Isoko Mochizuki
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Isoko Mochizuki (Japanese: 望月 衣塑子, Mochizuki Isoko; born 1975)[1] is a Japanese newspaper journalist for Chunichi Shimbun (Tokyo Shimbun), based in Nagoya.
Mochizuki is the inspiration for the film The Journalist (Japanese: Shimbun Kisha; 2019),[2] directed by Michihito Fujii and loosely based on a book of the same name by Mochizuki.[3] She stars in the documentary film Documentary of the Journalist (2019) by Tatsuya Mori.[4]
Justin McCurry wrote in The Guardian that "Mochizuki specialises in a brand of robust questioning that many regard as the stock in trade of political reporters in Britain. In Japan, though, she is a rarity in a media landscape where avoiding confrontation is often accepted as the price for continued access to important government sources."[5] In March 2019, about 600 people rallied in support of her at a protest in front of the prime minister's office.[6][7] In 2018, she co-wrote a book with former The New York Times correspondent Martin Fackler about access journalism and media independence in Japan's major newspapers.[8]
Publications
- Shimbun Kisha (The Journalist). Tokyo: Kadokawa, 2017. ISBN 978-4-04-082191-7. (in Japanese)
- Kenryoku to Shimbun no Daimondai (The Problem of Newspapers and Power). With Martin Fackler. Tokyo: Shueisha, 2018. ISBN 978-4-08-721037-8. (in Japanese)
