situations. In addition, this is also a reliable document which will help those who are interested in this subject matter with particular information about the forms of reportage in general and short reportage in particular for use in news programs of modern radio broadcasting. As for the author of the thesis, by studying the form of short radio reportage, I have actually been involved in the creative process of making press works with some short reportages broadcast on VOV1, The Voice of Vietnam in recent times.

12. Further research directions, if any: N/A

13. Thesis-related publications: N/A