Vietnam Media Project
Making sense of a media landscape under digital authoritarianism
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Vietnam Media Project (VMP) aims to fill in the information gap about the Vietnamese media landscape.
In a country without media freedom, censorship is prevalent, but it is not the only thing.
Journalists’ efforts to push the boundaries inside and outside the country deserve more attention.
These are challenging times for journalism in Vietnam. We hope to keep a record of control and effort.
VMP Newsletter
Analyses
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The Press Plan of 2025 and The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism in Vietnam
Two decades of online media development with those significant quasi-private media is coming to an end with new policy obstacles.
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Press Plan 2025: Quotas of press agencies
In summary, only organizations at the national level are eligible to have press agencies.
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A case of self-censorship
The normalization of self-censorship indicates a press that has become completely paralyzed.
Database
Not all Vietnamese newspapers are state-owned. 6 out of the top 10 most-read news sites were owned or associated with private media companies. They account for 73% of the total traffic generated by the top 10.
