政治ジャーナリズム論(<特集>ジャーナリズム論を探る)
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概要
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Present-day journalism in Japan, supported by one of the world's strongest economies and some of the most advanced technological innovations in the world, is one of the world's largest in scale. It is doubtful, however, whether this physically large power is giving full scope to journalism as "the fourth estate" in performing its social responsibility. On the contrary, it tends to have an adverse effect in a crisis, creating the conditions of so-called "total-journalism." This is especially the case with political journalism appearing in Japan's major newspapers which boast the world's largest circulation. Despite their tremendous power, they have made almost no contribution to bringing light the inherent contradictions in Japanese politics. This is symbolically illustrated in the "Tanaka case." This weakness of political journalism in Japan is further made clear when viewed from "Okinawa, " itself a mass of political contradictions. In Okinawa what should be guaranteed by the Constitution is neglected and non-democratic events are an everyday matter. In order to make definite the raison d'etre of political journalism and restore its social credibility, the concept of news itself should be totally changed. In other words, it is an indespensable premise that political journalism should no longer deal only with current events but should exert itself toward solving structuralized political problems.
- 日本マス・コミュニケーション学会の論文
- 1985-03-31