The Study On The Release Of The Crisis News Of The Local Government

The release of the crisis news of the local government represents its ability to govern and its level of administrative management. The release of crisis news is an essential condition for guaranteeing the self-protection of the public and for promotion of an open local government and political democracy. It is also one of the important means by which a harmonious society is made. But there are many problems in this respect in Chinese local government at present. The causes of these problems include: the pan-politicalized mode of thinking, the over-emphasis on the principles of the differentiated treatment of release of news to audience within or out of China and of giving superiority to the release of positive news, the dis-balance between the right and the duty of the local government in disclosing the information and so on.First ,this paper discusses the functions and the problems concerning the release of the crisis news of the local government in a theoretical respective. Then it analyzes the principles, the plan of the release of the crisis news of the local government. The spokesperson is a key figure during the release of the crisis news of the local government. Finally the paper expounds the role of the spokesperson from the angle of mass communication research.