Antinuclear

Australian mainstream media’s pro-nuclear bias

by Christina Macpherson 8 April 2010.  Yesterday’ s National Press Club Debate between Ziggy Spinowski, (pro-nuclear) and Bob Brown (anti-nuclear) was duly reported by Australia’s mainstream media.

And all these reports covered both points of view, both arguments.

BUT – look how the mainstream media chose to headline these.  You wouldn’t know that Bob Brown was even there, would you?

Ziggy Switkowski: we need nuclear power for climate – THE AUSTRALIAN

‎Nuclear power ‘won’t fuel arms race’ ABC Online The head of Australia’s nuclear science agency has rejected claims that nuclear power in Australia could lead to nuclear weapons in the region. (surprise, surprise!)

Nuclear technology safer than coal shipping: chief Sydney Morning Herald AN AUSTRALIAN nuclear power industry would bring little risk of an environmental disaster such as the potential oil spill on the Great Barrier Reef, Ziggy Switkowski says.

Nuclear shift ‘likely’ The Age Nuclear energy advocate Ziggy Switkowski says he expects the public mood to shift in favour of nuclear in the next three years.

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