【Book】ニュースの国際流通 International Circulation of News

【本】伊藤陽一編．2005．『ニュースの国際流通と市民意識』．東京：慶應義塾大学出版会．

発展途上国に関するニュースを目にする時、何故それはいつも、いつも、災害や戦争の悲惨なシーンなのか。そこには悲惨さ以外に見るべきものがないのか。マスメディアは視聴者が見たいものを届ける。そして私たちは・・・彼らの不幸を観たいのだろうか・・・？そうした大事件の報道は勿論大切。でも適切な配分がされているだろうか。

情報の平等という概念は、まだまだ浸透していないと思う。マクブライド報告書はもう忘れ去られたかのようだ。ディベート界を見ればそれは一目瞭然だ。遅々とした歩みに苛立ちもするけれど、だからこそ一歩一歩の進歩が心から嬉しい。

マクブライド報告書の説明はこちら。

【Book】 Ito, Yoichi, ed．2005．International circulation of news and civic sense．Tokyo: Keio University Press．

When we watch news from developing countries, why they are always, always about misery such as natural disasters, wars, corruptions...etc... There aren't anything more than misery? Reputation and image of the countries are formed by what media tell us. Mass-media project what their viewers want to see. And do we, the viewers wish to see their misery? Of course reports on such big incidents are important. But are they proportionate?

The idea of Equality of Information seems unfortunately uncommon yet. It seems as if nobody remembers what was the MacBride Round Table on Communication. If you see debating community, it is clear that it is not. I'm irritated so much at the slow, slow, very slow improvement on this issue. But that is also why I feel such a huge happiness with each small step forward. :)

If you are interested in the MacBride Round Table on Communication, click here.