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The Media's Agony: Testimonies from 28 Individuals
(Paperback, 280 pages, ¥820 + tax,
ISBN 978-4334037987)
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On May 15, Hideyuki Nagasawa, Secretary General of the Internet Advertising Promotion Council, published 'The Media's Agony: 28 Testimonials' (Kobunsha Shinsho).
Newspapers and TV are called "mass garbage" and "has-beens," while online media cause various problems like online backlashes—has the media become hopeless no matter what it does?
A collection of interviews conducted by the former Director of Digital Business at Dentsu Digital Inc. with pioneers across various media outlets. Through the vivid voices of these leaders grappling with their struggles, it illuminates the future "role of media."
Featured are 28 individuals including Daisuke Tsuda, Masaru Kawakami, Fuji Television President Kameyama, Asahi Shimbun President Kimura, Yomiuri Shimbun Group President Shiraishi, Hiroki Azuma, Junichiro Nakagawa, former Dentsu Inc. Vice President Ryuichi Mori, and Arianna Huffington.