Gostujuće predavanje prof. Kente Yamada (Sveučilište Senshu, Japan), 7. 11. 2025. u 9.30

Odsjek za azijske studije Filozofskog fakulteta Sveučilišta Jurja Dobrile u Puli poziva sve zainteresirane na predavanje redovitog profesora Kente Yamada sa Sveučilišta Senshu (Tokyo, Japan) pod nazivom The Role of Journalism in a Democratic Society - Considering Japan as an example. 

Predavanje će se održati u petak, 7. studenog 2025. u 9.30 sati u dvorani 246, na Filozofskom fakultetu u Puli, 2. kat (Negrijeva 6), a možete pristupiti i online, putem poveznice Zoom: https://unipu-hr.zoom.us/j/92808879081.

Sažetak predavanja

Journalism plays a major role in maintaining and developing a democratic society. This lecture will use Japan as an example to elucidate the specific activities of journalism and the challenges it faces in the digital age. It will also explain the institutional guarantees of freedom of expression that underpin this. Japan is unique in the world in that it is a country with essentially "mass" media, where newspapers are delivered to homes every morning and television is available for free across the country, regardless of whether it is urban or rural. This lecture will provide an intriguing discussion of how these media have contributed to shaping social opinion.

Biografija predavača

YAMADA Kenta

Professor of Media Law & Journalism

Department of Journalism and Graduate School of Journalism, Senshu University

Vice President of Japan P.E.N. Club, Representative Director of Japan Civil Liberties Union, Director of Broadcast Criticism Roundtable, Director of Information Clearinghouse Japan, Member of Japan Library Association "Committee on Freedom in Libraries," Member of Eirin "Film Recommendation Committee for the Next Generation," etc.

Major publications

"Law of Journalism 4th Ed." and "Ethics of Journalism" (Keiso Shobo): These two books provide a systematic summary of journalism laws and ethics, and are used as textbooks in journalism education, as well as being essential reading for many media organizations.

"Like a Rolling Stone“, “Idiot Wind”, ”All Along the Watchtower”(Tabata Shoten): These three books, named after Bob Dylan songs, compile 20 years of history in freedom of expression and journalism in Japan.

“Freedom of Speech: Expanding Media and Shrinking Journalism”(Minerva-shobo), “The future of journalism “(Sansei-do), "The Broadcast Act and Power" (Tabata Shoten), picture book "'Kuki' (Atmosphere) Before It Swallows Us" (Rironsha), "Understanding Politics and Parliament for High Schoolers" (Transview) etc.

*Predavanje je dio projekta 10th Anniversary of Japanese Studies: Lecture Series @Pula, organiziran uz pomoć financijske potpore Japanske fondacije.*

Povodom 10. obljetnice osnutka programa Japanologije na Sveučilištu Jurja Dobrile u Puli, projektom se planira obilježavanje ovog događaja kroz organizaciju ciklusa hibridnih (uživo i online) predavanja međunarodno priznatih znanstvenika iz Japana i Europe. Sva predavanja bit će snimana, arhivirana i dostupna javnosti putem internetske platforme, čime se osigurava široka dostupnost i dugoročna iskoristivost edukativnog sadržaja.