Archive for June, 2004

Rikkyo University Media Forum (Japanese)

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2004

Rikkyo University Media Forum
English Page : Rikkyo University Media Forum

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Rikkyo University Media Forum (English)

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2004

Japanese page : Rikkyo University Media Forum (Japanese)

Rikkyo University Media Forum

session;
10 July 2004, at 15:00 – 17:00 ,
Room No.8201
Rikkyo University , 3-34-1, Nishi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku,Tokyo
[ War , Journalism, and propaganda - Analysis of Media Coverage of Iraq war]

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Neil Report recommends how to strengthen BBC Journalism (BBC)

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2004

The Neil Report, published in full today (23 June 2004) by the BBC, lays out recommendations and guidelines to strengthen BBC journalism in the future.

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Press doubts over Iraq deployment (BBC)

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004

Japanese papers agree that the government’s approval of a plan to allow troops to join a new multinational force in Iraq is in principle the right thing to do.
But they take strong exception to the way Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced the decision.

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Reporting the realities of war (Guardian)

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004

The bravery of two freelance Japanese journalists killed as they worked in Iraq is in stark contrast to Japan’s line-toeing media executives, says Justin McCurry
Wednesday June 2, 2004
The past few weeks have seen Japanese journalism at both its boldest and its most craven.

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