Pro nuclear bias in Google headline articles
On the Google headline list today – there were 95 headings for ”nuclear”. Leaving aside the 22 articles about weapons, there were 13 that were really neutral – no opinion expressed or implied.
Of the remaining 61, 47 were clearly or implicitly promoting the nuclear industry
The main pro nuclear arguments were:
- nuclear power portrayed as clean and essential to combat climate change, necessary for national development.
- new technology, especially small nuclear reactors as clean, necessary, economic.
- nuclear fusion power coming along
- other issues – safety, radiation safe, medical value, education, thorium and other new fuel..
The 13 anti-nuclear articles stressed:
- nuclear ineffective against climate change, renewables effective
- nuclear expensive, poor national option.
- safety issues.
When it comes to the 22 articles about nuclear weapons, unsurprisingly, they’re almost all opposed to nuclear weapons. Two exceptions – boastful articles about national pride in nuclear weaponry.
By the way, if you tap ”Thorium” into Google search, you will get a stream of propaganda about thorium nuclear reactors as the next big thing.
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