TTLV: Access to science and technology information of Vietnamese journalists today

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Mai Thi Thanh Ha

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: June 18, 1981

4. Place of birth: Phu Tho.

5. Student recognition decision No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH 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:"Access to Science and Technology Information of Vietnamese Journalists Today"

8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen, Deputy Head of Faculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of thesis results:

With the research topic "Access to Science and Technology Information of Vietnamese Journalists Today", the thesis aims to study and evaluate the current situation of accessing and processing information on science and technology of Vietnamese journalists in the current period. From there, discover the issues that are being raised, discuss solutions to help journalists access and process information on science and technology to achieve the best results. At the same time, suggest solutions to related issues for agencies holding science and technology information. Encourage and create conditions for the establishment of scientific newspapers and magazines (for the public) to promote the issue of science communication in Vietnam.

In chapter 1, the thesis has outlined the general theoretical basis of information access and scientific and technological information of Vietnamese journalists.

In Chapter 2, the thesis presents the current status of access to science and technology information of Vietnamese journalists, including a survey of the aspects of quantity, frequency, content and form of propaganda works on science and technology in the newspapers Tuoi Tre, Nhan Dan, Khoa Hoc and Phat Trien, and Vnexpress. Based on the survey and analysis, the thesis points out the advantages and limitations of newspapers in accessing information on science and technology.

In chapter 3, the thesis proposes a number of solutions and recommendations to improve the effectiveness of access to scientific and technological information for Vietnamese journalists today. The solutions are specifically proposed to press leaders and managers; press agencies and journalists.

11. Practical application:

With this topic, the thesis hopes to become a reference document for journalists, press management agencies, and officials of agencies holding information related to the press, helping them gain more knowledge as well as new perspectives on how to approach science and technology information in the future.

12. Further research directions:

Continue to conduct more comprehensive research on Vietnamese journalists' access to science and technology in various types of journalism.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

- Article“Be alert in approaching and transmitting scientific and technological information”,MSc. Le Thi Thuyet Hanh - Mai Thi Thanh Ha, No. 388, June 2016, Theoretical Journal of Vietnam Journalists Association, ISSN 0886-7691.

- Article:“Press access to scientific and technological information sources”,MSc. Le Thi Tuyet Hanh - Mai Thi Thanh Ha, No. 393, October 2016, Theoretical Journal of Vietnam Journalists Association, ISSN 0886-7691.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name of Master student: Mai Thi Thanh Ha2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: June 18^th, 19814. Place of birth: Phu Tho

5. Decision to recognize the Master student No.: 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SĐH dated December 30^th, 2013 by the Rector of Vietnam National University Hochiminh City, University Of Social Sciences And Humanities

6. The changes in the training process: None

7. The thesis topic: “Access to the science and technology information of the current Vietnamese journalists”

8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Scientific Supervisor: Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Journalism and Communications, Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities-Vietnam National University.

10. A summary of the results of the thesis:

The thesis topic: “Access to the science and technology information of the current Vietnamese journalists” aims to study, assess the status of the issue of accessing and processing information in the field of science and technology of the Vietnamese journalists in the current period. From which, it is possible to find out the problem being asked, discuss solutions in order to help journalists access and process information on science and technology for the best performance. Simultaneously, suggest the related solutions for agencies which hold information of science and technology. It helps and creates favorable conditions for publishing newspapers and scientific journals (for the masses) to promote scientific communication issues in Vietnam.

In chapter 1, the thesis outlines the general theoretical basis for access to information and science and technology of the Vietnamese Journalists.

In chapter 2, it presents the status of access to information on science and technology of the current Vietnamese journalists of which examining aspects of quantity, frequency, content and format of propaganda works about Science and technology on the newspapers: Tuoi Tre, Nhan Dan, Science and Development, Vnexpress. On the basis of the survey, analysis, the thesis points out the advantages and limitations of the newspapers in accessing information on science and technology.

In chapter 3, the thesis gave some solutions and recommendations to improve the efficiency of access to scientific and technology information of the current Vietnamese journalists. The proposed solutions proposed in a specific way with leading agencies, media management; press agencies and journalists.

11. Potential application in practice:

With this topic, we hope that this thesis will be the reference for the journalists, media management agency, the staffs of the agency which holds the information relating to the press, in order to help them improve knowledge as well as new perception on how to access the information about science and technology in the future.

12. The next research directions:

Continue to more comprehensive research on the information about science and technology of the Vietnamese journalists under the types of press.

13. The announced projects related to the thesis:

- The article “Consciousness in access and transmission of information science and technology”, Master Le Thi Thuyet Hanh - Mai Thi Thanh Ha, No. 388, June 2016, the Theoretical Journal of Vietnam Journalist Association, ISSN 0886-7691.

- The article: “Newspapers access to information on science and technology”, Master Le Thi Thuyet Hanh - Mai Thi Thanh Ha, No. 393, October 2016, Theoretical Journal of Vietnam Journalist Association, ISSN 0886-7691.