Duty Sports Editor, Vietnam News
Fellowship recipient to Australia

Thuy Ha Nguyen, 27, is currently duty sports editor at Vietnam News, the Vietnam’s national English-language daily.

She started her career as a reporter at Vietnam News more than six years ago when she was a final-year English language student. She says that many of her professional skills came from workshops held by Australian journalists, in addition to the Vietnam News Agency’s official training course.

Thuy Ha started her journalistic life reporting on diplomatic issues and domestic events such as storms, floods and their aftermath. For the last two years, she has been responsible for compiling and editing the 4-page sport coverage of the Vietnam News.

She says becoming a female sports editor has been one of her best achievements in Vietnam, where sports reporting and editing is not an easy task, particularly for a woman in a male-dominated environment.

Thuy Ha hopes that the fellowship will give her the chance to improve her skills, awareness and contacts, and to get to know more about other sports – including cricket and Australian football!

She hopes to return to Vietnam with enhanced skills and alternative approaches to writing and editing, and wants to share her newfound knowledge with her colleagues, who are also very eager to learn about Australian journalism, sports, and the country at large.

Thuy Ha’s fellowship to Australia is funded by AusAID.

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