1st Edition

Broadcasting in Japan Case-studies on Broadcasting Systems

Edited By Masami Ito Copyright 1978
144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

Japan has developed what is arguably the most sophisticated and the most democratic broadcasting system in the world. The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1 st September 1923, with its devastation and confusion drove home in its appalling way the importance of being able to broadcast immediate information to the public. The same year, the Ministry of Communications promptly established an... Read more

1.  Environment for Broadcasting  2. The Evolution of Broadcasting in Japan  3. Present Broadcasting Structure  4. Nippon Hoso Kyokai, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)  5. Commercial Broadcasters  6. The Future of Broadcasting  7. Appendices

Biography

Masami Ito