TTLV: The Impact of Social Media on Young People

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name: Bui Thu Hoai

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: September 12, 1990

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision on student admission No. 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 28, 2012, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title: The Impact of Social Media on Young People

8. Major: Journalism; Code: 60 32 01 01

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

10. Summary of the thesis results:

In conducting this research, we aim for the following objectives:

- First, let's understand the current state of social media usage among young people.

- Secondly, to research, analyze, and evaluate the impact of social media on young people in terms of their lifestyles, the collection, reception, connection, sharing, and dissemination of information, as well as their views on social media and traditional journalism.

- Thirdly, it identifies the challenges facing traditional journalism in the face of the development of social media and offers some directions for the development of traditional journalism in the context of social media's strong impact on young audiences.

Having achieved the aforementioned goals, the topic also makes certain contributions, namely recognizing the impact of social media on Vietnamese youth, and offering some opinions and suggestions for traditional journalism in the context of the explosive growth of social media with a young audience. Furthermore, the limitations of the topic, I believe, may also be of interest to those who share this concern.

11. Practical applications: This thesis serves as a research document for journalism students.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Bui Thu Hoai

2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 12/09/1990

4. Place of birth: Quangninh, Vietnam

5. Admission decision number: 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SĐH, date: December 28, 2012 by Headmaster of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: The impact of social networking for young people

8. Major: Journalism Study; Code: 60 32 01 01

9. Supervisors: ASS Prof., Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong, Dean of Faculty of Journalism and Communications, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

This thesis has 3 objectives:

- Learning the actual use of social networking of young people.

- Research, analyze and evaluate the impact of social networking in youth lifestyle to collect, receive, connect, share and transmit information, as well as the views of young people on social networks and traditional media.

- The challenges of traditional media in the development of social media networks.

Provide guidance for the development of traditional media in the context of social media networks.

Achieve the above objectives, the thesis helps to recognize the impact of social networking for young Vietnamese people, give some opinions and suggestions to the traditional media in the context of social networking is booming.

Furthermore, the limitations of the research can create the same excitement for those who have an interest in this issue.

11. Practical applicability: The thesis is research material for students of Journalism Study.