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Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived in the Japanese city of Fukushima on Sunday to observe the massive decontamination effort following the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
Originally posted by Jakes51
Very true! Where the hell were they since March? These are supposed to be the experts, and our last line of defense when nuclear incidents occur. They have remained relatively silent about the whole affair.
Actually, they didn't even have to look past this thread. The third paragraph in the story the OP linked to says they've been there before.
Originally posted by alfa1
Not so, if you bother to look further than this thread.
What blackout?
Originally posted by Jakes51
You are correct, and there has been visits since the disaster. Still, why the perceived blackout on their part and the MSM?
I agree with a lot of what you said before "That is what I consider a blackout". Is it under-reported? Yes.
Originally posted by Jakes51
I see the whole thing as spin doctoring, and an epic failure on the part of the news media about getting the facts out to the people in an excessive and expedient manner. Moreover, the international response was sub-par at best. People are indeed in the dark about this ongoing crisis. That is what I consider a blackout.
Some examples of media blackout would include the media bans of southern Japan during the droppings of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,[1] the lack of independent media correspondence from Iraq during the Persian Gulf War,[2] and the media blackouts in totalitarian states like China that frequently take place when embarrassing events transpire.
Originally posted by lpowell0627
reply to post by Jakes51
How often do you hear about Libya?
Egypt?
Syria?
Other than an occasional line item or the call for Assad to step down, they only cover these events for long enough to form the public opinion in the way that they want. Once the story no longer pushes their agenda, or shows failure of a mission, they back right off. No use reminding us of our leader's inequities on an hourly basis.
Libya was on every news station for the first week or so. So was Japan when it first happened.