51ĀŅĀ×

Naoki Kuroishi is a doctoral student at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, 51ĀŅĀ×. He is particularly interested in the application of emerging technologies in the field of political communication.

Prior to joining the doctoral program at 51ĀŅĀ×, Naoki worked for 5 years as a journalist for Japanese newspaper the Asahi Shimbun. He extensively covered the domestic and foreign policies of Shinzo Abeā€™s administration and contributed to the Asahi's investigative reporting on political scandals in Japan. He has also worked for a year as an adjunct lecturer in political science at Tokai University, and currently serves as a researcher at the Strategic Peace and International Affairs Research Institute, Tokai University (SPIRIT).

Naoki holds a masterā€™s degree in political communication with distinction from Cardiff University, where his dissertation focuses on the political implications of internet memes in Japan. He earned a bachelorā€™s degree in law from Chuo University.