STUDY ON CHARACTERISTICS OF MEGASTORY CATEGORY ON NEWS OF VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY

Authors

  • Tran Ngoc Phuong Uyen Department of Vietnamese Linguistics and Literature, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Can Tho University, Vietnam
  • Do Thi Xuan Quyen Department of Vietnamese Linguistics and Literature, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Can Tho University, Vietnam
  • Thai Cong Dan Dr., Senior Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejls.v4i2.466

Keywords:

characteristics, Megastory, online journalism, Vietnam News Agency

Abstract

The baotintuc.vn website is a newspaper belonging to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA). Following the new trend of the press, this newspaper officially launched the website www.baotintuc.vn on December 17, 2010 to support information for newspapers and expand the audience. When researching this topic, the researchers selected Megastory articles on the baotintuc.vn online newspaper for the survey. The study would examine 74 articles in the Megastory category in a 12-month period in 2020. From this respect, it aims to generalize the characteristics of content and form of this genre with various fields. The findings revealed that the content and form characteristics in Megastory articles have been asserting themselves in the world's multimedia journalism trends, meeting public tastes nationwide and worldwide as well.

Author Biographies

  • Tran Ngoc Phuong Uyen, Department of Vietnamese Linguistics and Literature, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Can Tho University, Vietnam

    Miss Tran Ngoc Phuong Uyen held her BA from Department of Vietnamese Linguistics and Literature, School of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSSH), Can Tho University (CTU), Vietnam in 2022. She can be contacted at phuonguyen711nvh@gmail.com.

  • Do Thi Xuan Quyen, Department of Vietnamese Linguistics and Literature, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Can Tho University, Vietnam

    Ms. Do Thi Xuan Quyen is currently a lecturer in journalism, Department of Vietnamese Linguistics and Literature, School of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSSH), Can Tho University (CTU), Vietnam. Her main research interests are journalism teaching and doing research, learning and teaching Vietnamese and foreign literature, curriculum design, testing and assessment, and professional development. She can be contacted at dtxquyen@ctu.edu.vn.

  • Thai Cong Dan, Dr., Senior Lecturer, School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Vietnam

    Mr. Thai Cong Dan is currently a senior English lecturer, School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University (CTU), Vietnam. He has held his PhD at Naresuan University, Thailand since 2010 in Educational Administration (English program). He got his MA in Cultural Aspects and Literature from University of Notre Dame du Lac, Indiana, USA in 1999. His main research interests are TEF/TESOL issues, intercultural communication, high school and higher education levels in English learning and teaching, foreign literature, intercultural communication, ESP for Political Education, Tourism, English program management, curriculum design, testing and evaluation, professional development, and educational administration. He can be reached at tcdan@ctu.edu.vn.

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Published

2023-09-01

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023)

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