TTLV: “Managing information content about the Covid-19 pandemic at VTC Digital Television Station

1. Student's full name: DAO THI HOAI PHUONG
2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: September 28, 1988
4. Place of birth: Nghe An
5. Decision to recognize student number:2705/2020/QD-XHNVDecember 24, 2020 by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in training process: No
7. Thesis topic: "Managing information content about the Covid-19 pandemic at VTC Digital Television Station"
8. Major: Journalism and Media Management; Code: Pilot
9. Scientific instructor: Dr. Dinh Thi Xuan Hoa, Deputy Head of Radio and Television Department, Academy of Journalism and Communication
10. Summary of thesis results:
Through the combination of diverse research methods such as: document analysis; statistics; comparison; in-depth interviews... the author has clarified and presented a number of important research contents and conclusions in the graduation thesis, specifically:
In chapter 1, the author researched and systematized theoretical and practical issues on information management and Covid-19 epidemic information management on television.
In chapter 2 of the thesis, through the results of a survey of information about Covid-19 in the News Bulletin system of VTC1 channel, focusing on the Bulletin "Covid-19 Anti-epidemic Diary" and the program "Covid-19 Attack - Stabilizing Production", the author pointed out important contents revolving around the management of information about the Covid-19 epidemic at VTC Digital Television Station such as: (1) Actions of the management subject - including leaders and managers. The main and direct objects of information management are human relationships inside and outside the television station and television channels; (2) Analyzing and clarifying the management content of information about the Covid-19 epidemic and (3) determining the current status of management methods such as: through regulations, rules; inspection, monitoring and evaluation work; data management and personnel arrangement...
In chapter 3 of the thesis, the author identified the importance of managing information about epidemics in the press in the face of the reality warned by scientists and medical experts - the world will continue to face dangerous epidemics in the future. From there, a number of solutions are proposed such as: Raising awareness of the management team about the role of information management about epidemics; Proactively developing strategies and plans for information management about epidemics; Innovating information content management when working in an epidemic environment; Building a mechanism to motivate and protect journalists working in an epidemic environment...
11. Practical application:
Researching this topic contributes to providing more documents on information management and disease information management when studying theories and issues in the practice of journalism.
In addition, the conclusions and solutions presented in the thesis are useful references for information management at television stations with possible future epidemics.
12. Further research directions:
Further develop research on journalists' operational activities in the epidemic environment (identifying and verifying information, checking information, creating works, etc.)
Further research on public behavior in receiving epidemic information to have better findings on epidemic information management, considering the relationship between press agencies - journalists and the public.
13. Published works related to the thesis: None
 

1. Full name: Dao Thi Hoai Phuong.................... 2. Sex: Female..........................................
3. Date of birth: September 28, 1988................................... 4. Place of birth: Nghe An........................
5. Admission decision number: 2705/2020/QD-XHNV Dated: December 24, 2020...................
6. Changes in academic process: No............................................................................................
7. Official thesis title: Information content management of the Covid-19 pandemic at VTC Digital Television.
8. Major: Journalism and Media Management . Code: Pilot...................................
10. Supervisors: PhD Dinh Thi Xuan Hoa, Deputy of the Department of Radio and Television, the Academy of Journalism and Communication... .............................................................................
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: ..............................................................................
Through the diverse combination of research methods such as document analysis, statistics, cross-referencing, comparisons, and in-depth interviews, the author has clarified and presented some important research contents and conclusions in the thesis, specifically:
In Chapter 1, the author studied and systematized theoretical and practical issues related to generic information management and information management of Covid-19 on Television.
In Chapter 2, through the survey about Covid-19 in the News Bulletin system of VTC1 channel, focusing on the bulletin "Covid-19 Diary" and the program "Attacking Covid-19 - Stabilizing Production," the author identified important content around the management of Covid-19 information at VTC Digital Television: (1) Actions of the management subjects, including leadership and administration. The primary and direct subjects of television information management are the human relationships within and outside the television station and channels; (2) Analysis and clarification of Covid-19 information management content, and (3) Identification of the current situation of management methods such as regulations and rules; inspection, supervision, and evaluation work; data management, and human resource management.
In Chapter 3, the author determines the importance of information management about epidemics in the media, given the current situation where scientists and medical experts warn that the world will continue to face dangerous epidemics and pandemics in the future. From there, the author proposed some solutions such as: Enhancing the awareness of leadership and management teams regarding the role of epidemic information management; Proactively developing strategies and plans for epidemic information management; Innovating content management when operating in an epidemic environment; Establishing mechanisms to motivate and protect journalists working in an epidemic environment.
12. Practical applicability, if any: .............................................................................................
This research contributes to the field of journalism by exploring the theory and issues of pandemic/epidemic information management.
The thesis also provides valuable recommendations for television stations on managing information related to potential epidemic in the future. The suggestions are based on the findings and conclusions of the study..
13. Further research directions, if any: ................................................................................
Conduct more research on the activities of journalists in the epidemic environment (such as identifying and verifying information, checking sources, etc).
Further investigate the public's behavior in receiving epidemic information to obtain better insights into the information management of disease-related content, taking into account the between the press, journalists, and the public..
14. Thesis-related publications: No............................................................................................