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OECD’s PISA, Media Sensationalism, and Education Reform in Japan
Memo #47 (Japanese translation available here) Keita Takayama The OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), conducted every three years, has become a major event shaping education...
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Beyond Censorship in China’s Media and Cyberspace
Memo #131 By Yuezhi Zhao – yzhao [at] sfu.ca On January 9, 2012, the People’s Daily led with a glowing feature celebrating Chongqing’s attempts to achieve “common prosperity.” 30 years of market-driven...
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Comparing Chinese and Indian Media Industries (Video Interview with Hugh...
Memo #136 (Scroll below to see 4 Video Clips) Featuring Hugh Stephens – principal [at] tpconnections.com Hugh Stephens, Executive-in-Residence at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, has over 35...
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Japan’s Culture Industries: Cool or Cruel?
Memo #152 By Philip Seaton – seaton [at] imc.hokudai.ac.jp The world loves sushi, J-pop, and manga. Now the Japanese government is in on the act. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has...
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Otaku Marketing: Idols and Fans in Japanese Television Advertising
Memo #205 By Jason G. Karlin – ukarlin [at] mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp More than in nearly any other country, celebrity is central to Japanese television advertising. Indeed, about 70% of all Japanese...
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Pocket Social Networking in India – SMS GupShup Expands
Memo #190 By Nimmi Rangaswamy – nimmir [at] microsoft.com The communication revolution has spread to small towns and even villages in India through a Twitter-like Small Message Service (SMS) social...
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Thailand Increases Controls on Cyberspace Through Use of Archaic Laws
Memo #193 By Kieran Bergmann – kieran.bergmann [at] utoronto.ca Laws meant to protect the monarchy from “defamation” are increasingly being used to suppress free speech and discussion of politics in...
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Digital Generation in Papua New Guinea Emerges
Memo #194 By Danielle Cave – (For questions, contact Jenny Hayward-Jones jhayward-jones [at] lowyinstitute.org) Next month, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr will make his maiden visit to Papua New...
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Journalism in China: Impacting Policy in a Changing Media Landscape (Video...
Memo #221 Featuring Melissa Chan Currently a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University, and former China correspondent for Al Jazeera, journalist Melissa Chan discusses the changing media...
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Subsidies and the Film Industry: Lessons from France and South Korea
Memo #390 By: Patrick Messerlin – patrick.messerlin [at] gmail.com and Jimmyn Parc – jimmynparc [at] gmail.com With the continued dominance of Hollywood films around the world, policy makers in Asia...
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