Kênh 14 (website) - Wikipedia

Vietnamese website Kenh14.vn

Type of site	News website
Available in	Vietnamese
Founded	2007
Owner	VCCorp
URL	kenh14.vn

Kênh 14 is a Vietnamese news website,[1][2] with a focus on entertainment and celebrity-related topics. The site's content is aimed at younger users - including but not limited to teenagers and students.

Kênh 14 is currently owned by VCCorp.[3]

Main categories

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Kênh 14's main categories include:

• Star
• Musik
• Ciné
• TV Show
• Beauty & Fashion
• Life
• Society
• International news
• Health
• Eating & Traveling
• Sports
• Discovery
• 2-Tek
• Cool things
• School
• Watch & Buy

Criticisms

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Kênh 14 is considered by many people as a tabloid site - as most of its published content contains subjective and biased information.[4] According to an article published in Tuổi Trẻ newspaper in 2009, the reason was that many of the site's collaborators were still students; hence, they did not have the required journalism skills and ethics.[5]

Many Vietnamese public figures, including MC Phan Anh, Hương Tràm, Phạm Hương, Đàm Vĩnh Hưng, etc., have been directly or indirectly mentioned by Kênh 14 - in a controversial way. Some of them have threatened to sue the site.[6][7]

On June 6, 2012, Kênh 14 published an article titled "Tú bà Mỹ Xuân khai thêm hai người đẹp bán dâm" (Procurer Mỹ Xuân reveals two more beauties involved in prostitution). One of the two characters mentioned in the article was L.N.K. - coincidentally, this was the same as the abbreviation of a Vietnamese actress name, Lê Ngân Khánh. The next day (June 7), Kênh 14 posted a picture of Khánh's private house to illustrate the topic of the article. On July 12, 2012, Ngân Khánh sued Kênh 14 for implying her participation in prostitution.[8]

On December 26, 2016, Kênh 14 was issued an administrative sanction by the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information with a total fine of VND 80 million - for publishing inappropriate content about actor Minh Béo.[9]

On March 17, 2021, Trấn Thành accused Kênh 14 of misrepresenting his statement to attract views for their article about his movie - Bố già.[10]

References

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1. ^ "Top Sites in Vietnam". Alexa. Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
2. ^ License No. 2215/GP-TTĐT issued by Hanoi Department of Information and Communications on April 10, 2019.
3. ^ "VCCorp - Home page".
4. ^ "Kênh 14: giải trí kiểu gì?". Tuổi Trẻ Online. 11 May 2009.
5. ^ "Web cho giới trẻ: có một đống rác!". Tuổi Trẻ Online. 11 May 2009.
6. ^ "Bị kiện vì ám chỉ người đẹp bán dâm". Tuổi trẻ. 11 July 2012.
7. ^ "Bà Tưng chống lại trang tin Kênh 14". Người Đưa Tin. 3 December 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
8. ^ Chi Mai (11 July 2012). "Bị kiện vì ám chỉ người đẹp bán dâm". Tuổi Trẻ. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
9. ^ Yến My (4 January 2017). "Xử phạt 3 trang tin điện tử cổ xúy Minh béo". Báo Công an Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
10. ^ "Trấn Thành livestream bức xúc việc báo chí đưa tin sai lệch, giật tít câu view làm ảnh hưởng nghệ sĩ". songdep.com.vn. Retrieved 2021-10-14.