Ms Azusa Iwane, IAFOR Global Fellow, will host a discussion event titled ‘What Is the Watchdog Watching?: World Media Coverage in Japan and the Future of Journalism’ as part of the IAFOR Global Fellowship Programme Series and the IAFOR Kyoto Conference Series. The event will feature a professional panel that will discuss the changing role of the media within a democratic society as a result of political and corporate powers, as well as assess how to restore media autonomy and enhance its role in democratic societies. The panel will feature Professor Virgil Hawkins, IAFOR Research Centre and Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Mr Keiichi Hashimoto, Senior Advisor to JICA, and two representatives from Japanese newspapers.
This event will be held in person during the KAMC/MediaAsia2024 conferences on October 15, 2024, from 10:00-12:00 in Room A, Kyoto Research Park Building #1, Kyoto, Japan. Admission is free and open to all delegates. The discussion will be conducted in Japanese with English translation.
