VOlUME 05 ISSUE 04 APRIL 2022
Nguyen Thu Trang
PhD. Student, VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities, No. 336 Nguyen Trai Street, Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi, Vietnam
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ABSTRACT
COVID-19 pandemic has brought serious detriments of many aspects worldwide. Negative impacts on the economy, social life, and humanity are critical, and history will still refer to this period as a dark picture of all humanity. The complicated and unpredictable changes of the epidemic forced all countries to find ways and use all resources to respond. However, along with new strains, the evolution of the disease is becoming more and more sophisticated. A complete end to this epidemic may not be possible. Therefore, people worldwide have determined to live with COVID-19 and adapt to the situation. Vietnam is no exception to this trend. Since the epidemic broke out in early 2020, the Vietnamese Government has built many solutions to deal with it. If these measures are effective, people must voluntarily and unanimously follow them. The tool that helps propagate and convince people, as well as a channel for people to give their feedback, opinions to policymakers for adjustments and more in line with reality, is through political communication. The article will analyse this communication in Vietnam in both directions, from the Government down to the people and vice versa, in the fight against COVID-19 in this country. The article is divided into three main parts: the first part will provide definitions and concepts related to political communication. The second part gives an overview of the activities and effects of political communication in the fight against the epidemic. The final section will concentrate on comments on this communication in Vietnam.
KEYWORDS:Media, political communication, Vietnam, COVID-19, COVID-19 prevention.
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