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Dairy Food Safety Issues after the
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Longfei Xi
Washington State University
English 403 Section 1
Spring 2013
Japan Touhoku Earthquake and Tsunami
(2011.03.11)
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
Dairy Food Safety Issues
Research Tasks and Methods
• Task: A thorough evaluation of newspaper coverage of the topic
• Newspapers: The Christian Science Monitor and The Daily Yomiuri
• Databases: LexisNexis Academic and ProQuest Newsstand
• Keywords: Fukushima, nuclear, milk
• Methods: Coverage Comparison and Content Analysis
Similarities and Differences
• Similarities
• Event: dairy food safety issues after the disaster
• Multiple sources: government officials, scientists and others
• Differences
• The Christian Science Monitor
• Focus on US as well as Japan
• Represent human’s perspectives
• Based on civilian interviews, facts and scientific data
• Neutral
• The Daily Yomiuri
• Focus on Japan only
• Describe policies and standards
• Lack of interviews with civilians and solid data
• In favor of the Japanese government
Why?
• Different backgrounds and aims
• The Christian Science Monitor
• Christian: Be owned by a church
• Independent of governments and corporations
• Science: Provide solid scientific data and facts
• Credible and human-oriented
• Monitor: Neutral
• Free of own opinions and viewpoints
• The Daily Yomiuri
• Daily: Update frequently
• Limited to detailed data and facts
• Yomiuri (読売): Be owned by Japan’s largest media group
• Affected by government or corporation power

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403FS2013 Xi

  • 1. Dairy Food Safety Issues after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Longfei Xi Washington State University English 403 Section 1 Spring 2013
  • 2. Japan Touhoku Earthquake and Tsunami (2011.03.11)
  • 5. Research Tasks and Methods • Task: A thorough evaluation of newspaper coverage of the topic • Newspapers: The Christian Science Monitor and The Daily Yomiuri • Databases: LexisNexis Academic and ProQuest Newsstand • Keywords: Fukushima, nuclear, milk • Methods: Coverage Comparison and Content Analysis
  • 6. Similarities and Differences • Similarities • Event: dairy food safety issues after the disaster • Multiple sources: government officials, scientists and others • Differences • The Christian Science Monitor • Focus on US as well as Japan • Represent human’s perspectives • Based on civilian interviews, facts and scientific data • Neutral • The Daily Yomiuri • Focus on Japan only • Describe policies and standards • Lack of interviews with civilians and solid data • In favor of the Japanese government
  • 7. Why? • Different backgrounds and aims • The Christian Science Monitor • Christian: Be owned by a church • Independent of governments and corporations • Science: Provide solid scientific data and facts • Credible and human-oriented • Monitor: Neutral • Free of own opinions and viewpoints • The Daily Yomiuri • Daily: Update frequently • Limited to detailed data and facts • Yomiuri (読売): Be owned by Japan’s largest media group • Affected by government or corporation power