Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on The Reporting of The Three Mile Island Accident. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 7 page paper looks back at news reporting in 1979, shortly after the disaster. Various types of print media are evaluated. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Page Count:
7 pages (~225 words per page)
File: RT13_SA2313mi.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
the exception of terrorists crashing a plane into such facilities--the threat is there beneath the surface. There is worry about the Russian nuclear plants. Who is minding the store? And
while the issue is not very significant today, or at least not sensationalized by media, in looking back through history, there was a one month block of time where a
nuclear threat was very real. Many remember the accident at Three Mile Island. It woke much of the nation, and the world, up to the possibility of a nuclear
accident. While it was a scary time for all, some reporting on the issue was better and more informative than others. Some newspapers and publications chose to fan the
political flames of what had been a very controversial issue and also around the same time as the release of The China Syndrome, an antinuclear film. In scanning through weeks
of national and local newspapers as well as a periodical of the day, it is interesting to compare and contrast coverage of this important event. Did the reporters do a
thorough job? Was there any media bias? Much can be told from what was covered as well as how. In skimming many editorials and newspapers articles, a student writing on
this subject may conclude that indeed, there is some bias in various publications, and also, while media is ever-present as things are happening, it is akin to crisis management. Media
goes from one crisis to another, leaving old ones behind. The world is not much safer today from nuclear disaster than it was on March 28, 1979. In respect
to media reporting, it is the local papers that seem to be most efficient and informative. Still, national publications delved into the issue as well. The National Review, for example,
...