Want to Know Which US TV Network Provided the Most News Coverage about Wireless EMF/RF Radiation Issues in 2015?
Thanks again to the research of Joel M. Moskowitz PhD, Director and Principal Investigator, Center for Family and Community Health at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, we have the answer!
Since July, 2014, television stations in the U.S. were most likely to report news stories on cell phone radiation health risks (31 stories) including seven stories that focused on risks to children. The next most common stories either discussed radiation risks from cell antennas/towers (14 stories) or wireless Smart Meters (11 stories). Seven news stories addressed health risks from Wi-Fi exposure, and five stories focused on risks from wireless devices or wearables.
The winner again is CBS. Since July, 2014, CBS and its affiliates provided the most television news coverage about wireless radiation and health reporting on safety issues related to cell phones, cell towers, Wi-Fi, and smart meters. Besides CBS national news, almost all major CBS stations ran stories including stations in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Antonio, San Francisco, Spokane, and Washington, DC. CBS was the only TV network to cover the year’s two major wireless policy developments: the International EMF Scientist Appeal and the Berkeley cell phone “Right to Know” ordinance.
With the recent publication of Norm Alster’s book,”Captured agency: How the Federal Communications Commission is dominated by the industries it presumably regulates,” it is time for CBS 60 Minutes to do an investigative story about why our government has not updated the obsolete wireless regulations adopted in 1996 that fail to protect the health of the American public.
The above results are based upon Google searches for TV news stories about wireless radiation health risks where the video was posted online; thus, the actual amount of TV news coverage is underestimated.
Click the links below to get all the news:
CBS News
Scientists: Effects of cell phone radiation on kids is cause for concern
Ashley Daley, Live 5 News (Charleston, SC), Nov 6, 2015
SF Residents Battle Wireless Firms Over Super Bowl Building Boom In Neighborhood Cell Antenna Systems
Julie Watts, CBS San Francisco, Oct 31, 2015
Mola Lenghi, WUSA9 (Maryland), Oct 20, 2015Will Berkeley Cell Phone Ordinance Harm Consumers?
CBS This Morning, Jul 27, 2015Retired Electronics Professor Wants To Create Wi-Fi Free Refuge
Mark Ackerman, CBS Denver, Jul 9, 2015
Are Wi-Fi Signals Making You Sick?
Marissa Bailey, CBS Chicago, July 1, 2015
People Believe Wi-Fi Is Making Them Sick
Dr. Mallika Marshall, CBS Boston, Jun 8, 2015
Seen At 11: Is Wi-Fi Making You Sick?
CBS New York, May 20, 2015
Why I Declared Our Bedroom A Wireless-Free Zone
Julie Watts, CBS SF Bay Area, May 20, 2015
Special Report: Upgrade Outage
WMMT (Kalamazoo, MI), May 19, 2015
Berkeley Passes Nation’s First Radiation Warning For New Cellphones
CBS News, May 13, 2015
KMOV (St. Louis, MO)
KPAX (Missoula, MT)
WCTV (Tallahassee, FL)
WDTV (Weston, West Virginia)
WFMY (Greensboro, NC)
WIVB (Buffalo, NY)
WKBN (Youngstown, OH)
WREQ (Memphis,TN)
WTSP (Tampa Bay, FL)
CBS News, May 12, 2015Woman Cuts Family Off From WiFi Over Health Concerns
Gerri Constant, CBS Los Angeles, May 5, 2015
CBS Los Angeles, Mar 24, 2015
Local parents concerned about WiFi radiation
Andrea McCarren, WUSA (Washington, DC), Mar 7, 2015
Planned Smart Electric Meters On Long Island Draw Fears About Privacy, Radiation
CBS New York, Mar 6, 2015
Samantha Cortese, KESQ (Palm Desert, CA), Feb 18, 2015 (also ABC affiliate)
In-depth investigation: Examining reports of a cancer cluster at La Quinta Middle School
Natalie Brunnell, KESQ (Palm Desert, CA), Feb 12, 2015 (also ABC affiliate)
CBS Atlanta, Nov 17, 2014 (updated Feb 10, 2015)Some residents worried about health effects of smart meters
WMMT (Kalamazoo, MI), Dec 3, 2014New smart meters installed in Spokane raise questions
