Communicating in Germany about the Fukushima Accident

How Direct Encounter Beat Media Representations

Bibliographic Data

ID7500923
AuthorsTudor B Ionescu (0000-0003-1953-761X, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume6
Issue2
Pages260-267
Publication date2012-04-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironmental Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1752-4032 • E-ISSN: 1752-4040
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17524032.2012.672443
OpenAlexW1996583450
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited2

The Fukushima nuclear accident revived the question of whether current practices of technical communication can fulfill the needs of various audiences during a complex global crisis. In that context, the Institute of Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems in Stuttgart organized a public presentation on the technical aspects of the Fukushima nuclear accident. Its success indicates that direct encounter was preferred to media representations of the accident by Stuttgart's citizens. This event demonstrated that public presentation can provide a successful model for technical communication in situations of global sociotechnical crisis

Accident (philosophy · Context (archaeology · Fukushima Nuclear Accident · Knowledge management · Nuclear power plant · Political science · Presentation (obstetrics · Public relations · Sociotechnical system · Technical communication · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Computer Science · Media Studies and Communication · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · History

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