How did this transformation come about? This is the question Ellis S. Krauss ponders in Broadcasting Politics in Japan; his answer focuses on the role played by the Japanese mass media and in particular by Japan's national broadcaster, NHK.
Since the 1960s, television has been a fixture of the Japanese household, and NHK's TV news has until very recently been the dominant, and most trusted, source of political information for the Japanese citizen. NHK's news style is distinctive among the broadcasting systems of industrialized countries; it emphasizes facts over interpretation and gives unusual priority to coverage of the national bureaucracy. Krauss argues that this approach is not simply a reflection of Japanese culture, but a result of the organization and processes of NHK and their relationship with the state. These factors had profound consequences for the state's postwar re-legitimization, while the commercial networks' recent challenge to NHK has helped engender the wave of cynicism currently faced by the state.
Krauss guides the reader through the complex interactions among politics, media organizations, and Japanese journalism to demonstrate how NHK TV news became a shaper of Japan's political world, rather than simply a lens through which to view it.
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How did this transformation come about? This is the question Ellis S. Krauss ponders in Broadcasting Politics in Japan; his answer focuses on the role played by the Japanese mass media and in particular by Japan's national broadcaster, NHK.
Since the 1960s, television has been a fixture of the Japanese household, and NHK's TV news has until very recently been the dominant, and most trusted, source of political information for the Japanese citizen. NHK's news style is distinctive among the broadcasting systems of industrialized countries; it emphasizes facts over interpretation and gives unusual priority to coverage of the national bureaucracy. Krauss argues that this approach is not simply a reflection of Japanese culture, but a result of the organization and processes of NHK and their relationship with the state. These factors had profound consequences for the state's postwar re-legitimization, while the commercial networks' recent challenge to NHK has helped engender the wave of cynicism currently faced by the state.
Krauss guides the reader through the complex interactions among politics, media organizations, and Japanese journalism to demonstrate how NHK TV news became a shaper of Japan's political world, rather than simply a lens through which to view it.
Imprint | Cornell University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | June 2000 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2000 |
Authors | Ellis S. Krauss |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 304 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8014-3748-9 |
Barcode | 9780801437489 |
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LSN | 0-8014-3748-2 |