尽管网络媒体具有交互性、自由性,缺少传统媒体的“把关人”,但是在涉及到国家利益的重大向题上,网络媒体与传统媒体并无本质的不同。中美撞机事件后,西方网络媒体的一系列表现证明:网络媒体正成为一些国家推行舆论霸权的重要工具。 撞机事件后的网络反应 撞机事件一发生,美国网络媒体的反应就非常强烈。在CNN、MSNBC等美国主流媒体网站上,新闻源主要来自美国军方和政府,其报道给美国读者的印象是“这是一个意外”,并且连篇累牍介绍美国飞行员的安全、生活情况,而对中国政府的态度、中国失踪飞行 Despite the interactive nature and freedom of online media and the lack of “check-in” of traditional media, there is no essential difference between online media and traditional media on the major issues concerning national interests. After the collision between China and the United States, a series of performances of the western online media have proved that online media are becoming an important tool for some countries in promoting media hegemony. As soon as the network reaction to the plane collision incident occurred, the response of the U.S. cyber media was very strong. On CNN, MSNBC and other major U.S. media outlets, news sources mainly come from the U.S. military and the government. Their reports give the impression to readers in the United States that “it is an accident” and they are constantly involved in introducing the safety and living conditions of U.S. pilots. For China, Government attitude, China missing flight