Information Management in the Age of Social Networks: Opportunities and Challenges

Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh delivered the opening speech of the training course.

Attending the program were Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh - Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Lam - Director of the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information; Mr. Ho Quang Loi - Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association; Second Secretary of the Swedish Embassy in Vietnam; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Thu Huong - Head of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities... along with reporters, editors, and sponsors.

The training course is an effort of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication, aiming to provide basic knowledge and skills for students who are reporters and journalists in integrating social networks in reporting and managing newsrooms. Update new trends in the world on live reporting in relation to live communication. Provide materials to help learners refer to and consider the ethical frameworks of press agencies around the world on the relationship between newsrooms, journalists and social networks - aiming to ensure the principles of journalism under the pressure of news speed as well as information competition.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Lam, Director of the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information, spoke at the opening ceremony.

The content of the training course is a combination of theoretical knowledge and specific practical exercises under the guidance of lecturers Mr. Timothy Large - Reuters reporter who has held many positions such as director of the media journalism program and editor-in-chief of the Thomson Reuters Foundation and Associate Professor Dr. Vu Quang Hao, lecturer of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication.

This is an extremely necessary activity in the context of social networks having a very strong impact on people's access to information and challenging the traditional way of reporting news of news agencies and editorial offices. Although faster and more convenient, social networks also pose more risks to readers. This is also the time to redefine the role of journalists and ethical standards in using social networks to collect and disseminate information.

The program will last for 3 consecutive days from January 11, 2017 to January 13, 2017 at Chi Lang Hall, Military Hotel No. 1 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Hanoi.