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News reporting sometimes causes serious misunderstanding among mass media audiences, because it is not informing them of an event or a matter in itself but giving an image of it. This theory has two conditions. One is, people are apt to misunderstand when some crisis or acute situation continues. Another can be seen in the circumstance that receivers seldom have knowledge or experience about the reported subjects. Tensions such as a global war, however, have been moderated. One of the reasons may be that even ordinary people can now travel abroad, which increases the chances to experience other life styles and goods made by people who have different traditions from theirs. Meanwhile, on non-immediate matters readers and viewers have a tendency to respect the reporters' character. Therefore, the meaning of journalism signifies the spirit of a journalist who is reporting, editing and making up news, rather than media only giving news to persons. In Japan, especially, most mass media symbolize social trends through their patterns of expression, and journalism is mostly realized in the works of a writer or an artist.
日本マス・コミュニケーション学会の論文
1985-03-31