報道の役割
テレビのニュースを見ていて時々思う事がある。何故、こんな事が過去に報道された事が無いのだろうという思いだ。
例えば、安倍元総理が銃撃され死亡した事件がある。犯人はテロでも、殺し屋でもなさそうだと思っていると、宗教が絡んでいそうだという話になり、話がどんどん膨らんで、政界と宗教界との深い繋がりが政治問題にまで発展していった。
報道の役割とは一体何であろうか？事実を可能な限り早く、正確に詳細に伝える事はもちろんである。しかし、世情に浮かび上がった問題や事件だけを取り上げているだけでは、何とも情けない。世間や社会や政治等の有り様や問題を深く掘り下げて、重要な問題や課題を世に知らしめる事が報道の重要な役割だと思う。
その際に今一つ重要な事がある。世論形成や世論の誘導についてである。単に事実を伝えるだけでは、表面的な浅い報道にならざるを得ないだろう。事件の背後に隠れた問題や課題を探り出し、是非善悪の判断まで含めて報道する事を望みたい。
価値観が多様化している今日、マス・メディアは少し恐いのかも知れない。
the role of the press
When I watch the news on TV, I sometimes think. I often wonder why this kind of thing has never been reported before.
For example, there is a murder case that former Prime Minister Abe was shot and killed. When I thought that the culprit was neither a terrorist nor a killer, I heard that religion was likely involved.
As the story grew, the deep connection between the political and religious worlds developed into a political issue.
What is the role of news reporting? It goes without saying that the facts should be reported as quickly and accurately as possible. However, it is a pitiful thing to just take up problems and incidents that have emerged in the world. I believe that the important role of news reporting is to delve deeply into the state and problems of the world, society, politics, etc., and to make important problems and issues known to the world.
At that time, there is one more important thing. It is about the formation of public opinion and the guidance of public opinion. Merely reporting the facts will inevitably result in superficial and shallow reporting. I hope that the problems and issues hidden behind the incident will be found out and reported, including the judgment of right and wrong.
Today, when values are diversifying, the mass media may be a little scary.
