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Asia's Next Top Model is a reality television show, based on the American franchise America's Next Top Model, in which a number of women compete for the title of Asia's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry. The show will feature aspiring models from the entire Far East region, including South Asia subcontinent.
On April 11, 2012, it was publicly revealed that Nadya Hutagalung would take on the role of Head Judge and Host of the series. Fashion director Daniel Boey, fashion photographer Todd Anthony Tyler, and model Joey Mead-King took secondary roles as judges.
On September 12, 2014, Hutagalung announced her departure from the show via Twitter. On November 7, Star World announced that Georgina Wilson would be Hutagalung's replacement as the host of the show. It was announced on December 2, 2015 that Cindy Bishop joined Asia's Next Top Model (Cycle 4) as host and head judge alongside Indonesian model Kelly Tandiono (model mentor) and America's Next Top Model creative consultant Yu Tsai.
An extensive online search took place for the selection process. Models of Asian descent were encouraged to apply, but were required to speak and write in perfect English. All applicants were required to be between the ages of 17-27 and be at least 5'7, which follows the same format as the American counterpart of the show. Girls who previously participated in a national Top Model franchise could still apply for Asia's Next Top Model as long as they were not the winner, and were not professional models or endorsing any product or brand.
For the first season of the show, Vietnam's Next Top Model was appointed for scouting aspiring models throughout Vietnam. Thy Trang Nguyễn, a fourth-placed contestant from the second season of the show, made it into the final round and represented Vietnam in the main competition.
There are a few key differences between this series and America's Next Top Model. While the height standards are the same as the American version (at least 5'7"), they aren't as heavily enforced, as some girls have been allowed to enter despite being slightly under the cut-off. The judges are more heavily involved in the challenges and photo shoots, also providing more constructive criticism to the girls, also acting as means of support if needed and generally providing more help. There is also the introduction of a 'mentor' for the girls, Joey Mead King, who helps coach the girls in various aspects of the modelling industry and acts as a general assistant to the girls during the photo shoots and challenges.
According to some crew members and judges, Daniel Boey included, Ice-TV did not pay them for their work on the show. Many crew members stated that they were not hired to work on a second season. Ice-TV stated that they were not able to hire them due to a withdrawal from two European sponsors. Daniel Boey explained that this was the reason for his departure from the show. Ice-TV was replaced by activeTV as the production company for the show's second season.
Cycle 2's episode 11 featured the top five models, Jodilly, Katarina, Marie, Nicole, and Sheena participating in a photo shoot for Malaysia Airlines. After the show took two weeks off to prolong the gap between the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 incident and the airing of the episode, the producers of the show decided to omit the episode entirely to respect those affected by the tragedy. The previews for the episode following episode 10 only featured Jodilly, Katarina, Marie, and Sheena. Sheena's photograph could still be seen as the 'photo of the week' banner for the episode that wasn't aired. The season picked up again with the top four episode just before the finale.
Communist Vietnam maintains strict control over all local media. The role of journalists and the media in Communist Vietnam has traditionally been to cast the Communist Party and its activities in a positive light put forward by propaganda of the Communist Party of Vietnam ( CPV or VCP). Things have opened up somewhat since the economic reforms in the 1980s but their primary goal remains the same. Foreign media representatives are allowed to live in the country but are subject to restrictions on where they can travel and what they can report.
