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The BBC Future of Journalism conference held at White City, London.
This sees Louise Minchin (L) chair a discussion with Pete Clifton (C) the BBC's Head of Editorial Development, Multimedia and Paul Bradshaw(R) author of the 21st Century Newsroom, on the Newsroom of the Future.
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Radiation fears split Fukushima community
By Mariko Oi
BBC News, Fukushima
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A year after the earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor, local residents still want one fundamental question answered - is it safe to live here?
Sachiko Sato sent her children away to Yamagata, more than 100km (62 miles) from Fukushima, after the meltdown at the nuclear plant.
"We couldn't trust the government," said Mrs Sato, who lives in the town of Kawamata. "They kept releasing different figures about radiation and how much of it was OK."
"So we had family members arguing about it, colleagues accusing each other of abandoning their homes."
Parents sent at least 10,000 children away from Fukushima in the aftermath of the disaster, which saw soil, air and water contaminated.
Mrs Sato has since opened a store selling organic vegetables from the other end of the country to local residents. Her customers are anxious parents and grandparents.
"We need to stop kids from eating contaminated food," she said. "Products from Fukushima are not safe so that's why I opened this shop."
Produce from Fukushima is being shunned, but some say this is unfair.
"Sales have fallen sharply," said eighth-generation farmer Koshi Fujita at his farm in the city of Koriyama.
Koshi Fujita continues to grow rice and carrots in Fukushima
He had all his products - rice and carrots - checked and no radioactive caesium was detected. Scientists also say it is safe to eat products from Fukushima.
"Most of the caesium is firmly adhered or attached to the soil," said Tomoko Nakanishi of Tokyo University. "Our study has found that agricultural products don't absorb caesium even if they are grown in highly contaminated soil."
But that has not stopped speculation.
"Some bloggers say we create toxic food and call us murderers because we continue to grow vegetables in Fukushima," said Mr Fujita.
People only talked about Fukushima "in numbers and data these days", he added. "I want them to know that there are people behind those numbers who are simply trying to recover from this disaster."
Lack of data
Every day, after the weather forecast, radiation figures are broadcast on local news.
Levels in most parts of Fukushima outside the exclusion zone have fallen to below 3 milisieverts per annum (3mSv/year), according to Professor Akira Watanabe of Fukushima University, whose students measured the levels.
In many parts, it is lower than 1mSv/year which is the exposure limit recommended by the International System of Radiological Protection for the general public.
But scientists say they do not know enough about the dangers of long-term exposure to low-level radiation.
Professor Seiji Yasumura is conducting a health survey of more than two million Fukushima residents for the government.
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Professor Seiji Yasumura
He began the survey in June and so far has found no serious impact on people's health, including in the thyroids of children.
This is of particular concern as the nuclear accident in Chernobyl was linked to the development of thyroid cancer amongst local residents who had been children at the time of the explosion there.
"We hope to finish checking all 360,000 children within 2.5 years and we'll continue monitoring them every other year," he said.
But Professor Yasumura is also concerned about the mental health of Fukushima residents.
"The evacuation has doubled the number of deaths among the elderly," he said. "I believe it's due to the stress of moving, which is also a huge concern for children and pregnant women."
There have also been reports of bullying or neglect in areas where they evacuated to. Professor Yasumura experienced it first-hand.
"As soon as you say that you are from Fukushima, people have this 'don't touch' attitude," he said.
"My aim is also to give evidence that we are doing everything we can to address this issue and hopefully remove any unfair bias about people or products from Fukushima."
Decontamination
Authorities have meanwhile begun clean-up efforts to lower radiation levels.
The BBC's Mariko Oi reports on painstaking decontamination work
This involves removing and disposing of huge quantities of soil and concrete contaminated with caesium 137 - a radioactive isotope which can remain in the environment for 30 years or more.
But again opinions are split on how much they need to clean up.
Some residents are demanding a mass clean-up operation to reduce radiation levels to zero - or the pre-accident level. But city officials say that is unrealistic.
"I understand their feelings but it is not practical," said Takahiro Hanzawa, who is in charge of decontamination efforts in the city of Date, 50km north-west of the nuclear plant.
"No one wants a dump site near their home and no other prefectures would take the waste either so instead of producing so much waste, we need to be realistic. Our aim is to bring it down to a non-harmful level."
Communications failure
Possibly the biggest challenge faced by officials seeking to calm local residents is the loss of public trust.
