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“We’re in a storytelling crisis”: Advice for writing on nuclear issues, from the author of “Fallout” via Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2020/12/19 by nfield

By Sara Z. Kutchesfahani | December 16, 2020 […] How can nuclear policy experts become better storytellers? I thought Lesley M. M. Blume would have some prescient advice. Her new book powerfully shows how one courageous American reporter unraveled one of the deadliest cover-ups … Continue reading →

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RSF urges Japan to stop pressuring the media on Fukushima-related topics via (Reporters without Borders) Fairewinds Energy Education

Posted on 2020/04/10 by nfield

March 11, 2020 As Japan commemorates the 9th anniversary of the Fukushima disaster, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the authorities to let journalists freely report on the topic. On Wednesday, March 11th, Japan will commemorate the 9th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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RSF urges Japan to stop pressuring the media on Fukushima-related topics via RSF Reporters Without Borders

Posted on 2020/03/11 by nfield

[…] On Wednesday, March 11th, Japan will commemorate the 9th anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident, the worst atomic disaster after Chernobyl, caused by a tsunami and collectively resulting in 18,500 dead and missing, 160,000 evacuees and a continuous … Continue reading →

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‘Anti-nuclear plant newspaper’ reflects on efforts to warn society on its 40th anniversary via The Mainichi

Posted on 2018/06/14 by nfield

TOKYO — The editor of the “Han Genpatsu Shimbun” (“Anti-Nuclear Power Plant Newspaper”), which marked its 40th anniversary in May, recalls that the paper promoted exchanges between those involved in the anti-nuclear power movement in a bid to warn society. … Continue reading →

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Minister yells at press after he criticizes remaining Fukushima evacuees via Japan Today

Posted on 2017/04/05 by nfield

TOKYO — Japan’s disaster reconstruction minister said Tuesday displaced people yet to return to areas of Fukushima Prefecture deemed safe to live in are “responsible for themselves,” before snapping at the reporter whose question prompted the remark. Masahiro Imamura made … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Cover Up　via CounterPunch

Posted on 2016/11/01 by norma field

Robert Hunziker It is literally impossible for the world community to get a clear understanding of, and truth about, the Fukushima nuclear disaster. This statement is based upon The Feature article in Columbia Journalism Review (“CJR”) d/d October 25, 2016 … Continue reading →

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Sinking a bold foray into watchdog journalism in Japan via Columbia Journalism Review

Posted on 2016/10/29 by norma field

IT SEEMED LIKE COMPELLING JOURNALISM: a major investigative story published by The Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s second largest daily newspaper, about workers fleeing the Fukushima nuclear plant against orders. It was the work of a special investigative section that had been … Continue reading →

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Good News! US Corporations Won’t Have to Pay for Nuclear Disasters in India via Fair Blog

Posted on 2015/01/28 by norma field

Online, the headline was “Obama, India’s Modi Cite Nuclear Investment Breakthrough” (1/25/15). And who doesn’t like a “breakthrough”? The article itself had the same positive spin, beginning with its lead: President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday … Continue reading →

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Japan secrecy act stirs fears about press freedom, right to know via Reuters

Posted on 2013/10/29 by norma field

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government is planning a state secrets act that critics say could curtail public access to information on a wide range of issues, including tensions with China and the Fukushima nuclear crisis. Media watchdogs fear the … Continue reading →

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