Press has Cosy Relationship with Tepco

Press clubs often have a cosy relationship with the person or company that they are covering. And that seems to be true of the relationship that Tepco has with reporters assigned to cover it. It seems to be harder for them to cover the story fairly. They sometimes "forget" to ask the hard and difficult questions that they should be asking, especially about the true extent of radiation pollution.


This Japan Times article is revealing.
Tight-lipped Tepco lays bare exclusivity of press clubs