The Japan Times - Feb. 17, 2008
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English-language newspapers in East Asia provide unique perspectives on political, economic and cultural news in the region to a global community where English is the dominant tongue, speakers at a Tokyo symposium said Saturday.
The symposium, organized jointly by The Japan Times and the University of Tokyo, was aimed at exchanging opinions on the roles English-language newspapers play in promoting globalization in East Asia.
"Newspapers written in their mother languages usually tend to lean over to a conservative and nationalist approach on various issues," said Kaori Hayashi, an associate professor of journalism at the University of Tokyo.
But English-language newspapers in East Asia, such as The Korea Herald, The Taipei Times and The Japan Times, cover the news from a different perspective compared with their vernacular counterparts, Hayashi said...[snip]
Detailed coverage of the symposium, held to commemorate The Japan Times' 110th anniversary and the University of Tokyo's 130th anniversary, will be published on March 1 (March 2 in some areas).
Must be undue influence brought by western readers and their ideals. The educated, liberal university professors are jumping in on this too, using the chance to promote their beliefs.
Anyone want to guess at what other topics were discussed at this symposium?