CPS Energy’s smart meters show random spikes in radiation output
KENS (San Antonio, TX), Nov 18, 2015
Jason Barry, KPHO (Phoenix), Nov 10, 2015 (updated Nov. 25)FPL, Foes Of Smart Meters Square Off
CBS Miami, Sep 30, 2014
CBS Pittsburgh, Sep 15, 2014
Brain Cancer Warning Stickers Proposed For Cellphones Sold In Berkeley
CBS SF Bay Area, Aug 22, 2014
ABC News
Shannon Murray, KVUE (Austin, TX), Dec 3, 2015Parents upset over cell tower possibly being installed near Weho school
Mayde Gomez, KABC (Los Angeles, CA), Dec 1, 2015City leaders, neighbors raise concerns about cell towers
Kayla Moody, WHAS (Louisville, KY), Oct 28, 2015
Cell phone industry sues city of Berkeley
Lyanne Melendez, KGO (San Francisco, CA), Aug 20, 2015
Alki Beach residents protest plan for cell antennas near school
Theron Zahn, KOMO (Seattle, WA), May 7, 2015
Lake Ronkonkomo residents speak out against proposed cell tower in neighborhood
Kristin Thorne, WABC (New York, NY), Apr 29, 2015
Workers say cell tower sites putting them at risk
Cristin Severance, KGTV (San Diego, CA), Mar 19, 2015 (updated Mar 24, 2015)
Ann Arbor family has power shut off by DTE in dispute over installing new SMART meter on their home
Dave LewAllen, WXYZ (Detroit, MI), Mar 18, 2015
WZZM (Lansing, MI), Dec 2, 2014
WFTV (Orlando, FL), Dec 2, 2014
KSAT (San Antonio), Sep 22, 2014 (updated Sep 23, 2014
Camille Chatterjee, ABC News, Aug 5, 2014City pushes for cancer warning stickers on cell phones
WCVB (Boston), Jul 15, 2014Berkeley City Council proposes ordinance to get warning labels on cellphones
Tiffany Wilson, KGO (San Francisco), Jul 15, 2014
Shanay Campbell, WSAV (Savannah, Georgia), Nov 6, 2015
Scientists: Effects of cell phone radiation on kids is cause for concern
Ashley Daley, WMBF (Myrtle Beach, SC), Nov 6, 2015
Pediatricians express concern over growing cellphone use, radiation exposure for children
Meghan McRoberts, WPTV (West Palm Beach, FL), Nov 6, 2015Potential radiation danger to kids using cell phones
Shannon Wolfson, KXAN (Austin, TX), Nov 5, 2015Pediatricians’ new warning: Limit children’s exposure to cellphones
Danielle Dellorto, NBC Today Show, Nov 5, 2015Report Examines Cell Phone Radiation
Jean Elle, NBC Bay Area, Sep 24, 2015Group wants cell towers gone
Barry Sims, WBAL (Anne Arundel County, MD), Sep 22, 2015Neighborhood fights possible new cell tower on church property
Forrest Sanders, WSMV (Nashville, TN), Jul 30, 2015Residents protest cell tower installation citing health concerns
Sophia Kunthara and Melissa Etezadi, NBC Southern California, Jul 20, 2015Wireless companies sue Berkeley over cellphone radiation warning ordinance
Tamara Palmer, NBC Bay Area, Jun 8, 2015
Jean Elle, NBC Bay Area, May 12, 2015West Seattle residents protest new cell phone antennas
Alex Rozier, KING (Seattle, WA), May 7, 2015Bay Area documentary “Mobilize” examines cell phone dangers
Jean Elle, NBC Bay Area, Mar 28, 2015
Fox News
High Point neighbors speak out against cell tower project
More than 400 MTEMC customers reject company’s request to install smart meters
WBRC (Franklin, TN), Nov 23, 2015
Pediatricians express concern over growing cellphone use, radiation exposure for children
WFLX (West Palm Beach, FL), Nov 6, 2015
Scientists: Effects of cell phone radiation on kids is cause for concern
KPTV (Beaverton, OR), Jun 4, 2015 (updated Jul 2, 2015)Berkeley passes cell phone safety ordinance
Amber Lee, KTVU (Oakland, CA), May 12, 2015
How to spot potential radiation hiding in your home
Fox News, Feb 1, 2015
Experts: Why wearable tech could pose health risks
Brooke Crothers, Fox News, Oct 20, 2014
No wireless radiation safety stories were found in a Google search and a search of CNN’s web site for the past year.
Other News
Concerned About Electromagnetic Radiation? Practical Tips To Reduce Exposure
Epoch Times, Nov 10, 2015
Very easy changes could limit your exposure to cell phone radiation
Jenny Day, San Diego 6 News, Nov 6, 2015
