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Exporting Journalism Culture to Vietnam : The Role of the Trainer in Two Swedish Media Aid Projects

Mattsson, Andreas LU orcid (2022) In Journalism Studies 23(13). p.1669-1686
Abstract
In this paper, I explored how two media aid projects from Sweden were used to intervene in the development of Vietnamese journalism between 1993 and 2007. Vietnamese journalism and media aid are contextualized in this paper by unfolding pedagogical ideology, journalistic culture, and the negotiation of professional ideals. Based on an interview study with Swedish trainers from the media aid projects and informed by document analysis, the main research question concerned the role of the trainers in negotiating journalistic practices during the aid projects and the implications of these. Furthermore, I explored the ways in which the aid influenced journalistic ideology in Vietnam, and how the projects fulfilled their political aim to... (More)
In this paper, I explored how two media aid projects from Sweden were used to intervene in the development of Vietnamese journalism between 1993 and 2007. Vietnamese journalism and media aid are contextualized in this paper by unfolding pedagogical ideology, journalistic culture, and the negotiation of professional ideals. Based on an interview study with Swedish trainers from the media aid projects and informed by document analysis, the main research question concerned the role of the trainers in negotiating journalistic practices during the aid projects and the implications of these. Furthermore, I explored the ways in which the aid influenced journalistic ideology in Vietnam, and how the projects fulfilled their political aim to contribute to the democratic development of media in Vietnam. The paper adds to the growing body of literature seeking to de-colonialize media theory to rethink the development of journalism in the Global South. The key findings demonstrate how social norms disrupted the implementation of the ideology of journalism being conveyed from Sweden, while the transfer of technological equipment and knowledge impacted journalism production. (Less)
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vietnam, journalism, media aid, journalism training, media ethics, media development
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Journalism Studies
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23
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13
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18 pages
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Taylor & Francis
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1461-670X
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10.1080/1461670X.2022.2098169
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  title        = {{Exporting Journalism Culture to Vietnam : The Role of the Trainer in Two Swedish Media Aid Projects}},
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  doi          = {{10.1080/1461670X.2022.2098169}},
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