Hong Tien Vu


Hong Tien Vu
  • Associate Professor

Contact Info

Stauffer-Flint Hall, room 209B
1435 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS 66045

Biography

Hong Tien Vu teaches media writing, international journalism, information management and international strategic communication. Vu's research focuses on global/development communication and digital media, with other interests including communication for global change. Vu has presented his research at numerous venues such as the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference and the International Communication Association Annual Conference.

Education

Linguistics, Hanoi National University
M.S., University of Kansas
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Selected Publications

Vu, H. T., & Lynn, N. (2020). When the News Takes Sides: Automated Framing Analysis of News Coverage of the Rohingya Crisis by the Elite Press from Three Countries [Journal Articles]. Journalism Studies. Published. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2020.1745665

Duong, H. T., Vu, H. T., & Nguyen, L. V. T. (2020). Influenced by Anonymous Others: Effects of Online Comments on Risk Perception and Intention to Communicate [Journal Articles]. Health Communication. Published.

Seo, H., & Vu, H. T. (2020). Social Media & Global Activism: A Survey of Transnational Nonprofits [Journal Articles]. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. Published.

Vu, H. T., Do, H. V., Seo, H., & Liu, Y. (2019). Who Leads the Conversation on Climate Change?: A Study of the Global Network of NGOs on Twitter [Journal Articles]. Environmental Communication. Published.

Duong, H. T., Nguyen, L. T., & Vu, H. T. (2019). With Whom Do Consumers Interact? Consumers’ Online Feedback, Source Credibility, and Risk Perception [Journal Articles]. Journal of Social Marketing. Published.

Duong, H. T., Nguyen, L. V. T., Vu, H. T., & Trinh, A. T. (2019). Association Between Online Social Influence and Corporal Punishment: An Experimental Study [Journal Articles]. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal. Published.

Vu, H. T. (2019). Female Leadership in Vietnam: Traditional Gender Norm, Quota and Media [Book Chapters]. In Asian Women Leadership: A Cross-National and Cross-Sector Comparison.

Chen, Y., & Vu, H. T. (2019). The Role of Structural Factors in Antibiotic Use Among European Union Citizens: A Multilevel Analysis [Journal Articles]. International Journal of Communication. Published.

Vu, H. T., Liu, Y., & Tran, D. V. (2019). Nationalizing a global phenomenon: A study of how the press in 45 countries and territories portrays climate change [Journal Articles]. Global Environmental Change58https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.101942

Nguyen, A. D., & Vu, H. T. (2019). Testing popular news discourse on the “echo chamber” effect: Does political polarisation occur among those relying on social media as their primary politics news source? [Journal Articles]. First Monday24(3). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v24i6.9632

Duong, H. T., Vu, H. T., & Nguyen, N. (2019). Activists’ Strategic Communication in an Authoritarian Setting: Integrating Social Movement Framing into Issues Management [Journal Articles]. International Journal of Strategic Communication. Published.

Vu, H. T., Barnett, B. A., Duong, H. T., & Lee, T. T. (2019). “Delicate and Durable”: An Analysis of Women’s Leadership and Media Practices in Vietnam [Journal Articles]. International Journal of Media &  Cultural Politics15(1), 87–108.

Nguyen, A. D., & Vu, H. T. (2019). Numbers Behind the News: Audience Metrics and the Changing Nature of Gatekeeping [Book Chapters]. In News, Numbers and Public Opinion in a Data-Driven World - 9781501330353.

Vu, H. T., Jiang, L., Chacon, L. M. C., Riedl, M. J., Tran, D. V., & Bobkowski, P. S. (2018). What Influences Media Effects on Public Perception? A Cross-national Study of Comparative Agenda Setting [Journal Articles]. International Communication Gazette. Published.

Guo, L., & Vu, H. T. (2018). Media vs. Reality: Who Sets the Public Agenda on Health? [Journal Articles]. The Agenda Setting Journal2(1), 3–24.

Vu, H. T., Lee, T. T., Duong, H. T., & Barnett, B. A. (2018). Gendering Leadership in Vietnamese Media: A Role Congruity Study on News Content and Journalists’ Perception of Female and Male Leaders [Journal Articles]. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly95(3), 565–587.

Vu, H. T., Duong, H. T., Barnett, B. A., & Lee, T.-T. (2017). A Role (In)congruity Study on Vietnamese Journalists’ Perception of Female and Male Leadership [Journal Articles]. Asian Journal of Communication27(6), 648–664. https://doi.org/10.1080/01292986.2017.1318155

Vu, H. T., Guo, L., & McCombs, M. (2014). “The World Outside and the Pictures in Our Heads”: A Network Agenda Setting Study [Journal Articles]. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. Published. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077699014550090

Guo, L., Chen, K. Y., Vu, H. T., Wang, Q., Aksamit, R., Guzek, D., Jachimowski, M., & McCombs, M. (2014). Coverage of the Iraq War in the United States, Mainland China, Taiwan, and Poland: A Transnational Network Agenda-Setting Study [Journal Articles]. Journalism Studies. Published. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2014.885198

Stephens, M., Yoo, J., Mourao, R., Vu, H. T., Baresch, B., Lee, E. J., Gutierrez, F. M., & Johnson, T. J. (2014). How App Are People to Use Smartphones, Search Engines and Social Media to Gather News?: Examining Alternative Means to Gather News and Their Influence on Political Attitudes & Behaviors [Journal Articles]. Journal of Information Technology & Politics. Published. https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2014.951137

Vu, H. T. (2013). Factors Influencing Journalists’ Gatekeeping Role [Book Chapters]. In Journalism: Theories and Practice. Department of Journalism and Communications, Hanoi National University.

