Analysis of the Reporter's Role in Catastrophic Events
Abstract: Everyone has their own social roles. News reporter's role in catastrophic events can be pided into two categories: social roles and professional roles. Reporter's multiple roles may conflict and bring the corresponding consequences, such as infringement of the rights of the interviewees, damage to the credibility of the news media and so on. So reporters must learn how to properly deal with role conflict, and the solutions consist of the proper role of cognitive concepts, a clear social responsibility in catastrophic events, paying attention to ethical issues, focusing on psychological adjustment in order to avoid the psychological crisis.
Key Words: reporters; catastrophic events; role conflict
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