Abstract

Politics, economics, sports, entertainment, even the weather. News is an indispensable part of our daily lives. Through the activities of students at a fictional high school who work as reporters for their school newspaper, this book explores what news should be, how articles are written, and how they are read and interpreted. By the time they finish the book, their news literacy, including the ability to recognize misinformation and fake news, will have been significantly strengthened.

Author’s Information

Nobuyuki Okumura, born in 1964, is a professor in the Faculty of Sociology at Musashi University. After working as a news director at TV Asahi, he moved to the Faculty of Industrial Sociology at Ritsumeikan University in 2005, where he became a professor before assuming his current position. He publishes videos produced by his seminar students on "News no Tamago" (https://www.newstamago.com). He has also served as a researcher at George Washington University and other institutions in the United States, where he has analyzed election coverage that led to President Obama's rise in 2008 and the first Trump administration on-site. As a board member of FIJ (Fact Check Initiative), he is also involved in combating misinformation and false information.