trends of media attention between national/social and local media. “Realities,”
framings, and agendas of local media of damaged sites faced difficulties to spread at
the national level. Although the rapid decrease of interest concerning 3.11 occurred
in national and social media, local media continued to face their “realities” at each
site.
The disaster strucked local sites but the discussion of the reconstruction process
related to national level regulations. During dialogues with local journalists conducted by our research group, they said that they felt weak to set the agenda process
at the national level. Briefly, the locals were “peripheralized” and agenda-setting
was developed in the “center” without enough care for local contexts and diversity
of “realities.” While the situation continues, the gap of reconstructions has been
spread gradually according to gaps of damages and social conditions of areas.
However, attention continues to decrease.
Acknowledgements Authors were supported by grant-in-aid of SOKENDAI-CPIS, Seijo
University (Tokubetsu-Kenkyu-Joseikin), Suntory Foundation, and the JSSTS-Kakiuchi-Kinen
Support Award 2014.
References
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March 11 in Japan, ed. by M. Nakamura, pp. 179–224 (Nakanishiya Press, Kyoto, 2013)
2. M. Tanaka, R. Shineha, K. Maruyama, Disaster Vulnerable and Information Vulnerable:
What has been overlooked after the 3.11 (Chikuma Press, Tokyo, 2012)
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kaigirep/hakusho/h23/index.htm. Accessed 30 Aug 2015
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(1986)
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and Disasters, 2nd edn. (Routledge, 2003)
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Namie-town from results of questionnaire (2015). http://www.town.namie.fukushima.jp/
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Communication no. 43, 51–58 (1993)
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Quarterly no. 36, 176–187 (1972)
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Association no. 49, 103–122 (1999)
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Approaches). Riron to Houhou (Sociological Theory and Methods) no. 19: 101–115 (2004)
13. K. Higuchi, Syakaichousa no tameno keiryou tekisuto bunseki (Quantitative Analysis for
Social Researchers: A Contribution to Content Analysis) (Nakanishiya Press, Kyoto, 2014)
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framings, and agendas of local media of damaged sites faced difficulties to spread at
the national level. Although the rapid decrease of interest concerning 3.11 occurred
in national and social media, local media continued to face their “realities” at each
site.
The disaster strucked local sites but the discussion of the reconstruction process
related to national level regulations. During dialogues with local journalists conducted by our research group, they said that they felt weak to set the agenda process
at the national level. Briefly, the locals were “peripheralized” and agenda-setting
was developed in the “center” without enough care for local contexts and diversity
of “realities.” While the situation continues, the gap of reconstructions has been
spread gradually according to gaps of damages and social conditions of areas.
However, attention continues to decrease.
Acknowledgements Authors were supported by grant-in-aid of SOKENDAI-CPIS, Seijo
University (Tokubetsu-Kenkyu-Joseikin), Suntory Foundation, and the JSSTS-Kakiuchi-Kinen
Support Award 2014.
References
1. R. Shineha, Society behind the 3.11 disasters, in Science and Politics after the Disaster of
March 11 in Japan, ed. by M. Nakamura, pp. 179–224 (Nakanishiya Press, Kyoto, 2013)
2. M. Tanaka, R. Shineha, K. Maruyama, Disaster Vulnerable and Information Vulnerable:
What has been overlooked after the 3.11 (Chikuma Press, Tokyo, 2012)
3. Cabinet Office, White paper of disaster prevention 2011 (2011). http://www.bousai.go.jp/
kaigirep/hakusho/h23/index.htm. Accessed 30 Aug 2015
4. U. Beck, Risikogesellschaft - Auf dem Weg in eine andere Moderne. Suhrkamp Verlag
(1986)
5. B. Wisner, P. Blaikie, T. Cannon, I. Davis, At Risk: Natural Hazards, People’s Vulnerability
and Disasters, 2nd edn. (Routledge, 2003)
6. Waseda University, Report on actual condition survey of damages of residents in the
Namie-town from results of questionnaire (2015). http://www.town.namie.fukushima.jp/
uploaded/attachment/2040.pdf. Accessed 30 Aug 2015
7. A.S. Rausch, Japan’s Local Newspapers: Chihōshi and Revitalization Journalism
(Routledge, New York, 2012)
8. A. Downs, Up and Down with Ecology: The Issue Attention Cycle. The Public Interest no.
28, 38–51 (1972)
9. R.M. Entman, Framing: Toward Clarification of a Fractured Paradigm. Journal of
Communication no. 43, 51–58 (1993)
10. M.E. McCombs, D.L. Shaw, The agenda-setting function of mass media. Public Opinion
Quarterly no. 36, 176–187 (1972)
11. D.A. Scheufele, Framing as a theory of media effects. International Communication
Association no. 49, 103–122 (1999)
12. K. Higuchi, Tekisutogata-data no keiryouteki bunseki: futatsu no apurochi no shunbetsu to
tougou (Quantitative Analysis of Textual Data: Differentiation and Coordination of Two
Approaches). Riron to Houhou (Sociological Theory and Methods) no. 19: 101–115 (2004)
13. K. Higuchi, Syakaichousa no tameno keiryou tekisuto bunseki (Quantitative Analysis for
Social Researchers: A Contribution to Content Analysis) (Nakanishiya Press, Kyoto, 2014)
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