TTLV: Handling information about juvenile delinquency on online newspapers.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Pham Thi Thuy Dung

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: December 25, 1988

4. Place of birth: Hai Duong

5. Decision No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:Handling information about juvenile delinquency in online newspapers.

8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Dr. Nguyen Thi Thoa, former Head of the Journalism Department, Academy of Journalism and Communication.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

Education is one of the most important functions and also a crucial criterion for evaluating the quality of journalism concerning children. As mentioned throughout this thesis, this is a rather sensitive area for journalism when reporting on minors. Because they are in a stage of psychophysiological development with many changes in perception and behavior, they are very susceptible to crises, leading to bad or reckless behavior, directly affecting their personality if they do not receive regular and timely counseling, care, and education from family, school, and society. Therefore, journalism reporting on juvenile delinquency aims to deter and educate them, helping them recognize their wrongdoings, while also having a preventative effect on society as a whole.

With the research topic "Processing Information on Juvenile Delinquents in Online Newspapers," this thesis focused on the following aspects: methods of information processing, content, and format of information written about juvenile delinquents in three online newspapers: Dan Tri, VnExpress, and Tuoi Tre. It surveyed five prominent cases: the Le Van Luyen gold shop massacre in Bac Giang; the My "Wolf" case, leading a gang that raped young girls in Hanoi; the Nguyen Cong Bao case (15 years old) killing Cai Luong artist Do Linh; the Le Tuan Anh case (born in 1995, residing in Quang Chau commune, Quang Xuong district, Thanh Hoa province) sentenced to 18 years in prison for "rape" and "murder"; and the Nguyen Kha Dat case, a rebellious son who killed his mother and hid her body in a jar in Kien Giang. Therefore, this thesis evaluates the advantages and limitations in disseminating information about juvenile offenders, aiming to improve the quality and effectiveness of information about this group, thereby contributing to deterrence, education, and overall prevention for society as a whole.

Chapter 1 of the thesis outlines and clarifies several theoretical and practical issues regarding the concept of online journalism, juvenile delinquency, and the role of journalism in providing information about juvenile offenders. In particular, it examines the legal and ethical foundations for journalists reporting on this group in online journalism today.

In Chapter 2, the thesis surveys the frequency of news articles and the level of reader interest; the methods of information processing; the content of information; and the forms of information regarding juvenile delinquency through five representative cases: the massacre committed by Le Van Luyen at the Ngoc Bich gold shop in Bac Giang province in 2011; the case led by the female gang leader My Soi, which organized rape and robbery, including child rape, in Hanoi in 2011; the case of the rebellious son Nguyen Kha Dat who murdered his mother, stole her property, and hid her body in a water jar in Kien Giang province in 2015; and the case committed by Le Tuan Anh (born in 1995, residing in Quang Chau commune, Quang Xuong district, Thanh Hoa province) with the acts of "rape" and "murder" in 2012. The case of Nguyen Cong Bao (15 years old) committing against artist Do Linh in Ho Chi Minh City was reported on three prominent online newspapers: Dan Tri, VnExpress, and Tuoi Tre. In terms of content, the thesis deeply analyzed and surveyed information regarding the cause of the crime; the method of committing the crime; the verdict; information related to the perpetrator after sentencing; the impact of the incident on society; and other information as well as the form of presentation: photos, headlines, and lead paragraphs. Based on the survey and analysis, the thesis points out the advantages and limitations of that information.

Chapter 3 of the thesis presents several solutions and recommendations to improve the quality of information about juvenile delinquency in Vietnamese online newspapers. The proposed solutions are specifically addressed to media management agencies in general and online newspapers in particular, emphasizing the need for better reporting guidelines and stricter penalties to limit online newspapers from publishing unverified or inhumane information about juvenile offenders.

11. Practical applications:

This thesis contributes to clarifying some of the advantages and limitations of reporting on juvenile delinquency in online newspapers today. This helps lay the groundwork for further research on juveniles in general and juvenile delinquency in particular across various media platforms; and provides an additional source of information for researchers, media regulatory bodies, and readers interested in reporting on juveniles.

