Noah's Journalism 120 Blog

Birth defects due to Fukushima Radiation?       My initial reaction to the picture above was shocked. At first, I thought that it could be real but then I went on a wild search for the truth. The birth defects in these daisies have supposedly been mutated by radiation from the Fukushima nuclear plant, however, a reverse image search will lead you to an article  on National Geographic that explains how it may be caused by radiation but scientists aren't so sure. They believe it is caused by fasciation which basically causes two flowers to grow on the same stem. It also makes certain parts of the plant cylindrical. It is easy to assume that they are caused by radiation, it is strong enough evidence to believe it is true as "seeing is believing." and the caption is convincing. I found the article by going to TinEye and uploading the image and finding the link to the original post and the National Geographic article. An article on Global News that I found als...

Canada passes law to protect whistleblowers and journalists’ confidential sources                   This Vice news article explains how the Canadian government passed a new protective law that shields journalists and their anonymous sources from search warrants and police surveillance. In my opinion, protecting the anonymity of sources is quite important. Their jobs or sometimes even their lives may be in jeopardy if their names are exposed to the public. so protecting their identity is something of the utmost importance. As well, journalists can now uncover the dirty details of a case without the threat of being harassed by the police. They'll be able to uncover anything unjust that goes on behind closed doors of the government and big companies.                   The Journalistic Source Protection Act, also known as Bill S-231, was first introduced in November 2016 after news broke...