Screenshot of a rap music video honouring Vietnamese journalists from a university student project at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities of Vietnam National University. – Photo from video

HCM CITY — A group of Journalism students from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities of Vietnam National University (USSH, VNU-HCM) is impressing social media with a rap music video that honours the great contributions of journalists to Việt Nam.

The music video, named Ký Giả Chất Thiệt, was carried out as their History of Vietnamese Journalism course’s final assignment.

It combines historical knowledge with a modern way of storytelling, drawing inspiration from Vietnamese journalists who have had roads named after them in HCMC. 

The main producers of the video, Trần Tuệ Lan and Lê Hoàng Nhã Minh, said that few Southern Vietnamese journalists are widely recognised by the public, especially young people.

They decided to commemorate the contributions of journalists to the revolutionary press during the Resistance War against the US.

The project was well-received by other students and lecturers, as well as on social media platforms when the group later decided to upload the video.

On Tiktok, not only Journalism students on campus, but many students and lecturers from other universities also highly appreciated the talent and effort that the producers put into this creative project. 

The music video was also showcased at a university seminar on June 12, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Việt Nam Revolutionary Press Day. Many journalists and lecturers commended the creativity and meaningful messages of the video.

According to the group, the entire process, from pre-production to post-production, was carried out under a tight timeline, and the young, inexperienced students had to overcome many production challenges as their filming took place at the actual locations named after the journalists they were honouring. 

Other journalism students carried out creative projects as part of their assignments to make the history of Vietnamese journalism more engaging to young audiences. – VNS