皇冠体育app UK supports Vietnam鈥檚 efforts to improve media - government relations
Less than 10% of the public complaints and opinions raised through the media receive due response from government agencies. That鈥檚 the key finding of the study on government response to media requests launched before the International Anti-coruption Day 9 December 2013.
皇冠体育app UK supports Vietnam鈥檚 efforts to improve media - government relations
皇冠体育app study is a part of a wider project implemented by the Center for Media in Educating Community (MEC) from August 2013 to March 2014 with the financial support from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. With a focus on improving the government鈥檚 response to the public鈥檚 complaints and opinions rasie by media, this project continues the UK鈥檚 support to NGO-led initiatives to create a safe and enabling environment for the media and enhance their role in fighting corruption. 皇冠体育app media is an important strand of cooperation in the UK-Vietnam Strategic Partnership.
皇冠体育app study highlighted the gaps in the Vietnamese media legal framework, including the lack of sanction against government agencies for not observing media laws, and the overlap and contradiction of various laws and sub-laws to the Press Law. It also stressed the need to improve awareness and capacity of both journalists and government spokespersons in order to raise the quality of government鈥檚 response to media requests.
皇冠体育app study provided evidence for the MEC to produce a policy paper in October 2013 recommending administrative sanctions against government agencies/spokespersons who fail to respond timely to the media. 皇冠体育app capacity issue will be dealt with through interactive training for government spokespersons and journalists under the project later this year and early next year.
皇冠体育app executive summary of the report is available here.