Last week, workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant began cooling the rods with sea water. Their effort, while not always successful, was deliberate and measured. Shame the same wasnt true of the foreign reaction.The U.S. news media has been, to put it mildly, alarmist – in direct contrast with the Japanese media. That isnt to say the Japanese media is never sensational. When the swine flu scare was in full swing, Japanese news programs showed close-ups of the virus and ran segments, showing how a single person sneezing on a subway train could spread the virus throughout the carriage. Ominous music was employed and on-screen letters were rendered with fonts that seemed more at home on a horror film poster.Yet, the Japanese news coverage is showing more restraint that usual. Perhaps its the lives that were lost or are still at stake. Perhaps it is the seriousness of the situation. There are those who believe that the Japanese media is part of a large cover-up there always are. But the whole world is watching. Too bad everyone isnt seeing correct information.

via #!5783904/japan-doesnt-have-an-eggman-nuclear-plant.