"The biggest problem after the accident was censorship," says Professor Tatsuhiko Kodama, the head of the Radioisotope Centre at the University of Tokyo who famously shouted at politicians during a parliamentary session on the crisis.
"Scientists or politicians or journalists didn't say what happened because they said they wanted to avoid panic."
Many residents as a result turned to the internet to learn about radiation, and safety debates are still being held in cyber space.
Bloggers have accused some scientists of parroting government policy, while experts say they face unwarranted criticism due to government incompetence.
"If we say that radiation levels have fallen, or if doctors say that radiation has had little impact on people's health so far, people label you pro-nuclear," said one professor.
"It may only be a few people making these accusations but it really hurts because we love Fukushima as much and we are doing our best to address all the challenges," said another.
The government and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), both blamed for the sense of mistrust, only have one word to say - sorry.
"We were in a panic in both Fukushima and Tokyo," said Tepco spokesman Yoshimi Hitosugi. "As a result, our information got mixed up or we didn't actually have the right information to release."
"We apologise for causing any confusion but we never intended to hide any information from the public," he added.
That may be the case, but in Fukushima the sense of distrust looks set to continue for months if not years to come.
The BBC is a national institution and provides probably the worlds best public television and radio service. The online services is excellent also. That said, the BBC has come under a lot of criticism lately over variety of issues. The balance between being independent from government whilst providing an appropriate service to the license fee payer has always been difficult and is under even greater scrutiny today.
Broadcasting House is one of the original buildings, but has recently been sold.
Algonac, Michigan, USA
heavy lift
flag: Antigua-Barbuda [AG]
owner: Jungerhans Heavy Lift,
Haren Ems, Germany
Chartered by:
BBC Chartering & Logistic GmbH,
Leer, Germany
length: 119.81m / 393ft
built: 2007
ex names:
BBC Tasmania 2013 - 2015
Industrial Dolphin 2007 - 2013
[IMO:9513658]
Schwerlastschiff (Heavy Load Vessel)
Aufnahme: 2020-08-21
Baujahr: 2011 | DWT: 7892t | Breite: 17m
Springwatch is back on the TV and on the web, and so is my Badger shot... again !! This time in 'pride of place' on the Springwatch home page. Yay !! :@)
The 'BBC' logo is a registered trademark of the 'British Broadcasting Corporation'.
BBC TV Outside Broadcast support vehicle to LO2.
Location Lords Cricket Ground
Leyland Freighter
Date 21st - 28th June 1989
Detroit, Michigan, USA
bulk carrier
flag: Antigua-Barbuda
Chartered by:
BBC Chartering & Logistic GmbH,
Leer, Germany
length: 132.21m / 434ft
built: 2011
ex names:
Thorco Alliance 2012 - 2017
Velocity Scan 2012 - 2012
Sinus Iridium - 2011 - 2012
Dinky Toys completed its trio of BBC-themed outside broadcast vehicles with the launch in the October 1959 Meccano Magazine of this extending mast vehicle. It is based on a Bedford RL truck chassis. Television technology advanced in leaps and bounds during the 1950s as the medium became almost universal in UK households. Only a minority could afford to buy their television set outright - most people (including my own parents) rented. Television's social, economic and cultural impact was enormous, a spearhead in the promise of an ever better future in a world largely at peace. People in Britian truly felt that they "never had it so good", and in the very month of this model launch, the UK electorate voted their thanks to the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan, giving the party a greatly increased parliamentary majority.
Hundreds of people gathered at BBC Scotland's headquarters in Glasgow to protest over the corporation's coverage of the referendum
this two bitties are one for me, one for Marilyn (Spicedcoffee) because her first greenhouse didn't arrived!
From January 2023 the BBC finally made local regional programming into HD, but if you were still watching on Standard Definition, you'll get this message.
The Scottish independence referendum takes place on 18 September 2014.
Voters will answer the Yes/No question: "Should Scotland be an independent country"
At the quiet end of a quiet shopping mall and up some quiet stairs. Mind, it's a nice place once you're inside.
BBC Quay House
Media City UK Salford
Media City UK is a 200-acre (81 ha) mixed-use property development site at Salford Quays on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Salford and Trafford, England. The project is being developed by Peel Media, and its principal tenants are media organisations. The land occupied by the development was part of the Port of Manchester.
