特集に寄せて(<特集>女性による表現文化の現在とメディア)

抄録

With the widespread use of the Internet and digital content, opportunities to publish daily information are dramatically increasing. In particular, women, who have been said to have difficulty being given positions of expressing them-selves in journalism and media communication, now find it easier to express themselves in this new communication environment, even though they do not work in the existing media. On the other hand, journalistic and media communication activities through conventional media outlets are still very active. But some problems concerning these activities seem to remain unresolved. For this reason, Issue #83 features how new media technology has changed the way women communicate. I requested interviews with researchers and other experts in this field and asked them to submit articles to this journal to shed new light on media and gender issues we encounter in this day and age.