Commentary / World Sep 12, 2018
All the anonymous b.s. that's fit to print
by Ted Rall
Trump shouldn't be president. Why is the Times breaking its ethics guidelines to tell us what everyone already knows?
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Commentary / World Aug 31, 2018
Can U.S. media stand up for press freedom?
by Keiko Tsuyama
Donald Trump's Twitter onslaught is in danger of drowning press freedom.
Commentary / World Jul 14, 2018
The 'thin gray line': Media stifles libel stories
by Ted Rall
All too often major media outlets shield one another from public scrutiny and accountability.
National / Politics Jun 24, 2018
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso raised eyebrows Sunday by suggesting that the Liberal Democratic Party is popular with young voters because they are less inclined to read newspapers than older Japanese. The outspoken 77-year-old boasted that the LDP enjoyed strong support in last year's general ...
Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET Jun 6, 2018
Views from Tokyo: Do you read newspapers? How do you get your fix of daily news?
by Kunio Kanamori
As the media continues to struggle to adapt to the digital age, young people open up about how they consume news.
Asia Pacific May 6, 2018
A newspaper hailed as Cambodia's last independent English daily has been sold to a Malaysian investor with apparent business links to premier Hun Sen, rattling a journalist community that has been battered by the strongman ahead of elections. Bill Clough, the Australian publisher of the ...
Commentary / World Jan 21, 2018
Today's newspapers wouldn't publish the Pentagon Papers
by Ted Rall
Speaking truth to power is becoming a lost art as corporate interests gain control of editorial content.
National / Media Jan 20, 2018
More Japanese read news online than in newspapers for first time, survey finds
For the first time since 2008, more people in Japan are getting their news from smartphones and computers than the morning newspaper, a poll finds.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Jan 8, 2018
Indian government criticized for naming a reporter after article alleges database breach
The Indian government named a reporter in a police complaint after she wrote an article alleging a federal identity database breach, drawing criticism from a journalist group that accused officials of trying to muzzle free speech. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which runs ...
National Dec 14, 2017
Japan Times advisory board weighs in on the paper's past and future
The Japan Times Media Advisory Board met at the newspaper's office Oct. 24 to review the redesign implemented on April 1 and news coverage over the past year. This is a summary of what the board discussed: Evaluating new design Advisory board members welcomed the new design, ...
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Oct 22, 2017
Defiant Cambodia Daily is down but not out
by David Mcneill
Tokyo-based publishing family hopes to resurrect paper that was forced to shut last month amid claims it owes Cambodia a huge tax bill.