EY Y02 L22 Newspapers

  1. There are many places you can hear or read the news. Name one. Is that the way you get your news? If not, what is? Why?
  2. When you were a child, did your family have a newspaper delivered daily? If yes, which paper was it? Which sections (if any) did you read? If no, how did your parents get their news?
  3. Why do you think your parents preferred to get their news this way? Do you think it influenced how they see the world, or how they voted? Why?
  4. How have daily newspapers in Japan changed since you were a child?
  5. Do you subscribe to a daily newspaper now as an adult? If yes, tell us about it (which one? how much does it cost? why do you choose to pay for it?). If no, why not?
  6. People in the US are often concerned that the demise of newspapers is a threat to democracy. Are you concerned about the standards of journalism in Japan? Why?

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