Research On The Communication Mode Of Patriotic Emotion In The Report Of “Cathy Meng Incident” In The Mainstream Media

With the popularization of the Internet,emotionalism has been penetrating into the medium environment in which profound changes occur,which is both an opportunity and a challenge for the mainstream media.On September 25,2 021,Cathy Meng returned to her homeland,and th e major political event,which has lasted for nearly three years,came to an end.In this paper,through literature research,text analysis,content analysis and case study method,with the mainstream media "C athy Meng incident " patriotic emotional communication as the res earch object,select " the Xinhua news agency ","People’s Daily","CCTV news","Global Times" four influence significantly mainstream media as the research sample,extract the mainstream medi a patriotism emotional communication mode.In the "Cathy Meng incident",the mainstream media seized the oppo rtunity to spread patriotic emotion with "true pride" as the core.There are a rchetypes of "hero"," mother"," betrayer" and "bully" in the news dis course of the mainstream media.The emotional awakening mode with archetypal narrative as the important discourse shortens the emotional distance between users and news texts.In the cour se of events,there is an emotional connection mode based on suspense development.The increasing rumors and suspicious points of even ts create suspense,arouse public curiosity,but also create cognitive dilemmas.Mainstream media guide public awareness by clarifying rumors,producing content to reveal,and using online me mes,continuing to attract public attention and emotional attenti on.Through the emotional mobilization mode with ritual communication as the main way,the "Cathy Meng incident" was endowed with ritualized characteristics,and the patriotic emotion was unprecedentedly high in the mobilization of common ideas and collect ive behavior.Mainstream media broadcast the ceremony live,combined with the all-media matrix,uninterrupted information flow,content production and other forms,strengthening the propagation effect of the ceremony,extending the time and space of the ce remony.There are some shortcomings in the mode of patriotic emotional communication of mainstream media,such as the lack of creating an immersive emotional experience,ignoring the heterogeneous production of content and the characteristics of the platform,etc.These problems can be optimized by using technical means,conforming to the characteristics of the platform and t he emotional needs of users.The practice of patriotic emotional communication also brings some enlightenment.Mainstream media should highlight important issues related to the public in emotional communication,use new technologies to innovate communicati on methods,and finally realize the value point of identity construct ion,so as to truly serve the construction of the country and society.