A Research On The Produced And Communication Reason Of2010Shanxi Earthquake Rumors

In2010, Our country has nearly15provinces and cities earthquake rumorsappeared events, in Shanxi Province within a few weeks appeared twice earthquakerumors events, On February21, earthquake rumors caused millions of people wait forthe earthquake. Our country is in the social transition period, and the rumor generationhas become a normal, to avoid the next "earthquake" incident, the research of Chineseearthquake rumors events In2010is necessary.This paper attempts to research from communication studies, group psychologyperspective, to explore the causes of the production and transmission of earthquakerumors. From the government, media and the public with a reflection and get somestrategies. Through the investigation, we can take the first-hand materials from theplace such as Taiyuan, Gujiao, Jinzhong, Lvliang and Changzhi ect,31samples forinterview object, In addition, we do the content analysis for the three versions ofShanxi earthquake rumors.This paper use the text analysis to the Shanxi earthquake rumors characteristicsand communication channels. To get the first hand materials to analyze the motives ofthe earthquake rumors spread. This paper to explore the causes of the production andtransmission of earthquake rumors from the environment factors and human factorstwo level.This paper aimed to master the motivation of Shanxi earthquake rumors, tryingto provide a complete cases analysis for the current rumors, to respond to rumorsspread. Hopefully to give some references for the government.