Clash of media systems: Swedish journalism on export to Vietnam

In this seminar, Andreas Mattsson will present some of his findings from his ongoing doctoral project at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki. His project examines how Swedish media aid contributed to the development of the journalism profession in Vietnam from 1993 until 2007 by providing training for Vietnamese journalists. The research is framed by a “clash of media systems”. The overall aim of the programme was to “democratize” and “modernize” journalism in Vietnam. The activities were designed to convey journalism ideology, technology, and media ethics from Sweden for implementation in Vietnamese newsrooms. This presentation will address how one can understand various concepts of journalism and discuss media aid as a concept and a tool for change.

Bio:

Andreas Mattsson is a lecturer and program director at the School of Journalism at the Department of Communication and Media, Lund University. He is also a Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Helsinki and an affiliated researcher at the Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET) at Lund University. He has conducted research and taught about journalism practice and digital technology from a comparative international perspective. He has a background as a freelance journalist for various Nordic newspapers and magazines and has previously worked as an editor and reporter at various Swedish newspapers.

For additional information: Carl-Gustav Lindén, carl-gustav.linden@uib, +358405157682