“To Prevent Traditional Media from Being Swallowed Up by the Internet”

The Second Event for the Publication of “Iine! botan o osu mae ni: jendā kara miru netto kūkan to media (Before Clicking the Like Button: Internet Space and Media from the Gender Perspective)”

“Media and Diversity Forum (MeDi),” a sub-project of the B’AI Global Forum, is pleased to announce that it will hold the second talk event to celebrate the publication of the book “Iine! botan o osu mae ni: jendā kara miru netto kūkan to media (Before Clicking the Like Button: Internet Space and Media from the Gender Perspective)” (published by Akishobo in January 2023). The details for the event are as follows:

◇Date & Venue

・Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023, 7:30-9:00PM (JST)

・Venue: On-site & Online Hybrid

For further details on how to register, please click here.

※There is a charge for this event.

・Language: Japanese

・Organizer: Akishobo & MeDi

・Co-organizer: B’AI Global Forum, Institute for AI and Beyond at the University of Tokyo

◇Speakers

Misook Lee (Associate Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo)

Touko Shirakawa (Project Professor, Sagami Women’s University; Visiting Professor, Showa Women’s University; Journalist; Author)

Keiko Hamada (Journalist)

Kaori Hayashi (Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo)

※Please note that speakers are subject to change.

◇Abstract

Although the digital world has become the main battlefield for the media, are traditional media such as newspapers and television overly concerned about public opinion online?
On the other hand, it seems that they are publishing articles even though they are expected to cause an uproar on the internet, or they are actually hoping for it.

As all media must search for survival in the digital age, is there any way to coexist with internet public opinion in a healthy manner?
What do or do not the media report? How are those decisions made?
What kind of content needs to be created and delivered to appeal to the younger generation who are not accustomed to traditional media?

To prevent mass media from promoting the spread of unwarranted online public opinions through inadvertent clicks of the “Like” button, it is necessary to consider a healthy relationship between the internet and mass media.

◇Inquiry

Kayoung KIM (Project Researcher, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo)
kayoungk[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Please change [at] to @)

“To Prevent Traditional Media from Being Swallowed Up by the Internet”The Second Event for the Publication of “Iine! botan o osu mae ni: jendā kara miru netto kūkan to media (Before Clicking the Like Button: Internet Space and Media from the Gender Perspective)”

“To Prevent Traditional Media from Being Swallowed Up by the Internet”

The Second Event for the Publication of “Iine! botan o osu mae ni: jendā kara miru netto kūkan to media (Before Clicking the Like Button: Internet Space and Media from the Gender Perspective)”