Broadcast Law and Internet Law in the Era of Next-generation Broadcasting

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K03110
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Public law
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: Suzuki Hidemi 慶應義塾大学, メディア・コミュニケーション研究所(三田), 教授 (50247475)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 表現の自由 / 放送法 / 番組編集準則 / ＮＨＫ / インターネット

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Under international standards, broadcast regulation should be conducted by an in dependent third-party actor, but the Broadcast Act, which regulates broadcasters, lodges authority over them in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Article 4 of the Broadcast Act lays down basic professional norms, providing that broadcasters “not harm public safety or good morals”, “be politically fair”, “not distort the facts”, and “clarify the points at issue from as many angles as possible”. These are fair expectations that should be considered central to ethical journalism worldwide. But a non-independent Government agency should not be in the position of determining what is fair. Article 4 should be abolished for the freedom of expression.

Free Research Field

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