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COMMENTS: Shaken Not Stirred
None of the networks had a reporter in Tokyo to cover the powerful earthquake in the Sea of Japan that damaged a huge nuclear generating plant in Kashiwazaki. CBS merely mentioned the quake in passing--Richter 6.8, at least nine dead--while NBC and ABC both narrated the videotape of shaking buildings and mangled railroad tracks from their bureaus in Beijing. ABC's Stephanie Sy (subscription required) reassured us that the reactor shut down automatically while "a tiny amount of radioactive substance leaked into the water supply." NBC's Mark Mullen called a fire at the plant "the biggest cause for concern."
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