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Friday, November 18, 2011

Fukushima media visit - USA Today slants positive news into source of worry

http://atomicinsights.com/2011/11/fukushima-media-visit-usa-today-slants-positive-news-into-source-of-worry.html

Fukushima media visit - USA Today slants positive news into source of worry

On November 12, 2011, USA Today published an article titled Media allowed in tsunami-hit nuke plant that contained some classic elements of slant by selectively highlighting certain facts while ignoring others. The situation was a good news story. Tepco, the electric power utility company that owns the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station has reached a stage in their recovery efforts where they could comfortably allow the news media to come into the station and have a first hand look around.

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