Number one on Mainichi Daily New's Top stories for the day was "Prime minister's comments on massacre spark outrage among Thailand's academics, media". According to the article, the public was shocked by the 72-year-old Thai Prime Minister's denial of a massacre of student protesters 30 years ago. He claims that only "one unlucky guy" died on that day when records account for almost fifty people. The Prime Ministers denial led to outrage among the public, academics, and victims' families. Then the articles quotes other newspapers that criticise the Prime Minister
Interesting enough, the photos accompanying the article in the Mainichi Daily News are actually from the Associated Press. The article itself is also attributed to the A.P. As we discussed in class, it's certainly easier for even the international press to use pre-written news in their publications. I wonder if the international section of the Japanese newspapers would be as varied without the A.P. or similar institutions. In fact, I just noticed, but all the articles in the top five Most Popular News catagory of the Mainichi Daily News are written by the A.P., though some of the pictures are from Reuters. It's entirely likely that there would only be domestic news if the newspaper had to do all the investigating and reporting themselves.
The list of Most Popular News includes...
Number 2: "New South Korean president vows to boost economy, deal with N. Korea"
Number 3: "Putin warns Kosovo will 'come back to knock' the West, as NATO envoy lashes out"
Number 4: "2 earthquakes shake border area between US, Mexico; about 65 Mexican schools evacuated"
Number 5: "Australian minister says he wants option to buy US F-22 Raptor"
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