在社会经济发展中,各种危机,例如石油危机、战争危机、金融危机、财政危机以及地震、洪水造成的危机等,随时都有可能发生。今年发生的“非典”事件,是典型的公共事务危机。在“非典”危机的发生、处理过程中,新闻媒体作为一种重要的社会力量,存危机事件中发挥的不可替代的作用愈加凸显出来。 In the socio-economic development, various crises, such as the oil crisis, the war crisis, the financial crisis, the financial crisis and the crisis caused by the earthquake and flood, may occur at any time. This year’s “SARS” incident is a typical crisis in public affairs. In the course of the SARS crisis, as an important social force, the news media has played an irreplaceable role in the crisis.