Al Jazeera Journalism Review
Mei Shigenobu is editor of the English Al Jazeera Journalism Review.
She is a journalist, political commentator, writer, and media specialist focussing on Middle Eastern issues and media literacy issues. She was a TV host on a live political talk show for Asahi Newstar in Japan (2006 – 2010) in Tokyo. Currently, she is a media consultant and producer of programmes and documentaries for Japanese and Middle Eastern TV channels.
She holds a Doctorate degree in Media Studies from Doshisha University in Japan, Master's in International Relations., and a Bachelor's in Political Science from the American University of Beirut, and studied journalism at the Lebanese University.
Mei has several academic publications on media issues and is the author of Unveiling the 'Arab Spring'; democratic revolutions orchestrated by the West and the Media (2012 Japanese), From the Ghettos of the Middle East (2003 Japanese) and an autobiography, Secrets: From Palestine to the country of cherry trees, 28 years with my mother (2002 Japanese).
Find her on Twitter: @MayShigenobu
Writer’s Articles
Testimonies of the First Witness of the Sabra & Shatila Massacre
The Sabra and Shatila massacre in 1982 saw over 3,000 unarmed Palestinian refugees brutally killed by Phalangist militias under the facilitation of Israeli forces. As the first journalist to enter the camps, Japanese journalist Ryuichi Hirokawa provides a harrowing first-hand account of the atrocity amid a media blackout. His testimony highlights the power of bearing witness to a war crime and contrasts the past Israeli public outcry with today’s silence over the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Analysis: Could AI replace humans in journalism?
Recent advances in AI are mind-blowing. But good journalism requires certain skills which, for now at least, only humans can master
Have you been hacked? - What Pegasus spyware revelations mean for journalists
How to protect yourself following the news that sophisticated spyware has been used to hack the smartphones of journalists, activists and politicians around the world.