日本におけるジャーナリストネットワークと社会的弱者支援の可能性

女性ジャーナリストの会「薔薇棘勉強会」の活動と2016 年の改正児童福祉法成立の関係性に着目して

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　This paper clarifies the relationship between solidarity activities by journalist

networks in Japan and the possibility of supporting socially vulnerable people.

The Japanese mainstream media, which is vast and bureaucratized, only

examines superficial aspects of the lives of socially vulnerable people, such as

poverty and violence. In recent years, however, the existence of a journalist

network which goes beyond the framework of companies and individuals has

been confirmed by the complexity of social structure and the increasing sophistication

of information. The organizational form of network is diverse and

includes NPOs, NGOs, and voluntary organizations, which work to solve the

same social problems.

　　This article focuses on the relationship between the activity of the Baratoge

study group, an association of female journalists consisting of more than

600 female journalists from Japanese TV stations and newspaper companies,

and the relationship between this association and legislation.

　　So far, the dominant discourse has been about “terrible mothers who abandon

their babies after giving birth” based on “motherhood” thinking. However,

the network declared a new agenda of helping “suffering pregnant women and

children who should be helped together.” Furthermore, they delivered a message

to policy makers through repeated coverage. In this study, I used discourse

and agenda setting analysis to track the process. This showed the possibility that women’s solidarity together with empathy could mobilize politics and

society, thereby supporting vulnerable people.