Huge Quake Rocks Japan

By Nate

This Monday, a huge earthquake hit Japan. Not only did this earthquake attack houses and other buildings, but it also hit a nuclear power plant. This power plant was the largest plant in the world, holding four reactors full of nuclear activity. The earthquake caused massive malfunctions in the plant, leading to leaks and fires. It also caused over 1,000 injuries and the current death toll is 9. Fortunately, the plant’s reactors were shut down before the hit, so the damage wasn’t horrible. There were still some terrible aftershocks from the earthquake with around a 5.8 magnitude. Many radioactive materials were leaked into the sea and air. After the incident, the government ministers ran over to reassure the public safety and help all the hurt people by giving them food and shelter. Safety experts are worried that the after effects from the pollution could cause more natural disasters, such as tsunamis and hurricanes. It is believed that damage to the plant was so severe because the earthquake exceeded the design limit of the reactors. The builders of the site realized they needed to have made a more cautious and stronger design to withhold another earthquake.

While researching on cnn.com and socialismtoday.org, the more objective side was socialismtoday.org. The very first sentence states, “has been rated by the International Atomic Energy Agency as the worst since Chernobyl and the worst ever in Japan.” So it begins by describing the quake as the worst incident and that the writer believes this to be the worst incident ever. This is obviously an opinion and not really sticking to the story itself. Therefore, this shows that cnn.com was more objective in their piece.