tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post4113430945636486637..comments2023-05-17T16:27:44.487+09:00Comments on Japan: Never let the truth get in the way of a sensational storyCeciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-88087267916588311382013-03-14T23:20:34.108+09:002013-03-14T23:20:34.108+09:00When you've got a comfortable cliche, stick to...When you've got a comfortable cliche, stick to it? Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-70464944443687849902012-03-14T00:08:51.620+09:002012-03-14T00:08:51.620+09:00You've hit the nail (that sticks up) on the he...You've hit the nail (that sticks up) on the head: the shamelessly wrong reporting distracts from the real issues, and there's plenty of that!<br /><br />Since we're ranting about the media, don't you wish they'd use another idiom just once instead of that done-to-death up-sticking stupid nail?!Ruroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-22274609784338072002012-03-13T20:04:33.326+09:002012-03-13T20:04:33.326+09:00It's become a dominant narrative - that suicid...It's become a dominant narrative - that suicides have increased dramatically. I am acutely aware of the reality of suicide, and I am not making light of it... just that the reporting is shamelessly wrong.<br /><br />My limited exposure to the mechanics of press reporting here is that a lot of the foreign press don't speak Japanese and rely on local staff with their own axes to grind to Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-85241881372052118192012-03-13T15:45:50.635+09:002012-03-13T15:45:50.635+09:00If I ever read a story in a non-Japanese newspaper...If I ever read a story in a non-Japanese newspaper that is 100% unbiased about Japan, and doesn't immediately add "but" or "however" to anything remotely positive ... if I ever read that story, I shall promptly faint.<br /><br />Japan isn't perfect, of course not!, but I wish the media would try to be just a tiny bit more professional. AAARGH!Ruroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-26181426181105548612012-03-13T15:30:47.751+09:002012-03-13T15:30:47.751+09:00Thanks for the info! Yeah- I hate it too when peop...Thanks for the info! Yeah- I hate it too when people try and sensationalize or otherwise bend out of shape-the truth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com