- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- How have daily newspapers in Japan changed since you were a child?
- 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?
- 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?
Question 1
I think many people will write something like using the internet for getting their news so I will choose listening to the radio. I do not use the radio in Japan but I used to often listen to it in NZ.Question 2
We only got the weekend paper. The paper in my area was called The Southland Times. I used to read the sport section as well as the T.V listings. As I got older I would read other sections, but this depended on whether the heading captured my attention or not.Question 3
I think they liked to see what happen during the week but I do not think that it influenced their thinking nor how they voted.Question 4
Japanese newspapers have become digital and some now have English sections. too.Question 5
I do not, but I check out the news back home online.Question 6
I think the US situation is very different to Japan. I think investigative journalism has died out in America. As crime is low in Japan, I do not know whether investigative journalism was important or not.Tough Vocabulary
| - English - | - Japanese - |
|---|---|
| TV listings | テレビ番組表 |
| captured my attention | 目に留まった |
| investigative journalism | 調査報道 |