Thesis information "The influence of entertainment magazines - foreign guides on magazines of the same type in Vietnam" by HVCH Mai Nu My Nhan, major in Journalism.1. Full name of student: Mai Nu My Nhan 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of birth: June 28, 1986 4. Place of birth: An Thuy, Le Thuy, Quang Binh 5. Decision to recognize student No.: 1355/2008 October 24, 2008 by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes in the training process: None 7. Thesis topic: The influence of entertainment magazines - foreign guides on magazines of the same type in Vietnam. 8. Major: Journalism; Code: 60 32 01 9. Scientific supervisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Quang Hao (Faculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi) 10. Summary of the results of the thesis: - First of all, the thesis provides a new perspective on the current classification of magazines in Vietnam, proposing a new classification according to two main streams: specialized - internal magazines and entertainment - instruction magazines. In particular, the entertainment - guide magazine line has only really developed strongly in the past ten years since the official launch of Youth Fashion magazine in 1993. With the purpose of serving a specialized public group in terms of information needs, such as fashion, health, means, sports, science and technology, etc., entertainment - guide magazines have increased significantly in quantity, besides, the content and form have also been innovated and modernized, meeting the constant changes of the receiving public. However, with its young age, developing in the context of strong globalization and internationalization as it is today, this young magazine line is strongly influenced by foreign entertainment - guide magazines. Especially, for entertainment - guide magazines specializing in means - the subject we chose for research - this impact is even more profound. - The thesis identifies and analyzes the development trends of magazines in the world as well as in Vietnam. Thereby, we evaluate the impact of these trends on the development of entertainment-guide magazines. In addition, the thesis also proposes and evaluates a new concept of entertainment-guide magazines from a systematic perspective through the main factors: Political power, Founder, Journalist, Works, Information channels, Public, Social organizations. The appearance of the entertainment-guide magazine line today in general, and entertainment-guide magazines specializing in media in particular, is also outlined in detail and specifically in each country and each region. - The thesis studies and surveys the current status of the influence of foreign entertainment-guide magazines on magazines of the same type in Vietnam in two aspects: content and form. Regarding content, this impact occurs in four aspects: the way of organizing specialized pages and columns; the way of building specialized topics, "key" articles; works translated from foreign sources. Regarding form, the influence of foreign entertainment magazines - guides spreads widely in terms of design, presentation; language; genre; non-literal language. - The thesis evaluates the influence of foreign entertainment magazines - guides on magazines of the same type in Vietnam in both positive and negative aspects. The comprehensive and systematic influence of foreign entertainment magazines - guides on magazines of the same type in Vietnam leads to urgent theoretical issues that need to be resolved in chapter 3, which are the effective inheritance of foreign elements on the basis of promoting the unique features of Vietnamese entertainment magazines - guides; the need to build a system of criteria for Vietnamese entertainment magazines - guides; the timely recognition of genre innovation in Vietnamese entertainment magazines - guides; The impact of foreign entertainment-guide magazines on other magazines, journals, supplements... in Vietnam and the innovation in newspaper and magazine editorial offices. - In addition, we also propose groups of solutions to improve the quality of domestic entertainment magazines in the context of being influenced by foreign magazines of the same type from three perspectives: press management agencies, press agencies and reporters and editors. 11. Practical applicability: - The thesis provides a comprehensive and systematic view of the development of entertainment-guide magazines in Vietnam: from trends, the impact of foreign factors, appearance to concepts and characteristics. Thereby helping managers and authorities in the process of shaping, building and developing entertainment-guide magazines in Vietnam. - The theoretical issues raised by the thesis are highly practical, contributing to the construction of entertainment magazines - guides with Vietnamese identity as well as innovating the activities of current newspaper and magazine editorial offices. - The thesis has proposed a number of highly feasible solutions to improve the quality and effectiveness of Vietnamese entertainment magazines - guides. 12. Further research directions: - The current situation of entertainment magazines - guides is the Vietnamese version of foreign entertainment magazines - guides. 13. Published works related to the thesis: None
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1. Full name: Mai Nu My Nhan 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: June 28th 1986 4. Place of birth: An Thuy, Le Thuy, Quang Binh 5. Admission decision number: 1355/2008 Dated October 24, 2008 6. Changes in academic process: None 7. Official thesis title: The influence of foreign's instruction and entertainment magazine trend on Vietnam's one. 8. Major: Journalism Study 9. Code: 60 32 01 10. Supervisors: Associate Professor PhD Vu Quang Hao – Faculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University. 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: (Summarize them with stress on the new findings, if any) - Firstly, the thesis has introduced a new magazine classification in Vietnam, including 2 main trends: the professional and internal magazine trend and the instruction and entertainment magazine trend. The last trend has been developing strongly since Thoi Trang Tre magazine was published in 1993. With an aim to serve the information demand of non – mass media public on fashion, health, transports, sports, scientific techonology…, this trend has increased impressively in numbers, besides, its contents and forms have been also innovated modernly to fit with the development of public' demand. On the other hand, due to its young age as well as the effect of globalization and internationalization, the Vietnam's instruction and entertainment magazine trend has been strongly affected by foreign's one. Especially for transport instruction and entertainment magazines, which are chosen to reseach, this influence is more and more powerful. - The thesis has concluded and analyzed the development trends of magazine in the world and Vietnam. Then, we have appropriated the impact of these trends on the development of the instruction and entertainment magazine trend. Furthermore, we have both introduced and adopted a new concept of the instruction and entertainment magazine trend, following system attitude. We have also outlined a comprehensive picture of the instruction and entertainment magazine as well as transport instruction and entertainment magazines in several countries. - The thesis has studied and investigated the situation of this influence in two faces: contents and forms. For contents, the impact has been on the following 4 concerns: the organization specializes in site; the building of major subjects and articles; the compiled articles. For forms, designs and layout, language, genres and tables, charts, pies and so on have been greatly influenced. - The thesis has assessed the situation of this influence in both active and negative sides, which leads to essential thoerial issues such as inheriting foreign's factors effectively on the basis of developing own characteristics of Vietnam's instruction and entertainment magazines; building new critaria for Vietnam's instruction and entertainment magazine; changing genres on Vietnam's instruction and entertainment magazine trend; affecting foreign's instruction and entertainment magazine trend on Vietnam' other magazine trends, inserts and innovating in newspaper and magazine offices. - More and more, we also have proposed three solutions: creating a special and facilitate legal framework; innovating content and form, investing in modern journalism. 12. Practical applicability, if any: - The thesis has out a comprehensive and systematic way of bringing looking at the development of Vietnam's instruction and entertainment magazine trend, from its trends, the effects of foreign's factors, its pictures to its concept and characteristics. Therefore, newspaper managers and appropriate authorities are able to construct and develop Vietnam's instruction and entertainment magazine trend. - The essential thorial issuses that the thesis has introduced are very practical, having a part in constructing Vietnam's instruction and entertainment magazine trend, as well as, renovating the operation of newspaper and magazine offices. - The thesis has proposed some feasible solutions to improve quality and efficiency of the instruction and entertainment magazine trend in practice. 13. Further research directions, if any: - The real situation of Vietnamese magazines from foreign's instruction and entertainment magazine. 14. Thesis-related publications: N/A
