Gender Issues Spark Censorship Debate
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is accused of censorship after the forced cancellation of a lecture by a gender-rights advocate.
View ArticleJapan Lays Groundwork for National Earthquake Warning System
Public and private organizations in Japan are examining how media, Internet and mobile technology can be used to transmit warnings of imminent earthquakes.
View ArticleMaking Nice Instead of Making News
Japanese media too often value smooth relations with sources over critical reporting on behalf of viewers.
View ArticleJournalists Protest Conspiracy Law
Freelance journalists in Japan fear that a new law might be used to obstruct their investigations of the powerful.
View ArticleFilling Gaps Between Newspapers and TV
Journalist Yuji Yoshitomi talks to Japan Media Review about the Osaka media, writing for Japan's weekly magazines and threats to press freedom in Japan.
View ArticleTV Program Full of Patches
Media failed to raise the issue of censorship in an NHK documentary prescreened by top officials.
View ArticleWalls in Front of Freelance Journalists
Freelance journalists in Japan all face considerable obstacles, but none more than a small number of dogged investigative reporters.
View ArticleSudden re-appearance
Shocking, but a pleasant surprise to see this reformulated version of OJR. I wondered what happened. The new look looks good. I also hope people will start checking out my online community journalism...
View ArticlePart 2: Papers must charge for web sites to survive
(Gerry Storch is editor/administrator of www.ourblook.com, a political discussion/media analysis site that bridges the gap between a blog and a book. He has been a feature writer with the Detroit News...
View ArticleSome advice on covering tragedies
The media has had a hard time reporting the search for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing since the explosions killed three and injured about 100 Monday. CNN and the Associated Press battled with...
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