"If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking."
— Attributed to Benjamin Franklin
At a recent Kyoto symposium, the issue of sontaku journalism was cited as a major problem affecting public trust in the media.
In a time of both misinformation and too much information,
quality journalism is more crucial than ever.
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