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Japanese Mass Media II 2 Shinji Yamazaki
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(including Goal and Objectives)		 The present situation of Japanese media organizations and their Western counterparts and problems involved will be discussed from a more practical point of view based on the matters raised in the previous lecture.
The students participants will have a detailed explanation about relations between Japanese mass media and the authorities, and the government's information handling policy.
They will join an on-the-job training, taking a firsthand look at Japanese journalists' news gathering and reporting.
The participants will also be briefed on the moves among U.S. and British media organizations after the 9/11 incident, compared to Japanese ones.
Course Schedule
1 Introduction & Orientation
2 The history of newspapers and TV broadcasters in Japan
3 The present situation of Japanese media organizations
4 The roles and characteristics of Japan's press club system
5 The press club system and Japan's politics
6 The controversy over Japan's press club system
7 Field trip (Yamagata prefectural Government)
8 The stances of Japan's past governments toward media organizations
9 Media control & Japanese mass media
10 Foreign media's reporting on Japan
11 The outgoing news providing activities of the Japanese government and media organizations
12 The Iraq war and Japanese media organizations
13 The Iraq war and American media organizations
14 Global journalism & soft power
15 Summary and Discussion about the mass media as a whole
Textbook(s) No textbook
Reference(s) References will be suggested in the class
Grading Method Class participation 30    %
Report 70    %
Message to Students Any students who are interested in Japanese mass media are welcome to this class
Contacts Shinji Yamazaki TEL: (023) 628-4838
E-mail: s-yamazaki@jm.kj.yamagata-u.ac.jp
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