The Johnny's sex abuse scandal and the role of media in Japan
Identifikátory výsledku
Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F26482789%3A_____%2F23%3A10152614" target="_blank" >RIV/26482789:_____/23:10152614 - isvavai.cz</a>
Výsledek na webu
<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/18692729.2023.2290369" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/18692729.2023.2290369</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/18692729.2023.2290369" target="_blank" >10.1080/18692729.2023.2290369</a>
Alternativní jazyky
Jazyk výsledku
angličtina
Název v původním jazyce
The Johnny's sex abuse scandal and the role of media in Japan
Popis výsledku v původním jazyce
The aim of this commentary is to shed some light on the sex abuse scandal of Johnny Kitagawa and his talent agency Johnny & Associates (hereafter "Johnny's"). First, it looks at the role of the Japanese media during the scandal development. Here, the difference will be made between the "outside-media" (weeklies, foreign press) that were the first to expose the Johnny's scandal, and the "inside-media" (dailies, TV broadcast) that were persistently ignoring the scandal. Largely owing to this, Kitagawa was able to sidestep allegations of abuse for decades. Next, the commentary touches upon the institutional power of the Johnny's agency within the network of Japanese power circles. Importantly, this power-network becomes decisive in soft-pedaling the scandal, or fueling the hype. Further, it looks at the nature of structural exploitation at Johnny's and the issue of whistleblowing in Japan. One section is dedicated to the issue of sexual abuse in Japan and the West. Next, the commentary offers a performance analysis of the Johnny's press conference and points to the ritualized quality of televised confessions. Finally, it touches upon the issue of scandal consequences and offers two viewpoints on the aftermath of the Johnny's scandal: optimistic (i.e. the scandal will change things for the better) and pessimistic (i.e. the scandal will not be much transformative).
Název v anglickém jazyce
The Johnny's sex abuse scandal and the role of media in Japan
Popis výsledku anglicky
The aim of this commentary is to shed some light on the sex abuse scandal of Johnny Kitagawa and his talent agency Johnny & Associates (hereafter "Johnny's"). First, it looks at the role of the Japanese media during the scandal development. Here, the difference will be made between the "outside-media" (weeklies, foreign press) that were the first to expose the Johnny's scandal, and the "inside-media" (dailies, TV broadcast) that were persistently ignoring the scandal. Largely owing to this, Kitagawa was able to sidestep allegations of abuse for decades. Next, the commentary touches upon the institutional power of the Johnny's agency within the network of Japanese power circles. Importantly, this power-network becomes decisive in soft-pedaling the scandal, or fueling the hype. Further, it looks at the nature of structural exploitation at Johnny's and the issue of whistleblowing in Japan. One section is dedicated to the issue of sexual abuse in Japan and the West. Next, the commentary offers a performance analysis of the Johnny's press conference and points to the ritualized quality of televised confessions. Finally, it touches upon the issue of scandal consequences and offers two viewpoints on the aftermath of the Johnny's scandal: optimistic (i.e. the scandal will change things for the better) and pessimistic (i.e. the scandal will not be much transformative).
Klasifikace
Druh
J<sub>SC</sub> - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS
CEP obor
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OECD FORD obor
50802 - Media and socio-cultural communication
Návaznosti výsledku
Projekt
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Návaznosti
N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju
Ostatní
Rok uplatnění
2023
Kód důvěrnosti údajů
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Údaje specifické pro druh výsledku
Název periodika
Contemporary Japan
ISSN
1869-2729
e-ISSN
1869-2737
Svazek periodika
36
Číslo periodika v rámci svazku
1
Stát vydavatele periodika
GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska
Počet stran výsledku
19
Strana od-do
126-144
Kód UT WoS článku
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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus
2-s2.0-85179721049