The Comparative Research Of The AIDS Reports Between The People's Daily And The New York Times

Since the first report on AIDS was published in 1981, the past 25 years have witnessed the rapid widespread of the plague which now has become one of the essential diseases threatening human life.Expected to shoulder the responsibilities of transmitting information, spreading knowledge, educating and supervising, the news media surely plays an important role in the battle against AIDS throughout the society, for what it covers influence not only the public understanding about AIDS, but also their awareness and action.On the basis of the media comparative research and with the content and the text analyses, the thesis focuses on describing the similarities and differences in the selected coverage published on the People's Daily and the New York's Times from Aug. 28 to Sep.