PROJECTS
SPF Program Agenda(2006)

Supporting Journalism in Asia/Phase II

21,000,000 yen (Self-operated /Commissioned Project)
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Yayasan 21 Juni 1994(Y21, Indonesia), The Mass Communication Organization of Thailand (MCOT, Thailand)


Outreach activities from Asia are not active as Western media at a time when the political and economical importance of Asia have been increasing. The project aims to change the current situations of Asian outreach activities and strengthen Asian journalist networks.

This year’s activities will be as follows.
  1. Asia Journalist Forum (Bangkok, January, 2007)
    About 20 young journalists with more than 3 years of experience will be invited to the forum from East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East to share information and experience. Management of the forum will be commissioned to MCOT.

  2. Strengthening of Asian outreach activities (Commissioned to Y21)
    (1) Continued management of weekly web news, Asiaviews.
    Asian regional news will be released on the web by member organizations.
    (2) Collaboration with SPF on a monthly Asiaviews magazine
    SPF-relevant articles will appear in the monthly magazine. The articles will include reviews of interviews at Asian Voices seminars and “THE LEADERS” (about 4 pages), articles from SPF grantees (1 page), and opinions of Asian philosophers, experts, and journalists (1 page). The Asia Journalist Forum and Asiaviews on the web will be conducted in cooperation with Professor Isami Takeda of Dokkyo University.

(First year of a 3-year project)





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