尹小路

【摘要】在当今社会，新闻的作用越来越重要。新闻的作用更有两个：一方面，它用于分享和交流信息；另一方面，它大体上详细阐明了公众视角，这样就在社会生活“议程设定”担当至关重要的角色。这篇文章主要是通过中西方关于中方发生事件的报道的分析，尤其是对发生地灾难性事件的报道的分析，阐释了美国和中国一些媒体报道的不同之处还有导致此种不用的原因。同时，本篇文章还提出了解决冲突的方法。

【关键词】灾难 新闻 不同 解决方法 冲突

1. Introduction

In the international mass communication， the reports on China in other countries news media especially those in the western countries are not always “satisfactory” or “optimistic”. The two major frequently occurred topics in their news reports are： human rights abuses， and Chinas threats towards the world security. In the American newspapers， China is portrayed as having various kinds of problems （Qu Zhen， 2005）.

So the negative reports on China account for a large percentage of their news coverage which has severely ruined Chinas image and reputation in the world， and has also damaged the harmonious and friendly diplomatic relationship between China and other countries. All these factors will further influence Chinas position in the international community and hinder its future domestic development. （Wu Yuzhen，2005）

In this essay the author will try to analyze how the culture differences influence the way people report events between China and western countries. Besides， the author wants to share you with some solutions to solve this conflicts caused by culture difference. In this paper you can see four aspects that cause the differences of news reporting.

2. Comparison of Samples in Different Countries

Recent years， the whole world， as well as China， suffered many disastrous events， such as SARS， earthquakes， tsunami， the gun attack and mine disasters etc. These events bring people sorrow， anxiety and panic. They have also exerted serious effect on China and the whole world.

The following news will be picked up from the Chinese media and the American media.

2.1 News about the Jiaoji Railway Crash

①The Chinese news：

胡锦涛、温家宝就胶济铁路重大事故作出重要批示 张德江赶赴现场指导救援善后工作

新华社北京4月28日电 28日凌晨，胶济铁路发生一起客车脱线相撞重大事故。事故发生后，党中央、国务院高度重视，中共中央总书记胡锦涛、国务院总理温家宝分别作出重要批示，并指派中共中央政治局委员、国务院副总理张德江立即赶赴现场，指导救援善后工作。目前，张德江一行已抵达事故现场开展工作。

淄博境内胶济线列车相撞 受伤旅客得到全力救治

人民网淄博视窗电 （记者查晓东 吴芬 刘春军 摄影报道）

旅客生命大如天。事故发生后，中国铁道部和山东省委、省政府迅速启动紧急预案。铁道部部长刘志军、山东省委书记姜异康、省长姜大明，以及淄博市委市政府的主要领导同志等迅速赶赴事故现场指挥调度，对事故进行处理，尽全力把事故损失压低到最低限度；胡锦涛总书记、温家宝总理闻讯后作出紧急批示，张德江副总理迅速赶到事故现场，对事故的善后处理提出了更高的要求。……