Abstract
I performed a comparative analysis of media reports that related to the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. I researched advanced countries’ media reports on the nuclear power technology field, and especially those from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France and so on. I focused on researching these countries’ news contexts and changes to their nuclear policies, and compared the public opinions on nuclear power policy reflected in each country’s media. According to Ulrich Beck, in a society steeped in risks and uncertainty, the existing political system becomes the malfunction, and technology is tinged with political characteristics. Consequently, a new type of democracy that controls risks and uncertainty through academic means becomes needed. I used the framework of sociology and media studies, and my research purpose is to clarify the different contexts for nuclear power policy that Japanese media have not reported well in the above-mentioned countries, and contribute to the enhancement of self-information-governance educational materials about nuclear power technology. Currently, international media companies post news in the newspapers and on their websites in English. They post large amounts of content every day, and update it frequently. For this research, I gathered news texts on the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster from
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I performed a comparative analysis of media reports that related to the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster
I used the framework of sociology and media studies, and my research purpose is to clarify the different contexts for nuclear power policy that Japanese media have not reported well in the above-mentioned
When TEPCO made the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant import GE technology from the US, they relied on the ‘safety myth’
Summary
I performed a comparative analysis of media reports that related to the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. I researched advanced countries’ media reports on the nuclear power technology field, and especially those from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France and so on. I focused on researching these countries’ news contexts and changes to their nuclear policies, and compared the public opinions on nuclear power policy reflected in each country’s media
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