The Media's Role and Potential in the New Era
Satoshi Ishikawa, President, Kyodo News
World Media Summit
Oct. 9, 2009
媒體在新時代的作用及可能性
共同通訊社社長石川聰
（2009年10月9日）
Ladies and gentlemen and media colleagues.
出席世界媒體峰會的各國、各地區(qū)的媒體代表，女士們、先生們：
Allow me to introduce myself. I am Satoshi Ishikawa, president of Kyodo News from Japan. First of all, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Xinhua News Agency and the authorities concerned for taking the initiative to host this epoch-making conference and for their careful preparations. It is an honor for Kyodo News, and for me personally, to be given this opportunity to address media colleagues from around the world at this historic summit. This is a truly important conference, and it is my sincere hope that it will be a success.
我是日本共同通訊社社長石川聰。首先，請允許我向發(fā)起這次劃時代會議并為會議的成功舉辦做出周全準(zhǔn)備的新華社及有關(guān)方面的人士表示由衷敬意。感謝你們給我提供了在全體會議上發(fā)言的機會，這對于共同通訊社和我本人來說是一件非常榮幸的事情。借此之機，我向贊同這一會議宗旨并出席會議的世界各國、各地區(qū)媒體業(yè)界的同仁們致以親切問候，同時衷心祝愿這一歷史性的媒體峰會取得圓滿成功。
I think that the main theme of this conference is the potential for cooperation and competition between new and old media in the era of globalization. As you well know, globalization and progress in information and communications technologies have put traditional paper-based media on the defensive, while permitting Internet search businesses to prosper and enabling handheld and mobile terminals such as smart phones, based on cutting-edge technologies, to dominate the media market. The global economic downturn, said to be the worst in a century, seems to have dealt a harder blow to the business of old, traditional media.
各位來賓：我認(rèn)為此次會議的主要議題應(yīng)該是新老媒體在全球化時代合作與競爭的可能性。眾所周知，隨著全球化和信息通信技術(shù)（ICT）的突飛猛進，以紙張為主體的傳統(tǒng)的媒體正處于守勢，而互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的檢索業(yè)務(wù)異軍突起，建立在最尖端技術(shù)之上的智能手機及移動終端正風(fēng)靡媒體市場。而且，我想去年以來發(fā)生的百年一遇的經(jīng)濟不景氣也對原有的傳統(tǒng)媒體業(yè)務(wù)造成了很大打擊。
In this new era, the media's role and responsibility are becoming more important. As highly advanced information and communications technologies develop, exchanges and competition between news media are expanding, and services for end-consumers of news are diversifying in accordance with their preferences.
在人類各種各樣的活動跨越國境、進入了大融合的全球化時代，媒體的作用及責(zé)任正變得愈發(fā)重要。在信息通信技術(shù)高度發(fā)達的今天，新聞媒體同行之間的交流和競爭正在以前所未有的規(guī)模擴大，向讀者和用戶等新聞終端消費者提供的服務(wù)，也因使用者偏好的不同而變得豐富多樣。
We believe the media have a social responsibility to promote world peace by sharing news and information about everyday events and by furthering mutual understanding in a way that goes beyond the limits of countries and regions.
For all of us, I believe, it is a great honor to be present at this World Media Summit. If we can deepen exchanges between our organizations and promote mutual understanding, then I think this will lead to great results.
我認(rèn)為，媒體應(yīng)該承擔(dān)的重要社會責(zé)任是：共享日常的新聞和信息，增進不同國家和地區(qū)人們間的相互理解，并由此促進世界的和平。能夠參加全世界媒體代表出席的這次世界媒體峰會，我感到非常榮幸。我相信這次會議將會加深我們之間的交流，增進相互間的理解，從而取得巨大的成果。
Kyodo News was founded in November 1945. It is an independent, not-for-profit news agency headquartered in Tokyo. It is a cooperative formed by 56 newspaper and public broadcasting companies. The combined circulation of its member newspapers tops 25 million copies. Kyodo News provides news stories not only to member newspapers but also to more than 10 daily newspaper companies and over 100 private broadcasters. As one of Asia's leading international news agencies, we provide the latest news in English and Chinese and have over 300 overseas subscribers.
