| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第9-10页 |
| ABATRACT | 第10页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-14页 |
| CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION | 第14-19页 |
| 1.1 Background and Motivation of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第16-18页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-32页 |
| 2.1 Basic Concepts | 第19-22页 |
| 2.1.1 The Definition of Mass Media | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.2 The Definition of Culture | 第20页 |
| 2.1.3 The Underlying Meaning of“Harmony” | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.4 Relational Orientation | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 The Relationship between Mass Media and Culture | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Studies on Disaster Reports Home and Abroad | 第23-29页 |
| 2.3.1 Studies on Specific Disaster News Reports | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies on the Characteristics and Writing Skills of Disaster NewsReports | 第25-27页 |
| 2.3.3 Studies on the Disaster News Reports from the Cultural Perspective .. 142.4 Hofstede’s Culture Dimension Theory | 第27-29页 |
| 2.4 Hofstede’s Culture Dimension Theory | 第29-32页 |
| 2.4.1 Individualism v.s. Collectivism | 第29-30页 |
| 2.4.2 Power Distance | 第30页 |
| 2.4.3 Uncertainty Avoidance | 第30-31页 |
| 2.4.4 Masculinity v.s. Femininity | 第31页 |
| 2.4.5 Long-term Orientation v.s. Short-term Orientation | 第31-32页 |
| CHAPTERⅢMETHODOLOGY | 第32-35页 |
| 3.1 Research Methods | 第32-33页 |
| 3.1.1 Content Analysis | 第32-33页 |
| 3.1.2 Comparative Analysis | 第33页 |
| 3.2 Selecting and Analysis of the Subjects | 第33-35页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE DIFFERENCES OF SINO-AMERICANXI DISASTER COVERAGE | 第35-52页 |
| 4.1 A Brief Introduction of the Two Authoritative Media: People’s Daily andtheNew York Times | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2 A Detailed Analysis of Chinese and American Disaster Reports | 第36-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Different Perspectives of Disaster Report: Harmony or Antagonism | 第37-42页 |
| 4.2.2 Different Emphases on Disaster Report: Positive Factors or NegativeFactors | 第42-47页 |
| 4.2.3 Different Attitudes Towards the Governments: Compliance or Question34 | 第47-52页 |
| CHAPTER V ANALYSIS OF CULTURAL VALUESCONTRIBUTING TO THE DIFFERENCESOFSINO-AMERICAN DISASTER REPORT | 第52-61页 |
| 5.1 Individualism v.s. Collectivism | 第53-56页 |
| 5.2 Uncertainty Avoidance | 第56-58页 |
| 5.3 Power Distance | 第58-61页 |
| CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION | 第61-65页 |
| 6.1 Results of the Research | 第61-63页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the Thesis | 第63-65页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第65-68页 |