Vu, H. T., & Lee, T. T. (2013). Soap Operas as A Matchmaker: A Cultivation Analysis of the Effects of South Korean TV Dramas on Vietnamese Women’s Marital Intention. [Journal Articles]. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly90(2), 308–330. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077699013482912

Vu, H. T. (2013). The online audience as gatekeeper: The influence of reader metrics on news editorial selection [Journal Articles]. Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism. Published. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884913504259

Guo, L., Vu, H. T., & McCombs, M. (2012). An Expanded Perspective on Agenda-Setting Effects Exploring the Third Level of Agenda Setting [Journal Articles]. Revista de Comunicación11, 51–68.

Vu, H. T. (2012). International reporting [Book Chapters]. In T. Long & H. Thu (Eds.), Handbook for Journalism: Skills in Collecting Information and Writing for the Media. Thong Tan Publishing House.

Vu, H. T. (2012). Multimedia: the media trend [Book Chapters]. In T. Long & H. Thu (Eds.), Handbook for Journalism: Skills in Collecting Information and Writing for the Media. Thong Tan Publishing House.

Vu, H. T., & Lee, T. T. (2012). State-Press Relations Revisited: A Case Study of How U.S. Media Portray Postwar Vietnam [Journal Articles]. Asian Journal of Communication22(6), 549–565. https://doi.org/10.1080/01292986.2012.717093

Vu, H. T. (accepted/in press). Agenda building [Book Chapters]. In The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology.

Vu, H. T., McCombs, M. E., Russell, A., & Pain, P. (accepted/in press). Deepening the concept of ‘compelling arguments’: Linking the substantive and affective dimensions of attributes in assessing the effects of climate change news on public opinion [Journal Articles]. The Agenda Setting Journal.

Selected Presentations

Nguyen, L. V. T., Duong, H. T., Vu, H. T., & Nguyen, T. (12/3/2018 - 12/5/2018). Online Social Influence and Social Marketing. ANZMAC. Adelaide, Australia

Duong, H. T., Vu, H. T., & Nguyen, N. (8/5/2018 - 8/9/2018). A grassroots Social Movement in an Authoritarian Setting: Examining Activists' Strategic Communication in Issues Management. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Washington D.C

Seo, H., Vu, H. T., Aromona, S., Liu, Y., & Shayesteh, F. (8/5/2018 - 8/9/2018). Hashtag feminism around the world: A comparative analysis of #MeToo tweets. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Washington D.C

Vu, H. T., Do, H. V., Seo, H., & Liu, Y. (8/5/2018 - 8/9/2018). Who leads the conversation on climate change?: A study of the global network of NGOs on Twitter. AEJMC. Washington DC

Seo, H., & Vu, H. T. (5/22/2018 - 5/29/2018). Social media and global activism: A survey of transnational nonprofits. International Communication Association. Prague, Czech

Chen, Y., & Vu, H. T. (5/22/2018 - 5/29/2018). The role of structural factors in antibiotic use among European Union Citizens: A multilevel Analysis. International Communication Association. Prague, Czech

Vu, H. T., & Nguyen, A. (9/14/2017 - 9/15/2017). Public uses and attitudes to political news on social networking sites: A comparative European study and its implications for the future of political news learning and engagement on social media. Future of Journalism. Cardiff, UK

McCombs, M., Vu, H. T., & Lu, S. (5/25/2017 - 5/29/2017). A pearl dropped in the ocean: Reappraising compelling argument in agenda setting from the affective dimension. International Communication Association. San Diego, CA

Vu, H. T. (6/30/2016). Partisan media and their climate change agenda setting effects on partisan publics: Testing the compelling arguments concept in the age of polarization. International Association Communication. Japan

Vu, H. T. (12/31/2014). Nationalizing a global phenomenon: A study of how the press portrays climate change in four different countries. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference. Montreal, Canada

Vu, H. T., Yoo, J., Stephens, M., Baresch, B., Mourao, R., & Johnson, T. J. (12/31/2013). Communication’s Next Top Model: Comparing the Differential Gains and Communication Mediation Models as predictors of political participation and knowledge. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference. Washington, DC

Vu, H. T., Guo, L., & McCombs, M. (12/31/2012). "The world outside and the picture in our head”: A network agenda setting study. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference. Chicago, IL

Vu, H. T., & Gupta, A. (12/31/2012). A study of how online social networking influences people’s involvement in humanitarian work. Corporate Communication International Conference. New York, NY

Stephens, M., Yoo, J., Mourao, R., Vu, H. T., Baresch, B., Lee, E. J., ...Johnson, T. J. (12/31/2012). How app are people to use smartphones, search engines and social media to gather news?: Examining alternative means to gather news and their influence on political attitudes & behaviors. Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference. Chicago, IL

Vu, H. T. (12/31/2011). Soap operas as a matchmaker: A cultivation analysis of the effects of South Korean TV dramas on Vietnamese women’s marital intention. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference. Saint Louis, MO

Vu, H. T. (12/31/2011). State-Press relations revisited: A case study of how American media portray postwar Vietnam. International Communication Association Annual Conference. Boston, MA