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

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TV listings	テレビ番組表
captured my attention	目に留まった
investigative journalism	調査報道

Question 1

I read the news from a website called BBC. Sometimes, I also listen to a news channel called Bloomberg from my home assistant device.

Question 2

My father used to read the news every morning. He would read newspapers such as The New York Times and The Daily Mail. The newspapers were delivered daily to my house, however, now people very much rely on e-newspapers as their daily dose of news. I did not read the newspaper as my parents wanted me to focus solely on my studies. Getting good grades was my top priority!

Question 3

My parents preferred to get news from newspapers as it has been the norm for most people back when I was still in junior high school. It influenced how they see the world in many ways in different areas such as healthcare, politics, and international relations.

Question 4

As I did not grow up in Japan, I'm not sure how newspapers in Japan have evolved. However, I do know that the Yomiuri newspaper is the most circulated in the world!

Question 5

I'm currently not subscribed to any newspaper companies since I get my news freely from my smartphone; sites such as ProPublica and BBC are the best in my opinion!

Question 6

The standard of journalism in Japan is an interesting one, to say the least. The "Kisha" or reporters' club plays a significant role in shaping the Japenese society's perception of what's going on in the world. Journalism is very much controlled in Japan and I think there are both positive and negative aspects to that matter.

Tough Vocabulary

- English -	- Japanese -
device	端末
solely	単独で
priority	優先
norm	標準
international relations	国際関係
evolve	進化する
circulated	流通
perception	知覚

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Tough Vocabulary