VITAMEDIAS
Will the Web and blogs Change how we Govern - and are Governed? "With Weblogs and other forms of media that allow reputation management and the ability for a competition of ideas to increase signal to noise while maintaining diversity and transparency, the quality of news and information should dramatically increase.
"This will hopefully put the media to work harder on reporting more objectively and create alternative channels. Lack of media, transparency and the competition of ideas is maybe the single biggest barrier to change in Japan."
Q&A With Publisher Mark Devlin
Q: The Internet and e-mail newsletters mean that now anyone who wants a voice can have one. How will this change the media dynamic in Japan?
A: I think that blogs will die out soon. However, I believe that mainstream media will have to integrate user opinion into news sites much more effectively.