共同通訊社成立于1945年11月，總部位于日本東京。它是一個非營利的、獨立的綜合新聞通訊社。共同社是由日本全國56家報社和公共電廣播電視臺聯(lián)合組建的合作性質(zhì)的通訊社，會員報社出版物的總發(fā)行量超過了2500萬份。同時，我們也為會員以外的10多家日報和100多家民間廣播電視臺提供新聞信息。作為亞洲具有代表性的國際通訊社，我們還向海外提供隨時更新的英文和中文新聞服務(wù)，并向海外的300多家客戶提供來自日本的信息。
Costs for our news activities are covered mainly by contributions from the member companies as well as other subscription revenues. Kyodo News is financially independent of government as well as of any business corporation or organization. Kyodo News has more than 50 news-gathering bases in Japan and another 42 abroad. With a workforce of 1,700, including about 1,000 reporters and editors, Kyodo News conducts news activities 24 hours a day throughout the year.
有關(guān)報道的費用主要來自成員的分擔(dān)金和簽約客戶的新聞使用費。我們在財政上完全獨立，不享受政府和特定企業(yè)和團體的資助。我們在日本國內(nèi)有 50多個新聞采集分支機構(gòu)，在海外有42個分支機構(gòu)。我們的職員有1700多人，其中包括約1000名記者和編輯，每天24小時、一年365天不間斷地發(fā)布新聞。
The basic idea underpinning our newsgathering activities is to ''ensure the freedom and independence of journalism and counter the unjust exercise of power in order to support a peaceful and democratic society.'' I think the role of journalism in a democratic society is becoming more and more important as a result of the two-way communication made possible by the Internet. At Kyodo News we are continuing our efforts to strengthen newspapers' capability to report news in the Internet era through a dependable news-gathering operation that is able to respond to all changes in the media environment. We request that news sources make information available, we respect the rights of copyright holders, and we aim for fair and impartial reporting.
我們的基本新聞理念是："為了促進和平與民主社會的發(fā)展，確保新聞報道的自由和獨立，與行使不正當(dāng)權(quán)力的行為進行抗?fàn)帯?在網(wǎng)絡(luò)互動性越來越發(fā)達的今天，我想新聞報道在民主社會中的作用正變得日益重要。共同社通訊社一直在努力適應(yīng)媒體環(huán)境的變化，并開展強有力的、值得信賴的新聞活動，進一步加強互聯(lián)網(wǎng)時代新聞信息的傳播能力。我們要求采訪對象公開信息，在報道中尊重著作權(quán)，努力實現(xiàn)公正和客觀的報道。
Satoshi Ishikawa, President, Kyodo News
World Media Summit
Oct. 9, 2009
媒體在新時代的作用及可能性
共同通訊社社長石川聰
（2009年10月9日）
Ladies and gentlemen and media colleagues.
出席世界媒體峰會的各國、各地區(qū)的媒體代表，女士們、先生們：
Allow me to introduce myself. I am Satoshi Ishikawa, president of Kyodo News from Japan. First of all, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Xinhua News Agency and the authorities concerned for taking the initiative to host this epoch-making conference and for their careful preparations. It is an honor for Kyodo News, and for me personally, to be given this opportunity to address media colleagues from around the world at this historic summit. This is a truly important conference, and it is my sincere hope that it will be a success.
我是日本共同通訊社社長石川聰。首先，請允許我向發(fā)起這次劃時代會議并為會議的成功舉辦做出周全準(zhǔn)備的新華社及有關(guān)方面的人士表示由衷敬意。感謝你們給我提供了在全體會議上發(fā)言的機會，這對于共同通訊社和我本人來說是一件非常榮幸的事情。借此之機，我向贊同這一會議宗旨并出席會議的世界各國、各地區(qū)媒體業(yè)界的同仁們致以親切問候，同時衷心祝愿這一歷史性的媒體峰會取得圓滿成功。
I think that the main theme of this conference is the potential for cooperation and competition between new and old media in the era of globalization. As you well know, globalization and progress in information and communications technologies have put traditional paper-based media on the defensive, while permitting Internet search businesses to prosper and enabling handheld and mobile terminals such as smart phones, based on cutting-edge technologies, to dominate the media market. The global economic downturn, said to be the worst in a century, seems to have dealt a harder blow to the business of old, traditional media.
各位來賓：我認(rèn)為此次會議的主要議題應(yīng)該是新老媒體在全球化時代合作與競爭的可能性。眾所周知，隨著全球化和信息通信技術(shù)（ICT）的突飛猛進，以紙張為主體的傳統(tǒng)的媒體正處于守勢，而互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的檢索業(yè)務(wù)異軍突起，建立在最尖端技術(shù)之上的智能手機及移動終端正風(fēng)靡媒體市場。而且，我想去年以來發(fā)生的百年一遇的經(jīng)濟不景氣也對原有的傳統(tǒng)媒體業(yè)務(wù)造成了很大打擊。
In this new era, the media's role and responsibility are becoming more important. As highly advanced information and communications technologies develop, exchanges and competition between news media are expanding, and services for end-consumers of news are diversifying in accordance with their preferences.
