Vietnam is fifth in the hierarchy of countries likely to be severely impacted by climate change. Since 2007 there has been a major expansion of reporting and discussion of this issue in Vietnamese news media. This article reports on a research study of climate change coverage from 2000 to 2013 in four major news outlets: Vietnam Television (VTV), Tuoi Tre newspaper, Nhan Dan newspaper and VnExpress . It found considerable variation on the content and temporal spread of coverage, but also some interesting commonalities, in particular an unusually prominent role for NGOs as sources. There is currently a unity of purpose in the Vietnamese government’s approach to this issue at the moment. In other environmental issues, the major factor affecting government latitude for independent reporting has been the unity or conflict within government on the matter. Where there has been no conflict there has been considerable latitude for journalists to take initiatives in independent reporting, expand the field of media independence and in the process develop their own capital and professional capacities. Thus far in climate change reporting journalists have not taken advantage of this opportunity, but if the scientific predictions of catastrophic impacts are valid, the social, economic and political effects will be major, posing strong challenges to Vietnamese journalists.

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越南的气候变化：2000-2013 年期间政府与媒体的关系

越南在可能受气候变化严重影响的国家中排名第五。自 2007 年以来，越南新闻媒体对这一问题的报道和讨论大幅增加。本文报道了 2000 年至 2013 年四个主要新闻媒体对气候变化报道的研究：越南电视台 (VTV)、Tuoi Tre 报、Nhan Dan 报和 VnExpress。它发现报道的内容和时间传播有相当大的差异，但也有一些有趣的共性，特别是非政府组织作为来源的异常突出作用。目前，越南政府对这个问题的态度是一致的。在其他环境问题上，影响政府独立报告自由度的主要因素是政府内部在此事上的团结或冲突。在没有发生冲突的地方，记者有很大的自由度可以采取主动进行独立报道，扩大媒体独立的领域，并在此过程中发展自己的资本和专业能力。迄今为止，在气候变化报道中记者还没有利用这个机会，但如果灾难性影响的科学预测是有效的，那么社会、经济和政治影响将是重大的，对越南记者构成巨大挑战。扩大媒体独立领域，并在此过程中发展自己的资本和专业能力。迄今为止，在气候变化报道中记者还没有利用这个机会，但如果灾难性影响的科学预测是有效的，那么社会、经济和政治影响将是重大的，对越南记者构成巨大挑战。扩大媒体独立领域，并在此过程中发展自己的资本和专业能力。迄今为止，在气候变化报道中记者还没有利用这个机会，但如果灾难性影响的科学预测是有效的，那么社会、经济和政治影响将是重大的，对越南记者构成巨大挑战。