1. Student's full name: Doan Van Luong 2. Gender: Male.
3. Date of birth: November 6, 1980.
4. Place of birth: Quang Tri province.
5. Decision to recognize student number:4418/2019/QD-XHVN, November 26, 2019 by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in training process: No
7. Thesis topic: Portraits in print and online newspapers (Survey of print and online newspapers in Da Nang, print and online newspapers of Tuoi Tre in Ho Chi Minh City, online newspapers of VietnamPlus in the period 2018-2020).
8. Major: Applied Journalism; Code:8320101-01-UD.
9. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Dung.
Work at: Director of Institute of Information Technology and Communication Applications.
10. Summary of thesis results:
Based on the general theoretical issues of chapter 1 and based on the results of the survey, research, analysis, comparison, and contrast of portrait articles in terms of content and form in the newspapers surveyed in chapter 2, the author of the thesis pointed out the successes and limitations of portrait articles in chapter 3; thereby proposing basic solutions to innovate and improve the quality of portrait works, in order to promote the strengths of portraits, and improve the effectiveness of propaganda about good people and good deeds in print and electronic newspapers.
The first solution is a solution of awareness because changing the perception, raising the awareness of the press leadership and management agencies and leaders of each press agency along with the team of reporters and journalists about the role and importance of portraits in the propaganda of human portraits, specifically good people and good deeds, is extremely important and is a prerequisite for innovation and improving the quality of portrait works in newspapers today. Thereby, there are reasonable adjustments to special pages and columns to increase the number of press works written about good people and good deeds. The appearance of many quality portrait articles will have a positive effect in spreading good things, suppressing bad things, contributing to improving the effectiveness of propaganda about good people and good deeds in print and electronic newspapers.
In addition, the author of the thesis also proposed specific solutions to improve journalism skills, solutions on financial mechanisms, royalties and solutions for training human resources to ensure meeting the increasingly high requirements for the quality of portrait writing works. For each press agency, the first thing to do is to train to improve professional skills and portrait writing skills. Journalists are not only good at writing but also know many other things such as taking photos, filming, graphics... to produce journalism works in multimedia language and portrait writing works in the form of Mega Story on electronic newspapers. Improving professional skills from selecting and searching for characters to exploiting and verifying information, demonstrating professional ethics and social responsibility of journalists. This is an important factor for journalists to do the right thing and fulfill their roles and responsibilities.
Along with the innovation in content is the innovation in the form of presenting portrait articles in newspapers. In particular, the author proposes a multi-door information presentation, using multimedia languages such as: photos (moving and still images), videos, infographics, information graphics, character quote boxes, etc. The author of the thesis also proposes the establishment of professional portrait reportage writing committees/groups; at the same time, proposes solutions to increase the implementation of many portrait reportage works in the form of Mega Story on electronic newspapers to bring readers attractive "dishes", both new in content and form in the experience of multimedia journalism works.
The author of the thesis also made some recommendations to three press agencies: Da Nang Newspaper, Tuoi Tre Newspaper of Ho Chi Minh City and VietnamPlus Newspaper to create the most favorable conditions for newspaper editorial offices, reporters and journalists in promoting good people and good deeds.
11. Practical application:
The thesis contributes to clarifying some advantages and limitations of propaganda about good people and good deeds in Da Nang print and electronic newspapers, Tuoi Tre Ho Chi Minh City print and electronic newspapers, and VietnamPlus electronic newspapers. Thereby, proposing some solutions and recommendations to improve the quality and effectiveness of propaganda about good people and good deeds in these 3 newspapers.
12. Further research directions: None
13. Published works related to the thesis: None
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Doan Van Luong 2. Sex: Male.
3. Date of birth: 6thNovember 1980 4. Place of birth: Quang Tri province.
5. Admission decision number:4418/2019/QD-XHVN,Dated November 26, 2019.
6. Changes in academic process: None.
7. Official thesis title: Biographical sketches of outstanding people with good deeds published on printed and online editions (Analyses conducted on printed and online editions of Da Nang Newspaper, HCM City Youth Newspaper and online editions of Vietnam Plus from 2018 to 2020).
8. Major: Journalism. 9. Code:8320101-01-UD.
10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Dung,Director of the Institute of Information and Communication Technology Applications.
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
On the basis of general theoretical issues of Chapter 1 and the results of research, survey, comparison, analysis, contrast inbiographical sketches of outstanding people with good deeds published on printed and online editionsabout the content as well as the form in the newspapersof Da Nang Newspaper, HCM City Youth Newspaper and online editions of Vietnam Plus from 2018 to 2020in Chapter 2; the author of the thesis has pointed out the successes and limitations of thebiographical sketches of outstanding peoplein Chapter 3. From there, provide basic solutions to innovate and improve the quality ofbiographical sketches, in order to promote and improve the effectiveness of propaganda aboutoutstanding people with good deeds published on printed and online editions.
The first is the cognitive solution, because the changing and raising awareness of the leading agency, the press manager, the leader of each press agency and a team of reporters and journalists is of great significance and prerequisite for the renewal and improvement of the quality ofbiographical sketches of outstanding people with good deedsprint today's newspapers. Thereby, there is a reasonable adjustment of specialized pages and categories, to increase the number of journalistic works aboutoutstanding people with good deeds. The appearance of many qualitiesbiographical sketches of outstanding people with good deedswill have a positive effect in spreading good things, crush the bad, contribute to improving the effectiveness of propaganda aboutoutstanding people with good deeds published on printed and online editions.
In addition, the author of the thesis also proposes specific solutions, in order to improve journalism skills, solutions on financial mechanisms, royalties and human resource training, meet the increasing requirements for the quality of biographical sketches. With each news agency, the first thing to do is to train to improve professional writing skills of biographical sketches. Journalists are not only good at writing but also know many other things such as photography, videography, graphics... to carry out journalistic works in multimedia languages, and biographical sketches by Mega Story on online editions. The cultivation and improvement of career skills from selecting and searching for characters to exploiting and verifying information, to demonstrate professional ethics and social responsibility of journalists. This is an important factor for journalists to do right and fulfill their responsibilities.
In parallel with the innovation of content is the renewal of the form of presenting biographical sketches in newspapers. In it, the author of the thesis proposes a way to present many information windows, to use multimedia languages such as: images (animated and still images), videos, infographics, infographics, character quote boxes… The author of the thesis also proposes to set up committees/groups to write professional biographical sketches reportage; simultaneously offer solutions to enhance the implementation of many reportages by Mega Story on online editions aims to bring readers attractive and new “foods” in both content and form in experiencing multimedia journalistic works.
The author of the thesis also made some recommendations to 3 news agencies: Da Nang Newspaper, HCM City Youth Newspaper and Vietnam Plus, in order to create the most favorable conditions for editorial offices, reporters and journalists in effectively propagating about outstanding people with good deeds on published and online editions.
12. Practical applicability, if any:
The thesis is aimed to clarify some advantages and limitations ofbiographical sketches of outstanding people with good deeds published on printed and online editions of Da Nang Newspaper, HCM City Youth Newspaper and online editions of Vietnam Plus from 2018 to 2020. Thereby,the authorproposes some solutions and recommendations to improve the quality ofbiographical sketches of outstanding people with good deedsand the effectiveness of propaganda in these 3 newspapers.
13. Further research directions, if any: None.
14. Thesis-related publications: None.
