Viet Nam News NEW YORK — The New York Daily News, the century-old tabloid known for its provocative headlines, made its own news Monday by slashing half its editorial staff, in the latest retrenchment in the newspaper sector. The daily owned by the media conglomerate Tronc said in an email to employees that the move sought to address the newspaper’s "significant financial challenges." A source familiar with the matter said the cuts represent "nearly 50 per cent" of newsroom staff. Tronc declined to comment on the cutbacks or confirm precisely how many staff were affected, but the rival New York Post said the Daily News had some 85 editorial staff before the layoffs. The editorial staff will slashed be as the newspaper looks at a fundamental restructuring to focus on breaking news, mainly in areas of "crime, civil justice and public responsibility," according to the note to staff, which was widely circulated on Twitter. "The decisions being announced today reflect the … [Read more...] about NY Daily News slashes half its newsroom staff
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Vietnam, Cambodia foster media relations Cambodian News Agency AKP considers its Vietnamese counterpart a close friend and important partner, stated AKP Director General Sok Mom Nimul while meeting with Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan on April 8. The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has helped AKP with expertise and facilities, she said, adding that the long-term relationship’s momentum will be built upon for the sake of the two nations’ peoples and for regional and international peace. Concurring with her guest, the Vice State President urged the two agencies to collaborate further in technology and human resource development. As the ASEAN Community forms by the end of this year, their work together to devise regional initiatives could contribute significantly to the community’s growth, Doan noted. She highlighted the Vietnamese Government consistently prioritises strengthening friendship and comprehensive cooperation ties with Cambodian Government. Vietnam, … [Read more...] about Government News 9/4
Art & Entertainment News 15/6
VN photo shortlisted in Britain Ly Hoang Long figures among the world's top environment photographers, with one of his photos being included among the top 111 photos of an international contest in the United Kingdom. His photo, entitled Checking Fishing Net, features a fisherman checking his nets in a blue-water river, an idyllic scene in Viet Nam's countryside. More than 10,000 entries by photographers from 60 nations in the world were received by the Environmental Photographers of the Year contest, which focuses on issues ranging from sustainable development to poverty, climate change and human rights. The shortlisted entries will be displayed at The Royal Geographical Society Exhibition in London from June 22 to July 10, before being displayed in a mobile exhibition around the United Kingdom. The winner of the 5,000-pound (US$7,800) award, which was set up in 2007 by the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), will be announced on June 25. Long, who is … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News 15/6
Half of Vietnamese get news from social media, survey finds
Vietnamese people love social media, their regular source of daily news, a new survey has found. Vietnam comes fourth in a survey conducted by Pew Research Center to find out how often people in 38 countries, including both advanced and developing ones, turn to social media to get the news. While getting news online daily is more common in advanced economies (median of 54 percent) than in emerging and developing ones (median of 23 percent), the difference subsides when only news from social media is taken into account, according to the survey. "People in advanced economies (median of 36 percent) use social media daily for news at similar rates to those in emerging or developing economies (33 percent)," the Pew Research Center said in a report. South Korea takes the throne with 57 percent of respondents saying they used social media to get the news several times a day or once a day, followed by Lebanon with 52 percent, Argentina with 51 percent and Vietnam with 48 percent, according … [Read more...] about Half of Vietnamese get news from social media, survey finds
Da Nang authorities hunt for Facebook user who fakes broken bridge news
Authorities in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang are hunting for the owner of a Facebook page that faked the news about the collapse of the city’s iconic bridge. The municipal Department of Information and Communications confirmed on Saturday that the name of the Facebook page was ‘Tin tuc hang ngay - VTV Online’ (Daily news - VTV Online). The avatar of the page contained the logo of national broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV), the department stated, adding that the bogus Facebook page had been deleted. On Saturday morning, the page uploaded a status claiming that the Dragon Bridge, Da Nang’s symbolic bridge that spans over the Han River, had been broken due to heavy downpours and strong gusts. The status added that there were 10 people traveling on the bridge at the time of the incident, along with several photos, which seemed to be edited, as proof. The city’s Department of Information and Communications is working with other agencies to … [Read more...] about Da Nang authorities hunt for Facebook user who fakes broken bridge news