Le Ngoc Son>>> Current Positions - Vice Editor-in-Chief of The Urban Citizen Newspaper (www.nguoidothi.vn)
- Assistant Managing Editor, Vietnamese Student Newspaper
- Founder/Chairman of The Intelligent Applied Media School – IAMS
- Founder/CEO of ThoCa Film Productions
- A member of the Consultant Council for the Minister of Health in Communication Crisis Management
>> EDUCATION• 2009–2011: Master in Public Management, Department of Government,
Uppsala University (Sweden). Thesis’ subject: “Influence of the press on public policy making in Vietnam”
• 2003–2008: BA in Journalism, Faculty of Journalism and Media, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Hanoi)
• 2001–2003: Audio and Video College No1, Limited specialty: Reporter and Editor in Broadcasting
TRAINING COURSES
• 2011: Reporting on Regional Integration in Southeast Asia: History, Institutions and Policies of ASEAN (International Institution of Journalism (of GIZ, Germany), Jakarta, Indonesia
• 2010: Today’s competitiveness and corporate strategy, presented by Harvard’s Professor Michel E. Porter (November 29, 2010, in Hanoi, Vietnam)
• 2010: Leadership and Human Resources Management (SIPU International, Swedish Institute for Public Administration, Hanoi)
• 2010: Media Strategies (WAN-IFRA – World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, Hanoi)
• 2010: Building Project, Monitoring and Evaluation Project (University of Economics and Business – Vietnam National University)
• 2010: E-Government (University of Economics and Business – Vietnam National University).
• 2009: Multimedia and Online Journalism (International Institution of Journalism, of InWent, Germany)
>> AWARDS/ HONORS• 2014: 2nd Prize for the Excellent Achievements during “The 4th ASEAN-Korea Frontier
Forum (AKFF)”, Asia Exchange Association, Korea
• 2014: Scholarship for doctoral education of Project 165, a state-funded project aiming to train the next generation of young talented leaders in Vietnamese public sector
• 2013: Third Prize, the National Competition of Excellent and Young Civil Servants
• 2012: First Prize, the National Journalism on Youth Award
• 2011: B National Prize for Journalist and Editor Festival by Vietnam Youth Union
• 2010: National Excellent Young Writer Prize by Vietnam Youth Union
>> SELECTED PUBLICATIONSBOOKS
• 2014: Dialogue with the Vietnamese Elites (Original Book, Knowledge Publishing House)
• 2014: Contagious: Why Things Catch On (Translated Book, Thaiha Books Publishing House)
• 2013: Four theories of the press (Translated Book, Knowledge Publishing House)
• 2008: Dialogue with politicians (Original Book, Knowledge Publishing House)
• 2007: WTO: Business and self-protection (Original Book, Co-author, Hanoi Publishing House)
Residence: Hanoi, Vietnam
>> curriculum vitae
>> 10 February 1983 | male | vietnamese>> +84979 855055 | [email protected]
Address: No2, Alley 19, Nguyen Cong Tru Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi City, Vietnam
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“ Son is one of the best journalists I have ever met. I really hope to meet him again
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– Vo Van Kiet Former Vietnamese Prime Minister
JOURNAL ARTICLES
• Tabloidization of news and the mission of Vietnamese media, Journalism Review, Vol.126, June 2013
• Tablet newspaper and new trend in journalism in Vietnam, Journalism Review, Vol.125, March 2013
• A criticism on the hypothesis considering “Thang Mo” as a father of Vietnamese journalism, Journalism Review, January 2013
PHOTO EXHIBITIONS
• 2009: In a City (Co-author, British Council supported)
• 2007: Globalization: A perspective from Vietnam (Action Aid supported)
>> Refereed Conference Presentations• Tabloid in Vietnam and its social responsibility for the society, Media Forum, hosted by
The Intelligent Applied Media School; February 2014
• How to write for Vietnamese young audiences, National Conference on Reporting on children and the ethics of journalists. Vietnam Journalists Association and Journalism Review, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; August 2013
• Applying social media for journalists in Vietnam, National Conference on The Influence of Social Media on Reporting News of Journalists. Center for Research on Development Communication, Hanoi, Vietnam; December 2012
>> TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE• 2008–present: Lecturer/Chairman at The Intelligent Applied Media School - IAMS
• 2010–present: Visiting Lecturer at University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University); Academy of Journalism and Communication; College of Television
• 2011–2012: Vice Director of Institution of Information Technology and Media, Peace University
>> EMPLOYMENT RECORD• 2014: Vice Editor-in-Chief of The Urban Citizen Newspaper
• 2006–present: Senior Journalist, Assistant Managing Editor, Vietnam Student Newspaper
• 2011–2012: Vice Director of Institution of Information Technology and Media, Peace University
• 2008–present: Founder and Chairman of The Intelligent Applied Media School
• 2003–2006: Senior Editor of Financial Review (the Ministry of Finance)
>> ACTIVITIES• A member of the Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA), Vietnam Forum of Environmental
Journalists (VFEJ), and Asia Media Forum (AMF)
• Head of “Writing to end poverty networking” group of International Action Aid in Vietnam (AAV)
• Sach Hay Project Manager, Hanoi (2011-2012)
• Advisor for the project of the bookshelf/ library model for rural clans in Vietnam.
• Media Advisor of NairsCorp Group (2008-2010)
>> SKILLSFluent English | Teaching skills to Adult | Media Relations | Strategic Communications | Negotiation | Moderator | Presentation | Information Technology | Social Media
>> RECREATIONReading | Cycling | Gardening
>> REFERENCES
Prof. Dr. Martin Löffelholz
Rector
Swiss German University - Asia
EduTown - BSD City 15339, Indonesia
Email: [email protected]
Prof. Dr. Cuong Le Van
Emeritus Research Director of National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France,
Emeritus Professor of Paris School of Economics
Email: [email protected]
Prof. Dr. Tuan V. Nguyen
Principal Research Fellow
Professor, UNSW School of Public Health and Community Medicine,
Distinguished Professor, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Email: [email protected]
Nguyen Xuan Hong, MA
Senior Journalist/ First Subeditor
Vietnam Government Online Newspaper
Emails: [email protected]
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“ Son has plenty of valuable experiences in journalism in South Asia, and has considerable influences in Vietnamese media and numerous deep relationships with politicians and officials in Vietnam
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– Doan Duy Thanh Former Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam
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