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TUJ faculty op-ed tackles regulation of the British press
Posted Dec 12, 2012
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Japan Times
In an op-ed in Japan's largest English-language newspaper, political scientist Tina Burrett of Temple University, Japan Campus, tackled Lord Justice Leveson's report into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press. "Applying regulation only to the mainstream media makes no sense," wrote Burrett. "Bloggers and tweeters can be just as powerful and damaging to reputations as the press can be. If newspapers won't supply us with a diet of gossip and paparazzi photos, then the Web will. As long as there is demand for gutter journalism, there will be a supply. Ultimately, we get the media we deserve."