THE EXTENT AND METHOD OF REFLECTION OF TEHRAN DEC. 20, 2017 (MALARD) EARTHQUAKE NEWS IN MEDIA

An earthquake was felt in Tehran on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, sending hundreds of people running out into the streets. The quake measuring 5.2 magnitude struck shortly before 11:30 pm (08:00 GMT), according to the seismological center of the University of Tehran. The epicenter of the tremor was located about 40 km (25 miles) west of the capital. The earthquake was also felt in the cities of Karaj, Qom, Qazvin and Arak. In parts of Tehran, residents flooded into streets and parks, fearing a stronger aftershock.Since media play an important role in crisis management of an earthquake, the purpose of this study was to investigate the extent and the way of reflection of Tehran earthquake news in the media (Shabake Khabar, The 20 o'clock news section, Khabar e Foori Telegram channel, Keyhan and Shargh newspapers). The research method is quantitative and based on the technique of content analysis. The statistical population of the present study includes all news, articles and materials related to Tehran earthquake in the mentioned media through the period of Dec. 29 to Feb. 30, 2017 Approximately 2 months). Due to the massive amount of news items, a random sampling of 20 days was selected and the obtained data was analyzed.

کلیدواژه ها:

Crisis ، Earthquake ، Television ، Cyberspace ، Press