Abstract

LY-LE, Tuong-Minh. What gets into the media: the case of media bias in Vietnam during COVID-19. Communitas (Bloemfontein. Online) [online]. 2023, vol.28, pp.103-116. ISSN 2415-0525.  http://dx.doi.org/10.38140/com.v28i.7592.

This study investigated the coverage of COVID-19 in Vietnam to understand what types of information can be published, how accurate it is, and if media bias exists. The results show that media biases are more clearly presented during the gathering and editing stages of news production. Although COVID-19 received a heightened frequency of reporting, news articles on this topic indicated the limited use of sources, provided mostly general information and statistics, and lacked scientific quality. These results are intended to provide public health authorities and news audiences with an understanding of how a health event is presented in the media.

Keywords : news writing; journalism; media bias; news production; scientific quality; health reporting; health communication; COVID-19; Vietnam.

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