The BBC signalled its intention to move jobs to Manchester in 2004, and the Salford Quays site was chosen in 2006. The Peel Group was granted planning permission to develop the site in 2007, and construction of the development, with its own energy generation plant and communications network, began the same year. Based in Quay House, the principal tenant will be the BBC, whose move marks a large-scale decentralisation from London. BBC Children's, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Research and BBC Sport are among the departments scheduled to relocate to the development. ITV's Granada division plans to move from its Granada Studios to MediaCityUK in 2012. The Studios on Broadway house seven high-definition studios, claimed to be the largest such facility in Europe.
MediaCityUK is to be developed in two phases. The 36-acre (15 ha) first phase was completed in 2011, and the second is dependent on its success. The Manchester Metrolink was extended to MediaCityUK with the opening of the MediaCityUK Metrolink station on 20 September 2010,[1] and further extensions are planned. Road access was improved by the construction of Broadway Link Road.
Traditional street names are not used in the development. The main thoroughfares are styled blue, white, pink, yellow, orange, purple and green where street furniture and coloured ambient lighting will be colour-coded to match. A stylised map of the site has been devised. Landscape architects, Gillespies regenerated the brownfield site to create public spaces.[28] The focal point is a piazza and landscaped park, which stretches to the ship canal around which the buildings are located. The piazza's two distinct areas, The Green and The Stage are capable of holding events for up to 6500 people.[29] In front of The Studios are the foundations for a free-standing big screen, which will be viewable from the piazza when it has been commissioned.[30]
Construction of the BBC Centre at MediaCityUK in February 2010The BBC will occupy three buildings: Bridge House, Dock House, and Quay House, all designed by architects Wilkinson Eyre. With simple forms intended to harmonise with their waterfront settings, the buildings provide 450,000 square feet (42,000 m2) of accommodation.[31]
Quay House is the BBC's 135,000-square-foot (12,500 m2) main building from where BBC Breakfast, Match of the Day, BBC Radio Manchester, North West Tonight and BBC Radio 5 Live will be broadcast.[32]
Bridge House will be where Blue Peter, Mastermind, Dragons Den and BBC Bitesize are produced.[32]
Dock House will contain the BBC's Research and Religion and Ethics departments.[32]
Orange is an 11-storey building, designed by architects Sheppard Robson. It is a glazed structure with four types of cladding, including one made of folded aluminium in a diamond pattern. It will house departments from Salford University and on seven floors, staff from ITV Granada.[33][34]
The Studios on Broadway,[35] contain seven high-definition studios, claimed by Peel Media to be the largest such facility in Europe.[36] The largest has an area of 12,500 square feet (1,160 m2), making it one of the biggest in western Europe.[18] Fitting began in 2010 at a cost of £22 million, in time for the BBC's move in summer 2011.[37] The seven studios vary in size; the large studios are on the ground floor, and the smaller studios on the first floor. The larger of two audio studios, sitting on hydraulic jacks to insulate it from noise generated in the surrounding studios, is dedicated to the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.[38] The studio block contains offices and the glass-fronted, 16-storey Holiday Inn hotel.[39]
The Pie Factory occupies the former Freshbake factory, which after closing in 2006, was converted by Peel Media into a TV, film and commercial production facility. The bakery's facilities were renovated into three sound stages, anxilliary and office space. It opened in 2007 and was the first working studio complex at MediaCityUK.[38][40]
The Greenhouse designed by architects Stephenson Bell, is a refurbished three-storey office block that has been converted into small, flexible office suites for small companies in the media and creative industries.[21]
The Heart and NumberOne are the residential elements of the development, providing 378 apartments in two tower blocks. TheHeart is a 22-storey apartment building on the quayside and NumberOne, another 22-storey building, is next to the studio facilities.[From Wikipedia
Montage der Kühlelemente im Kondensator einer Dampfturbine. Der Abdampf der Turbine verwandelt sich im Kondensator zurück in Wasser, und dieses wird dann erneut in den Dampfkreislauf eingespiesen.
Speaking to the BBC, Ms Williams said: "We organised this event because we are witnessing increasing discontent over BBC referendum coverage and we felt we needed to stand against this unhealthy bias.
"Whether Scotland votes 'Yes' or 'No', let it be based on facts provided in a fair and accurate way, not because people have been misguided."
She added: "The BBC should be doing what it says in its job description - being unbiased and impartial."