在人類各種各樣的活動跨越國境、進入了大融合的全球化時代，媒體的作用及責(zé)任正變得愈發(fā)重要。在信息通信技術(shù)高度發(fā)達的今天，新聞媒體同行之間的交流和競爭正在以前所未有的規(guī)模擴大，向讀者和用戶等新聞終端消費者提供的服務(wù)，也因使用者偏好的不同而變得豐富多樣。
We believe the media have a social responsibility to promote world peace by sharing news and information about everyday events and by furthering mutual understanding in a way that goes beyond the limits of countries and regions.
For all of us, I believe, it is a great honor to be present at this World Media Summit. If we can deepen exchanges between our organizations and promote mutual understanding, then I think this will lead to great results.
我認(rèn)為，媒體應(yīng)該承擔(dān)的重要社會責(zé)任是：共享日常的新聞和信息，增進不同國家和地區(qū)人們間的相互理解，并由此促進世界的和平。能夠參加全世界媒體代表出席的這次世界媒體峰會，我感到非常榮幸。我相信這次會議將會加深我們之間的交流，增進相互間的理解，從而取得巨大的成果。
Kyodo News was founded in November 1945. It is an independent, not-for-profit news agency headquartered in Tokyo. It is a cooperative formed by 56 newspaper and public broadcasting companies. The combined circulation of its member newspapers tops 25 million copies. Kyodo News provides news stories not only to member newspapers but also to more than 10 daily newspaper companies and over 100 private broadcasters. As one of Asia's leading international news agencies, we provide the latest news in English and Chinese and have over 300 overseas subscribers.
共同通訊社成立于1945年11月，總部位于日本東京。它是一個非營利的、獨立的綜合新聞通訊社。共同社是由日本全國56家報社和公共電廣播電視臺聯(lián)合組建的合作性質(zhì)的通訊社，會員報社出版物的總發(fā)行量超過了2500萬份。同時，我們也為會員以外的10多家日報和100多家民間廣播電視臺提供新聞信息。作為亞洲具有代表性的國際通訊社，我們還向海外提供隨時更新的英文和中文新聞服務(wù)，并向海外的300多家客戶提供來自日本的信息。
Costs for our news activities are covered mainly by contributions from the member companies as well as other subscription revenues. Kyodo News is financially independent of government as well as of any business corporation or organization. Kyodo News has more than 50 news-gathering bases in Japan and another 42 abroad. With a workforce of 1,700, including about 1,000 reporters and editors, Kyodo News conducts news activities 24 hours a day throughout the year.
有關(guān)報道的費用主要來自成員的分擔(dān)金和簽約客戶的新聞使用費。我們在財政上完全獨立，不享受政府和特定企業(yè)和團體的資助。我們在日本國內(nèi)有 50多個新聞采集分支機構(gòu)，在海外有42個分支機構(gòu)。我們的職員有1700多人，其中包括約1000名記者和編輯，每天24小時、一年365天不間斷地發(fā)布新聞。
The basic idea underpinning our newsgathering activities is to ''ensure the freedom and independence of journalism and counter the unjust exercise of power in order to support a peaceful and democratic society.'' I think the role of journalism in a democratic society is becoming more and more important as a result of the two-way communication made possible by the Internet. At Kyodo News we are continuing our efforts to strengthen newspapers' capability to report news in the Internet era through a dependable news-gathering operation that is able to respond to all changes in the media environment. We request that news sources make information available, we respect the rights of copyright holders, and we aim for fair and impartial reporting.
我們的基本新聞理念是："為了促進和平與民主社會的發(fā)展，確保新聞報道的自由和獨立，與行使不正當(dāng)權(quán)力的行為進行抗?fàn)帯?在網(wǎng)絡(luò)互動性越來越發(fā)達的今天，我想新聞報道在民主社會中的作用正變得日益重要。共同社通訊社一直在努力適應(yīng)媒體環(huán)境的變化，并開展強有力的、值得信賴的新聞活動，進一步加強互聯(lián)網(wǎng)時代新聞信息的傳播能力。我們要求采訪對象公開信息，在報道中尊重著作權(quán)，努力實現(xiàn)公正和客觀的報道。