The Vietnamese government controls all broadcast media exercising oversight through the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC). Although an official description of the press, offered by the Sixth National Party Congress, defines the media's role as being "the voice of the party and of the masses," and identifies its task as being to "propagate the party's lines and policies," as well as to report and analyze the news, the Vietnamese press is much more a medium for educating the public and filtering information, than for reporting news. It is controlled by the VCP Central Committee's Propaganda and Training Department in accordance with guidelines established by the Ministry of Culture, and both agencies act to ensure that it reflects the policies and positions of the party. [Source: Library of Congress, 1980s *]
In the 1990s there were only one television per 31 people, one radio per 10 people, and one telephone per 544 people in Vietnam. Internet and cable TV access to international news, entertainment and sport is rising in the main centers, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, places that were relatively isolated just 15 years ago.In the late 1980s, there emerged increasing evidence within the media that a movement might be underway to change the character of the press. Articles stressing the importance of investigative reporting, calling for more journalistic freedom to report accurately, and defending the right of the people to be heard, appeared in many of the leading newspapers. The movement appeared to be led by a small but influential group of journalists seeking to make the press more assertive by emphasizing accurate reporting and a more balanced reflection of public opinion. *
In September 2012, Chris Brummitt of AP reported: "All media in Vietnam is tightly controlled, but free speech activists say enforcement is getting tougher by a government that fears that hard-hitting journalism and social media are eroding its grip over the people. There are currently at least five journalists and 19 bloggers being held on various charges in Vietnam, according to the international watchdog Reporters Without Borders. Editors and journalists in Vietnam do not have to submit everything they print or broadcast to state censors, but are well aware of which topics they are to avoid. In 2008, a journalist for Thanh Nien newspaper was sentenced to two years in prison for his coverage of a high-profile corruption case at the transport ministry. [Source: Chris Brummitt, AP, September 7, 2012]
Vietnam bans private media and all newspapers and television channels are state-run. Vietnamese lawyers, bloggers and activists are regularly subject to arbitrary arrest and detention, according to rights groups. Bloggers, activists and others are routinely arrested and imprisoned. Foreign media representatives are allowed to live in Vietnam but are subject to restrictions on where they can travel and what they can report.
According to guidelines issued in the early 2000s to "enhance responsibility in news reporting," any newspaper that runs articles previously banned by the government face fines up to $5,000. Those publishing stories "describing sexual or thrilling behavior"," pornographic pictures or articles containing "superstitious attitudes" have fines of up to $2,000. In January 2009, editors of two major Vietnamese newspapers were fired for protesting the arrest of two of their journalist who wrote on a high profile corruption case.
According to Freedom House: "Although the 1992 constitution recognizes freedom of expression, the criminal code prohibits speech that is critical of the government. The definition of such speech is vaguely worded and broadly interpreted. The propaganda and training departments of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) control all media and set press guidelines. The government frequently levies charges under Article 88 of the criminal code, which prohibits the dissemination of "antigovernment propaganda," as well as Article 79, a broad ban on activities aimed at "overthrowing the state." Reacting to increasingly vibrant reporting by both the traditional and internet-based news media, the government issued a decree in 2006 that defined over 2,000 additional violations of the law in the areas of culture and information, with a particular focus on protecting "national security." [Source: Freedom House :]
In January 2011, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung signed Decree No. 2, Sanctions for Administrative Violations in Journalism and Publishing. The decree restricts the use of pseudonyms and anonymous sources, and distinguishes between credentialed journalists and citizen bloggers, ostensibly to exclude the latter from press freedom protections.The judiciary is not independent. Individuals are held for months or longer in pretrial detention and sometimes not released after completing their sentences. Many trials related to free expression last only a few hours. :
In November 2011, two broadcasters, Vu'c Trung and L Van Thnh, were found guilty of transmitting Falun Gong programming into China and sentenced to three years and two years in prison, respectively. Though officials originally charged both with minor administrative violations, they were upgraded to criminal charges after significant pressure from China. :
Several underground publications have been launched in recent years, including To Quoc, which continues to circulate despite harassment of staff members, and Tu. Do Ngn Luan, whose editor, Father Nguyen Van L, was rearrested in July 2011 after being granted temporary medical parole 16 months earlier. Radio is controlled by the government-run Voice of Vietnam or other state entities. State-owned Vietnam Television (VTV) is the only national television provider, although cable services do carry some foreign channels. Many homes and local businesses in urban areas have satellite dishes, allowing them to access foreign programming. In May, Decision 20/2011 came into effect, requiring all foreign news, education, and information television content to be translated into Vietnamese and censored by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) before airing. The decision will place onerous demands on foreign stations and is expected to cause several foreign outlets to withdraw from broadcasting in the country. International periodicals, though widely available, are sometimes censored. :
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