{"id":141,"date":"2022-10-12T17:32:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T08:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media-is-hope.org\/en\/?post_type=news&p=141"},"modified":"2024-12-26T09:27:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T00:27:39","slug":"media-is-hope-held-a-press-conference-to-show-solidarity-and-support-to-the-1-5c-promise-move-now-to-stop-the-temperature-rise-campaign","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/media-is-hope.org\/en\/news\/141\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA IS HOPE Inc. held a press conference to show solidarity and support to – “The 1.5\u00b0C Promise : Move Now to Stop the Temperature Rise Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

MEDIA IS HOPE Inc. held a press conference to express solidarity and support for the campaign that The United Nations Information Center (UNIC) launched : “1.5\u00b0C Commitment – Move Now to Stop the Rise of Temperatures”, which was launched to call for an action on climate change through the power of the media.<\/p>\n

Beyond boundaries, Japanese media and citizens\u00a0<\/b>gathered together to solve climate change !<\/b><\/h2>\n

The United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo (UNIC Tokyo) and over 140 voluntary Japanese media companies in the SDG Media Compact launched the campaign \u201cPromise of 1.5\u2103. Act Now to Stop Global Warming\u201d in June 2022 to leverage the power of the media to call for climate action. This is the world\u2019s first country-level joint campaign by media companies that are members of the SDG Media Compact and the United Nation. We, as MEDIA IS HOPE Inc.<\/b>, held a press conference with speakers from UNIC Tokyo and media companies to show our solidarity and support.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

This press conference was realized by an offer from <\/span>MEDIA IS HOPE Inc<\/span>.<\/span><\/i>, the organization consists of citizens \/ audience who aim to solve climate change. The director of UNIC Tokyo and 12 representatives from television, newspapers, radio, magazines, and web media participated in the conference as speakers, as well as more than 70 media representatives participated as attendees online and offline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While media faces some challenges to build and preserve trusting relationships with the public, \u201cEngaged Journalism\u201d <\/span>is beginning to be established in Japan. <\/span>By positioning citizens not only as \u201caudience\u201d but also as \u201cpartners\u201d,\u00a0 <\/span>MEDIA IS HOPE Inc.<\/span> looks for a new direction of journalism. This movement, citizens partnering with media, <\/span>is epoch-making for Japanese media, and it may be the first such movement in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

MEDIA IS HOPE Inc. <\/span>provides a variety of support to <\/span>make accurate understanding about climate change widely available to the public, encourage behavioral change and climate action, and strengthen climate journalism from citizens’ perspectives<\/span>. Our vision is to establish a fair media and sustainable society where media and audience have mutual responsibility. In order to fight for climate change, we are working as a bridge to establish relationships between the media, citizens and companies and stakeholders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Through this press conference, <\/span>not only did we signal our solidarity and support, but also reaffirmed our<\/span> promise to become a starting point and continue as a platform where media, citizens and companies \/ stakeholders can come together to solve climate change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u3010Objective to Show Solidarity and Support\u3011<\/b><\/p>\n

Climate journalism is not <\/span>only an issue for media<\/span>. We believe it is important for citizens to cooperate and support media that transmits the correct information about climate change and how we can solve it.\u00a0 This is <\/span>because every citizen is also a consumer of media, and is therefore responsible <\/span>for choosing media. MEDIA IS HOPE Inc.<\/span>\u00a0decided to express our sincere gratitude and respect to all media representatives that came across media and other boundaries. We, as citizens, would like to express our support for media innovation in Japan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u30fc Press Conference Information \u30fc<\/b><\/p>\n

\u3010Date\u3011October 12th, 2022\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u3010Location\u3011Japan National Press Club in Chiyoda, Tokyo (online and offline)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u3010Organizer\u3011MEDIA IS HOPE Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u3010Support\u3011United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u30fc Speakers \u30fc<\/b><\/p>\n

Campaign Proponent<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • \u25cf Kaoru Nemoto, Director of United Nations Information Center (UNIC)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Moderator<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    • \u25cf Gendatsu Kyoko, executive producer of NHK Enterprise<\/span><\/li>\n
    • \u25cf Yutaka Yamaguchi, announcer of TV Asahi Corporation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Media professionals<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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      • \u25cf Tatsuhiko Seki, Editor-in-chief and producer of Kodansha FRaU<\/span><\/li>\n
      • \u25cf Kazutaka Shinno, Producer of TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) radio “ashitanocollege”<\/span><\/li>\n
      • \u25cf Ryohei Nakanishi, Planning and Development Department, News Production Bureau, Tokyo Branch Office, Aichi Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • \u25cf Takashi Matsuki, The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Editorial Board Member, Second Industry Department<\/span><\/li>\n
      • \u25cf Kasane Nakamura, Producer and Editor, HuffPost Japan<\/span><\/li>\n
      • \u25cf Yoshiko Kobata, General Manager, CSR & SDGs Promotion Office and Commentator Office, News Bureau, Fuji Television Network, Inc.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • \u25cf Keiichi Nakane, Keiichi Nakane, Reporter, Science Department, The Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Head Office<\/span><\/li>\n
      • \u25cf Misako Yamaji, Announcer, Broadcasting Department, Radio Fukushima Co., Ltd.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • \u25cf Akira Masaki, Weather Forecaster and Weather Caster<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Organizers of this press conference (as viewers and readers)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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        • \u25cf Yuka Natori and Yoshizo Nishida, CO-LEAD \/ DIRECTOR, MEDIA IS HOPE Inc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          \u3010About \u201cPromise of 1.5 \u00baC\u201d Campaign\u3011<\/b>
          \n<\/span>In June 2022, the United Nations and over 100 SDG Media Compact <\/span>members have launched the Japan-based joint campaign <\/span>to fight climate change with an aim to leverage the power of the media to call for climate actions. This is the world\u2019s first country-level joint campaign by media companies that are members of the SDG Media Compactand the United Nations. The number of the media participating in this campaign is 146 as of 17 October.<\/span><\/p>\n

          The objective of this campaign is, through the information dissemination and public engagement by media, to promote the understanding of why it is necessary to limit the global average temperature rise to 1.5\u2103 above the pre-industrial level, to propose concrete actions to stop climate change, and to encourage individuals and organizations to change their behavior.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

          The campaign title \u201cPromise of 1.5\u2103\u201d symbolizes the determination that all individuals and organizations support and act to keep the promises the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) made at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) last November. The slogan, \u201cAct Now to Stop Global Warming\u201d, is a message to urge concrete actions to keep the 1.5\u2103 global alive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

          *\\ <\/span>UNIC Tokyo\u2019s full press release about @\u201cPromise of 1.5 \u00baC\u201d campaign<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

          Press conference organized by MEDIA IS HOPE Inc. was featured in [ United Nations Headquarters and United Nations Information Centre ]!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n