Criticism of Okinawan newspapers raises questions about journalistic roles and methods, particularly regarding base coverage and freedom of expression. This section explores debates over media credibility and the perceived function of local press in Okinawa.

Conversely, if one considers Okinawan newspapers to be organizations in the form of newspapers, their actions begin to make sense.
2018-01-16.
The following continues from the previous chapter.
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It is reflected in newspaper subscription numbers, but some people have recently begun to think, “Something is wrong with the two major papers.”
I would go even further and say, “Okinawan newspapers are not newspapers. If we discuss them on the premise that they are newspapers, we cannot truly understand them.”
There are many aspects that are difficult to explain.
Conversely, if Okinawan newspapers are viewed as organizations operating in the form of newspapers, their actions become understandable.
If they were normal media organizations driven by a mission to inform residents of the truth, they would follow the law and report within the bounds of common sense.
But that is not the case; they seem to believe that entering bases illegally to gather information is acceptable.
If ordinary people entered a base in the same way to obtain information, they would clearly be regarded as spies or engaged in covert operations.
Yet when similar actions are carried out while wearing the armband of the Okinawa Times or Ryukyu Shimpo, they are somehow overlooked as “journalistic reporting” in Okinawa.
Moreover, even when warned by the Defense Bureau not to enter without permission and criticized for boarding canoes with activists to enter bases from the sea, they boldly respond that they are doing so to defend freedom of expression.
To be continued.