TTLV: Access to financial information of Vietnamese journalists today

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name: Nguyen Huu Tuan……………..: 2. Gender: Male………

3. Date of birth: October 11, 1979..………………………………………………………….

4. Place of birth: Duc Thuong Commune, Hoai Duc District, Hanoi City..……………..……….

5. Student recognition decision No. 1503/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated August 6, 2012 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis title: Access to financial information of Vietnamese journalists today

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

9. Scientific advisor: 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:

The thesis has systematized the general theoretical basis on the issue of accessing financial information of journalists in the current period. In which, it mentions information sources and the use of information sources, the concept of information access, access to financial information from the perspective of law and journalism, the necessity and requirements for accessing financial information of journalists.

The thesis has analyzed and evaluated the current situation of journalists' access to financial information through the content of information on the financial field on some electronic newspapers. In addition, the thesis also evaluated the current situation, difficulties in providing information, and the current access to financial information of journalists through a survey of journalists writing about financial economics and financial information providers.

From there, the thesis proposes solutions and recommendations to improve the effectiveness of providing and accessing financial information for journalists in the coming time.

11. Practical application:

In practice, the topic will be 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 financial information in the future.

12. Further research directions:

In addition to the results as analyzed and mentioned above, the thesis still has certain limitations and shortcomings such as: not fully surveying other types of press, but only stopping at the electronic press; the scale of the survey is not large and only surveys journalists writing about the field of finance and economics, financial information providers in a limited scope. Therefore, the next research direction of the topic is to expand the survey to other types of press, at the same time expand the scale of the survey to journalists and information providers.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Huu Tuan............ 2. Sex: Male...................................

3. Date of birth: October 11, 1979................... 4. Place of birth: Hanoi............

5. Admission decision number: 1503/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH; Dated: August 6, 2012

6. Changes in academic process: No...................................................................

7. Official thesis title: Vietnamese journalists' current access to financial information.

8. Major: Journalism School................... 9. Code: 60 32 01 01...................

10. Supervisors: Ph.D. Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen, Vietnam National University, Hanoi ................................................................

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

The logical thesis presents the general theoretical basis for Vietnamese journalists' access to financial information in the current period. specifically, it refers to information sources and use of these sources, concepts of access to information and access to financial information from the law and the press's perspective, and the necessity and requirements for Vietnamese journalists' access to financial information.

This thesis analyzes and assesses the current situation of Vietnamese jounalists' access to financial information through the contents of financial information published on some electronic sites. Besides, the thesis also evaluates the status and difficulties in provision of information and journalists' access to financial information through a survey on economic journalists and financial information suppliers.

On the basis of these analysis and assessments, the thesis recommends solutions to improve the efficiency of provision and access to financial information for journalists in the future.

12. Practical applicability, if any: ...................................................................

At a practical level, the thesis will be the reference for journalists, media management agencies, and the staff of agencies holding press-related information. The thesis also facilitates these subjects to gain more knowledge as well as to form a new approach to financial information in the future.

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

Besides the results analyzed and mentioned above, the thesis still has some limitations. For example, the survey focuses on electronic media rather than other types of media. The survey sample size is also not yet large enough, mainly concentrating on financial- economic journalists and financial information providers at a narrow scale. Therefore, the follow-up research will be on other media types and the survey samples will be expanded to other types of journalists and information providers.

14. Thesis-related publications: No...................................................................