| Disaster and disaster news are main component of symbol,and disaster is the event that disaster news tries to explainwhile disaster news which is primary exhibition of the directexpression is the words that explain the event. Disaster newsis the result of news written and it reflects the choice of newsangle, while different news angles reflect difference inculture, conception of news value and journalistic rules.The differences between Chinese disaster news andAmerican disaster news reflect in five aspects. Firstly,Chinese reporters are apt to collect messages fromauthoritative organizations such as government, media and soon while American reporters are apt to collect messages fromindividuals. Secondly, something about leaders’ activitiesand national policies usually are set as the main component ofChinese disaster news so that the reports are monotone whileAmerican journalists are inclined to report victims’ dailylife, succor and criticism of the event so that the news arevarious. Thirdly, the major idea of Chinese news is to praise government and inspire people while American news is intent tocriticize government, show helpless and flimsiness. Fourthly,Chinese reporters usually show the conclusion directly whileAmerican reporters show the conclusion by details. Besides, thewords of Chinese news are more logistic and official thanAmerican news which the words are more inimitable.Different news angles play different roles in disasternews, so reporters should make use of different news angles innews written. Consequently, make scientific researches on howto make use of different news angles is important to perfectdisaster news. |
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