12. Future research directions:

Further, more comprehensive research is needed on information regarding juvenile delinquency in various forms of media.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Pham Thi Thuy Dung2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 25/12/19884. Place of birth: Hai Duong

5. Decision to admit the student no.: 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013 of the principal of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Thesis's topic: "Dealing with information about illegal adolescents in electronic press"

8. Specialization: Journalism Studies Code: 60.32.01.01

9. Supervisor: PhD Nguyen Thi Thoa, previous Head of Printing press Faculty of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities

10. Summary of the thesis's result:

Education is one of the most important functions and is also an important criterion for assessing the quality of media for children. As mentioned during the study of this thesis, this is a very sensitive field of the media when there is lack of information about adolescents. These children, who are in the development stage with many psychological and physiological changes in perception and behavior, easily fall into recession leading to bad behavior, or foolishness, that directly affects personality if there is no consultation, care, continuous and timely education from family, school and society. Therefore, the press reflects the information surrounding the delinquency of infants for the purpose of deterrence and education to help them realize their misconducts and have preventive effects in the entire society.

In terms of the research topic "Dealing with information about illegal adolescents in electronic press", the thesis focuses on some aspects: how to process the information, information content, the information form about juvenile delinquency in 3 electronic newspapers: AP, VnExpress and The Youth, conducted a survey on 5 outstanding cases: the case of Le Van Luyen massacring a gold shop in Bac Giang; the case of My "wolf” leading the line which specializes in raping girls in Hanoi; the case of Nguyen Cong Bao (15 years old) killing reformist artist Do Linh; the case of Le Tuan Anh (born in 1995, resident in Guangzhou Commune, Quang Xuong District, Thanh Hoa) put in prison for 18 years on charges of "rape" and "murder"; the case of Nguyen Kha Dat killing his mother and hiding the death body in a jar in Kien Giang. Consequently, the thesis reviews the advantages and limitations of the information about minor breach, in order to contribute to the improvement of the quality and efficiency of the information on this object, together with the deterrence, education, prevention for the whole society.

Chapter 1 of the thesis generalized to clarify some issues about the theoretical and practical concepts of electronic newspapers, especially about minor delinquency, and the role of the media in the information about adolescent offense. specifically, the legal principle and professional ethics of journalists when reporting about this subject on currently electronic media.

In chapter 2, the thesis investigates the frequency of news and articles as well as the level of interest of readers; method to process information; information content; form of information on minor criminals through 5 typical cases: the carpet of Le Van Luyen judgment caused to gold shop in Bac Giang Ngoc Bich, 2011; the lawsuit filed by female, My “wolf”, head of rape and robbery organization including child rape took place in the province of Hanoi in 2011; the case of Nguyen Kha Dat killing his mother and hiding the death body in a jar in Kien Giang province in 2015; the case caused by Le Tuan Anh (born in 1995, resident of Guangzhou Commune, Quang Xuong District, Thanh Hoa) performed acts of "rape" and "murder" in 2012; the case caused by Nguyen Cong Bao (15 years old) made to artists Do Linh in the province of Ho Chi Minh City on three typical online newspapers: Dan Tri newspaper, VnExpress, and the Youth. As regards content, the thesis was examined in-depth analysis of information about the cause of these cases; method of the crime; the judgment; The information related to the offender after being sentenced; Influence of the incident on social and other information as well as forms of expression: photo, headline, Sapo. Based on the survey, analysis; the thesis points out the advantages and limitations of such information.

In chapter 3, the thesis outlines a number of measures and recommendations to improve the quality of information on juvenile delinquency electronic newspaper in Vietnam. The solutions proposed to specific management agencies in general and electronic journalism in particular, which emphasize problem-oriented reporting and heavily sanctioned regulations to limit the electronic media informing about minors who are lacking of verifiable or not ensuring about humanity when exploiting information of those characters.

11. Usability in Practice:

With this topic, the thesis contributes to clarifying some of the advantages and limitations of information on minor criminals in electronic media today. This helps to create the basis for further researches on minors in general and juvenile delinquency particularly based on the type of press; add a source for researchers, authorities and media readers interested in information about minors in the press.

12. Further research directions:

Continue to study more about comprehensive information of the minor breach according to different types of press.

13. Related work to the thesis: No