
Government has been accused of bullying pliant Japanese media into positive coverage of reforms | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Government has been accused of bullying pliant Japanese media into positive coverage of reforms | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles
In Japan, press clubs known as ‘Kisha Clubs’ dominate the media landscape – often printing what they are told by state officials in exchange for access to high-level sources and press conferences. But some journalists in Japan are standing up against an age-old media institution that forces them to write stories towing the government’s line. Despite…
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