Behind the scenes, Fuji Television is reporting its own scandals extensively, with the news department “rising up in unison” and “anger toward the suspected executives” over the Nakai issue.
Calls for a renewal of the management team, including Director and Advisor Hisashi Hieda
The sense of urgency within the company is extreme, as the company continues to be unable to conduct sales activities and program production to its satisfaction.
This is a sentence from a letter of opinion submitted by Fuji Television’s labor union to Koichi Minato, 72, the company’s president.
Fuji’s labor union, which used to be “weak,” has seen its membership increase one after another in the wake of the series of scandals, and now has more than 500 members.
About 1,100 people, including remote viewers, attended the employee information meeting held on January 23. The meeting started at 5:30 p.m. and became more and more heated as time went on, ending after 10:00 p.m. The four-and-a-half-hour long presentation was attended by about 1,100 people, including remote viewers. It was a four-and-a-half hour long presentation.
During the Q&A session, there were calls for a renewal of the management team, including the “Don of Fuji Television,” Hisashi Hieda, Senior Advisor to the Board of Directors. Mr. Hieda is an untouchable figure within the station. I did not think that the “ouster of Mr. Hieda” would happen. On the contrary, it is a sign that the majority of employees have a sense of crisis about the current system.
Fuji will hold another press conference on the 27th. This time, it is expected to be held in full openness, without selecting participating media. The labor union has submitted a written opinion on this as well.
“The press conference must be announced by the end of this week at the latest, and be held on January 27 (Monday) at the latest.
The above-mentioned staff member adds, “The press conference is expected to be held in full openness, with no screening of participating media. A bureau official adds, “In the written opinion, Kano Shuji Kano is expected to hold the press conference in the full open.
In addition to Chairman Shuji Kano and President Koichi Minato, the opinion also calls for the attendance of Director and Advisor Hisashi Hieda. The most important point is whether we can draw Mr. Hieda out. The reason that he is ‘only an advisor’ is not valid.”
However, as of now, it appears that Mr. Hieda will not attend the meeting.
