Analysis of signed articles in Mainichi Shimbun on Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster

DOI IR Web Site Open Access

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 署名記事からみる福島原発事故報道 : 『毎日新聞』 を事例に
  • ショメイ キジ カラ ミル フクシマ ゲンパツ ジコ ホウドウ : マイニチ シンブン オ ジレイ ニ
  • 署名記事からみる福島原発事故報道 : 毎日新聞 を事例に

Search this article

Abstract

This study aims to determine the characteristics of the press coverage of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, and the structural constraints surrounding journalists reporting major disasters. The study involves an analysis of articles signatured by reporters at the Fukushima office of the national newspaper, Mainichi Shimbun, immediately after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The print articles were analyzed through the following steps : (1) Identifying the reporters working for the Fukushima office of the national newspaper, (2) Calculating the number of articles written by local reporters according to the pages, national or local, where the articles appeared, and (3) Identifying the news sources of the articles and classifying them. This study demonstrated that the number of articles written by local reporters and printed on national pages were considerably limited, and that the aftermath of the disasters were covered not only by local reporters, but also their counterparts working at the Tokyo headquarters. The journalists working close to the site where the nuclear accident took place managed to acquire very limited information, compared to those working in the metropolitan area. This can be attributed to the structural constraints faced by journalists during the coverage of such major disasters, as they have to rely on information from Tokyo where major news sources, including government offices and the headquarters of major private companies, are concentrated.

Journal

  • 評論・社会科学

    評論・社会科学 (138), 63-83, 2021-09-30

    The Association of Social Studies, Doshisha University

Related Projects

See more

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top