Developing Asia Journalism Awards

Peter McCawley looks at the role of journalism in good governance on the occasion of the inaugural Developing Asia Journalism Awards in Tokyo, 7 April 2004. "The overall processes of good governance in any country go well beyond the role of government alone. Certainly it is of central importance that governments themselves are effective and honest and transparent. But it is also of central importance that non-government actors — that is, the citizens of any country and the numerous civil society institutions they belong to — are well-informed about the operations of their government and that there are effective channels through which their views on national issues can be aired. It is here that the media has several key roles to perform."

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