TTLV: Children's rights in print media today

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's name: Nguyen Thu Ha 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: September 18, 1983

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2119/QD-XHNV-SDH dated November 1, 2011 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: No

(record the forms of change and the corresponding time)

7. Thesis topic: Children's rights in print media today

8. Major: Journalism; Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Oanh - Academy of Journalism and Propaganda.

(Clearly state scientific title, academic degree, full name and working organization)

10. Summary of thesis results:

(summarize the results of the thesis, emphasizing new results if any)

- For printed newspapers written for children:

+ The issue of children's rights related to the right to access information appropriate to children and the right to participate of children is regulated by the Law on Protection, Care and Education of Children in 2004 and the International Convention on the Rights of the Child that Vietnam signed in 1990. The content and form of the newspaper are relatively suitable for the psychology, age and information needs of children. Children are also given the opportunity to participate in writing articles to share their thoughts and feelings about issues surrounding life.

+ The issue of children's rights has not been implemented: The principle of "Equality and non-discrimination towards children" has not been ensured. There are still many advertising pages in the newspaper, some of which are not really age-appropriate.

- For printed newspapers written for adults working with children

+ The issue of children's rights has been implemented: Children have access to information about the State's policies and documents related to children. Children are also provided with necessary life skills related to them. Children are also given the opportunity to participate in writing articles sharing their feelings and thoughts about life around them published in newspapers.

+ Children's rights issues have not been implemented: The percentage of pages and articles suitable for children is still low. There are still many pages and advertisements that are not suitable for children. The percentage of articles written by children themselves is still limited.

11. Practical applicability: (if any) The thesis will be a reference source for journalists to ensure children's access to information and their right to participate in journalism activities.

12. Further research directions: (if any) It is possible to continue to research more aspects of children's rights to protection, children's rights to development expressed in printed newspapers. Or it is possible to research more issues of children's rights expressed in other types of press such as radio, television, and online newspapers.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

(list projects in chronological order if available)

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thu Ha 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: September 18, 1983 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 2119/QD-XHNV-SDH Dated: November 1, 2011

6. Changes in academic process: ..........................................................................................

(List the forms of change and corresponding times)

7. Official thesis title: Child's rights on print journalism nowadays.

8. Major: Journalism 9. Code: 60320101

10. Supervisors: Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Oanh, Academy of Journalism & Communication

(Full name, academic title and degree)

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: ..............................................................................

(Summarize them with stress on thenew findings, if any)

- Regarding articles/features of print journalism written for children:

+ Following the Law on Protection, Care and Education of children (2004) and Convention on the Rights of the Child signed by Vietnam's Government in 1990, the child's rights related to the right of accessing information suitable to the use of children and the right of child participation have gained remarkable attention and have been implemented seriously. The contents and the form of articles/features on newspaper are well- tailored for their mental progress, age and information need. Also, more opportunities are created for the children to write their own articles as an effective channel to share their thoughts, and feeling about the life around them.

+ Issues related to child's rights that have not been implemented: the principle of ensuring the equality and non – discrimination towards children, which shows in the fact that there have been numerous advertisements on newspapers with contents impropriate to children.

- Regarding articles/features of print journalism written for child field workers.

+ Issues related to child's rights that have been actively implemented: More effective opportunities have been created to boost up children's access and participation in giving their feedback/expectation on related policies and legal documents of the government. They are also provided with necessary soft – life skills for their well-rounded development. Last but not least, the children are encouraged and feel free to share their thoughts and their feeling about life around them on newspapers.

+ Issues related to child's rights that have not been implemented effectively: The rate of appropriate articles/features for children is low. There still have been some advertisements with content unsuitable for the use of children. In addition, the number of articles/features written by the children themselves are limited.

12. Practical applicability, if any: Master's degree can be used as the reference material related to the assurance of the right of accessing information suitable to the use of children and the right of child participation implemented by journalists.

13. Further research directions, if any: ................................................................................

Further research on the child's rights for protection and the rights for development of the child shown by print journalism can be carried out. Besides, other research on child's rights expressed on other forms of journalism such as broadcast journalism or online journalism can also be developed.

14. Thesis-related publications: ..........................................................................................