Name |
TAKADA Masayuki |
Official Title |
Professor |
Affiliation |
Sociology and Media Studies, Informatics |
E-mail |
mtakada@tcu.ac.jp |
Web |
- http://www.risys.gl.tcu.ac.jp/Main.php?action=profile&type=detail&tchCd=7000198
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Profile |
My field of specialization is journalism theory, mainly studying the process of investigative reporting. I have worked as a journalist for 30 years at a prominent Japanese newspaper, where I was in charge of various investigative reports. I have won a number of prestigious awards. Based on these experiences, I aim to contribute to the development of freedom and democracy by studying the possibilities and limitations of investigative reporting and a better reporting system. |
Research Field(Keyword & Summary) |
- Investigative Journalism
A Study of Its possibilities and limitations
- Internet media
Research on new forms of investigative reporting using Internet media
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Representative Papers |
- (1)Masayuki Takada and Jun Oguro.(2011)"Power vs. Investigative Journalism." Junpou-sha,Tokyo
- (2)Masayuki Takada,Yuji Oonishi and Yoshiko Matsushima.(2016)." Investigative Journalism to get the power: How to report on the nuclear disaster, the Panama Papers, and the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty? " Junpou-sha,Tokyo
- (3)Are the media reporters assigned to police forces all over the country really for the purpose of "not allowing power to run amok"? , The Journalism, vol.320, Jan.2017
- (4)"Will the Press Abandon the Right to Know?" , SEKAI,vol.851,Jan.2014
- (5)"Consider the issue of press clubs and open press rooms." ,The Journalism,vol.237,Feb.2010
- (6)A Swedish Newspaper's Perspective on Crime Reporting in Japan. The Journalism,vol.232,Jun.2009
- (7)Rethinking the role of power monitoring'watch dog'. News Study,vol.640,Oct.2009
- (8)Masayuki Takada(2014) "Truth: The Day the Newspaper Kneeled Down to the Police".KADOKAWA,Tokyo
- (9)Masayuki Takada(2017) 'The techniques of communicating: A professional's guide to writing' Junpo-Sha,Tokyo
- (10) Investigative Reporting Seminar: How to Prevent the Deterioration of Reporting Capabilities, The Journalism,Vol.269,Oct.2012
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Award |
NSK year’s Awards(1996 and 2004) NSK: The Japan Newspaper Publishers Editors & Association |
Recruitment of research assistant(s) |
No |
Affiliated academic society (Membership type) |
Japan Society for Study in Journalism and Mass Communication(full member) |
Education Field (Undergraduate level) |
Theory of Journalism, Study of Contemporary Domestic Affairs, Global Media Studies, Case Studies Seminar |
Education Field (Graduate level) |
Mass media in Modern society, Research Analysis and Seminar |