YouTube Videos Related to the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

YouTube (Alphabet Incorporated) has become the most popular video-sharing platform in the world. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) disaster resulted in public anxiety toward nuclear power and radiation worldwide. YouTube is an important source of information about the FDNPP disaster for the world.

Objective

This study's objectives were to examine the characteristics of YouTube videos related to the FDNPP disaster, analyze the content and comments of videos with a quantitative method, and determine which features contribute to making a video popular with audiences. This study is the first to examine FDNPP disaster-related videos on YouTube.

Methods

We searched for the term "Fukushima nuclear disaster" on YouTube on November 2, 2019. The first

SUBMITTER: Cui L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8218216 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature