Michael Kotler ed., The Ideas Industry: Comparative Perspectives, The Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC, 2016, pp.95-137., 2016
Contrary to its image abroad as a servile tool of its country's establishment, the Japanese news ... more Contrary to its image abroad as a servile tool of its country's establishment, the Japanese news media has a proven track record of influencing official policy in ways that have benefited society.This paper argues that while it is true that the Japanese news media and its practitioners maintain far closer ties to power than would be considered ideal from a Western perspective, it is precisely those close connections that have enabled Japanese news reporters to act in the public interest.
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