Events
Japan Prize 2022 Events and Awards Ceremony
3:00P.M. – 4:00P.M.
Children in Ukraine - What can educational media do?
Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, 2022. In this session, three program producers at Suspilne, the national public broadcaster of Ukraine, who have carried on broadcasting all through this national crisis, spoke online about what can be done for the children.
Anastasiia Obraztsova who was featured in the NHK Documentary, Conveying the Horrors of War: Ukraine’s Frontline Journalists, spoke about the difficulties of having to record how her country is being damaged and conveyed the importance of telling the world how bravely the adults and children of Ukraine are bearing up this war.
Viktoria Murovana who is responsible for pre-school programs spoke about how they are continuing to support children even in these difficult times. One example was a new audio program they produced so that children can listen even in bunkers and other evacuation sites.
Andriy Taranov, speaking as Suspilne’s representative, spoke about their thoughts for the children and Suspilne’s strong journalistic stance. During his speech, his own children appeared on the screen and their smiles were welcomed warmly by the audience.
The director of the NHK Documentary, Fujiwara Kazuki, closed the session, by commenting how the session was a valuable opportunity to reconsider the role of the public broadcaster at times of crisis.
- Moderator
Hatta Tomohiro
NHK Announcer
Japan
Presenter of the 5 a.m. edition of the TV news show “NHK News: Good Morning Japan” and the radio program “Journal Cross”. Covered atomic bomb victims’ stories and produced atomic bomb-related programs at NHK’s Nagasaki and Hiroshima stations. In August 2022, six months into the Ukrainian invasion, presented an edition of “Journal Cross”, ‘War Crimes and Victims’ Voices’, conveying the voices of the Ukrainian people.
- Speaker
Andriy Taranov
Managing Director
Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne)Ukraine
Andriy Taranov is a member of the Managing Board of Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne Ukraine), responsible for marketing transformation of the company which he joined in 2022.
He is a media expert with more than 25 years of experience in media and marketing consultancy with top media companies and marketeers in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Worked in advertising at Omnicom, in Ukrainian TV business at STB. Founded Kwendi media & marketing consultancy in 2005.
- Speaker
Viktoria Murovana
Chief Executive producer of Kids Content
Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne)Ukraine
Victoria Murovana is a Chief Executive producer of Kids Content at Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne Ukraine). Joined the company in 2020. In October 2021 she developed and launched the Brobaks YouTube channel with 4 animation series for kids.
PR & Publicity Officer with 10+ years of experience in brand strategy development and communications: Head of PR & Advertisement and Dubbing Producer at B&H film distribution, theatrical distributor of Hollywood Studios, Disney, Paramount, Universal, DreamWorks in Ukraine. Has experience in running cultural projects at the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre (State Film Archive).
- Speaker
Anastasiia Obraztsova
Chief Editor of Regional Broadcasting News
Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne)Ukraine
Chief Editor of regional broadcasting news (planning, choosing topics, and preparing them for publication on different platforms of Suspilne Ukraine).
Professional experience (29 years of experience on TV):
- reporter (10+ years);
- chief of journalistic investigations project “Behind windows”;
- publishing editor of news and weekly analytical programs;
- author of numerous documentaries and journalistic films.
- Speaker
Fujiwara Kazuki
Director
Content Creators Center, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)Japan
Joined NHK in 2009. Has been involved in the current affairs program “Close-Up Gendai” and the NHK Special documentaries since 2016.
Fujiwara has been covering relations between Japan and the Korean Peninsula since his involvement in an NHK Special about North Korea in 2018.
Programs include an edition of “Close-Up Gendai” about the letters exchanged between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and their summit, and a two-part BS-1 Special documentary, which drew on top secret documents to shed light on the Japanese who fought in the Korean War.
Fujiwara has focused on the crisis in Ukraine since the Russian invasion. An edition of “Close-Up Gendai” was produced from the online interviews he conducted in March with people in war-torn Ukraine. Went to Ukraine in late March to focus on how its public broadcaster Suspilne was faring in its temporary facilities. Subsequently spent two months following the public broadcaster. This led to an NHK Special about the hardships facing reporters trying to cover the war.
Co-author of “AI vs Minshushugi (Artificial intelligence versus democracy)” and “Sato-umi Shihonshugi (Sato-umi capitalism)”, and author of “Chosen Senso wo Tatakatta Nihon-jin (The Japanese who fought in the Korean War)”.