Our research group will focus on the early stages of the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. In particular, we will prepare transcripts of the press conferences of the Japanese government and TEPCO, which were important sources of information for the public at the time of the accident, and publish the texts on the web for wide use as records with public value.
Awards
Awards
Science Journalsit Award 2017
2017.05
Japanese Association of Science & Technology Journalists
For his book, "The Truth of Science Reporting: Journalism and the Mass Media Community" (Chikuma Shobo)
Winner:
Shiro SEGAWA
Research Projects
Research Projects
Study on construction of factchecking system as effective countermeasure against dis- & mis-information
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Project Year :
2014.04
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2018.03
SEGAWA SHIRO, YAMADA Kou, OKETA Atsushi, CHIBA Ryo, U Kaishun
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We tried to analyze the relationship between the three elements, “actual situation of accident,” “press conferences of Japanese government (including TEPCO),” and “coverage of major newspapers” on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident (March 2011) in its early stage. When analyzed in quantitative and qualitative way narrowing to “meltdown”, there was a tendency that press conference officers underestimated the actual situation of meltdown and news reporting quoted comments of press conference officers as their major news source. Analyzing news coverage of major newspapers in China as a foreign coverage, it was found that news articles of China quoted Japanese news media as their major news source. As important data for our research, we created transcript of Japanese press conferences and constructed a site “FUKUSHIMA STUDY”. Utilizing this transcript, we conducted further research on press conference and news coverage in more detail.
Establishment of the "Science Media Centre of Japan" as an Information Hub for Science and Technology
Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society (RISTEX), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Social Technology Research and Development Program
Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society (RISTEX), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Social Technology Research and Development Program
Project Year :
2008.10
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2009.03
Shiro SEGAWA, Mikihito TANAKA
Presentations
Presentations
Global Warming Reporting and Skepticism
Shiro SEGAWA
[Invited]
Society for the Study of Intelligence
Presentation date:
2019.12
Fact-checking as a Countermeasure against Mis- & Disinformation, and its Introduction into Journalism Education in Japan
Shiro SEGAWA
[Invited]
“Journalism and Communication Education in the Context of Media Convergence” 3rd International Forum for Yuelu Media and Culture Industry Development
Presentation date:
2019.11
Methodology, Specialized Journalism, Data and Investigative Journalism
Shiro SEGAWA
[Invited]
Paradigm Exploration and Innovation: Journalism and Communication Talents Cultivation in a Changing Era
Presentation date:
2018.10
How to Read and Understand Science News
Shiro SEGAWA
[Invited]
A lecture event for Super Science High School at Komaba High School, University of Tsukuba
Presentation date:
2017.12
Current Status and Issues of Fact Checking in Japan
Shiro SEGAWA
[Invited]
Presentation date:
2017.11
How to Read Science News--Basic Knowledge on How to Avoid Being Deceived by Fake News and PR Reports
Shiro SEGAWA
[Invited]
”Hibiya College," a lecture series at Hibiya Library and Culture Center
Presentation date:
2017.10
Fact Checking and Journalism Education in Japan
[Invited]
Presentation date:
2017.09
A Comparative Analysis of Japanese National Newspaper Editorials on Historical Perceptions in Japan and Korea
Shiro SEGAWA
[Invited]
Jeju University and Waseda University Joint Symposium
Presentation date:
2015.09
Issues in the Media: Thinking from the Field of Journalism Education
Shiro SEGAWA
[Invited]
Presentation date:
2015.06
研究者とメディアをつなぐサイエンス・メディア・センター構築の試み
瀬川至朗
[Invited]
第 6 回日本化学連合シンポジウム『科学技術と社会を結ぶサイエンスコミュニケーション』
Presentation date:
2013.03
Was the Coverage of the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident a "Dai-honei happyo (Government said Journalism)"?
Shiro SEGAWA
[Invited]
Symposium hosted by Japan Association of Science and Technology Journalists (JASTJ) "Examining the Reporting of the Nuclear Power Plant Accident”
Presentation date:
2011.11
大震災におけるマスメディアとソーシャルメディアの役割
瀬川至朗
[Invited]
日本新聞協会第 162 回メディア開発委員会
Presentation date:
2011.05
環境報道におけるテレビメディアの役割と課題〜水俣病から地球温暖化問題へ
[Invited]
日中マスメディアサミット
Presentation date:
2011.03
東北地方太平洋沖地震と初期報道
[Invited]
日中マスメディアサミット
Presentation date:
2011.03
Climate Change and Journalism
Shiro SEGAWA
[Invited]
International Symposium "Global Climate Policy at the Crossroads and the Role of Journalism"
Presentation date:
2010.01
Media coverage of the new influenza and citizens' awareness and actions;especially regarding wearing masks
Shiro SEGAWA
[Invited]
Presentation date:
2009.12
New innovative challenges of the first J-School in Japan
Shiro SEGAWA
[Invited]
Forum of the 80th Anniversary celebration Event of Journalism School of Fudan University
In order to explore the requirements for an effective fact-checking system, we attempted to analyze the effectiveness and limitations of fact-checking articles during the September 2018 Okinawa gubernatorial election. The first basic analysis on fact-checking of the Okinawa gubernatorial election was conducted by Okamoto (2021), and Segawa built on Okamoto's research and analyzed data from 500,000 tweets (September 1-October 15, 2018), including retweets. Specifically, we compared the amount of tweets that affirmed or denied the target discourse (questionable discourse) to be fact-checked before and after the publication of the fact-checked article. We also focused on the accounts that tweeted and retweeted positively or negatively about the target discourse, and coded the political leanings of the accounts based on the descriptions in their profiles. We analyze whether or not there is a relationship between the political tendencies of the accounts and the affirmation or negation of the target discourse.Taro Okamoto (2021), "Exploring the Effectiveness of Fact-Checking: Focusing on the 2018 Okinawa Gubernatorial Election," March 6, 2021, Fact-Checking Research Group, Institute for Next Generation Journalism and Media, Waseda UniversityThis research was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP19H04425.This research was supported by a grant from the Sakuradakai Foundation for Political Research.
In order to establish an effectivefact-checking system in Japan, this year we conducted a survey and research on thecurrent situation of fact-checking system in Asia, especially in neighboring countries such as Koreaand Taiwan. In Korea, university (SNU), news organizations, and platformer(NAVER) are working together to build a fact-checking system. In Taiwan, afact-checking system has been established by fact-checking organizations,citizens, and platformer (LINE Taiwan). South Korea is characterized byfact-checking done by journalists, while Taiwan is characterized byfact-checking that involves citizen participation. Citizen participation isalso important in fact-checking in Indonesia and the Philippines. Fact-checkingin these countries mainly covers Dis- & Mis-information in the politicalfield as well as Dis- & Mis-information on SNS that are widely used in eachcountry.(For this study, Yajung Chih participated in a fact-checking conference held in Taiwan in October 2019. Descriptions for Taiwan and other countries (excluding Korea) are based on Chih's report.)