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Lecture Symposium Report
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Japanese page : Lecture Symposium Report
Lecture Symposium Report
Rikkyo University Graduate School held a seminar of Journalism- War and Propaganda, with an Analysis of Media Coverage of the Iraq War, at Ikebukuro Campus on 10th July 2004. On the panel were, Mr. Kuniomi Asai, former special correspondent in battlefield journalism, Mr. Maki Sato, Palestine NGO Office Representative, and Professor Kenji Isezaki, who has experience in Peace Construction in Afghanistan and other disputed grounds. There were 130 visitors in attendance from students, staff, educationalists, press and public. Panellists related their experiences, from fresh coverage of battlefield and disputed ground reporting, and went on to cover the system of mass media, and the point of their own position over this coverage. During Question and Answers there were active exchanges covering such topics as “Where can we get an impartial report,” and, “ Do we have media literacy over war reports”. An active T.V commentator sitting amongst the visitors criticised weak Japanese Media.

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Lord Butler’s inquiry has published its verdict on the intelligence used to justify the war against Iraq. Here are the main points.

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