To compete and thrive in the 21st century, democracies, and the United States in particular, must develop new national security and economic strategies that address the geopolitics of information. In the 20th century, market capitalist democracies geared infrastructure, energy, trade, and even social policy to protect and advance that era’s key source of power—manufacturing. In this century, democracies must better account for information geopolitics across all dimensions of domestic policy and national strategy.
Join us for the last in our Clean Energy and the Media seminar series.
The unfolding Japan nuclear energy crisis presents a new challenge to the media, as they struggle to sort through confusing, and often conflicting, information about damage to the crippled plant and public safety. The disaster has reignited the American public debate about the future of nuclear power at a time when advocates had hoped for a renaissance of this technology. The Japan accident also provides a powerful reminder of the 1979 Three Mile Island accident, the worst in American history. Public opinion matters in moving nuclear forward, and the Japan accident is likely to mean a big setback. How much does media coverage influence public acceptance of nuclear power? How well are the media covering the story? Join a nuclear expert for a discussion with acclaimed journalists who have covered the debate for decades.