“5·12”汶川大地震是中华人民共和国成立以来破坏性最强、波及范围最广的一次地震,其中受灾地区极重灾区10个县(市),重灾区41个县(市),一般灾区186个县(市、区),受灾人口(重灾区)2792余万人。汶川大地震给灾区的经济、社会发展和灾区人民的生产生活都带来了巨大的损失和影响。汶川大地震在带来严重灾害的同时,对于中国媒体而言,也是意义重大,地震期间国内媒体在信息公开方面的表现值得称赞。在汶川地震中,国内新闻媒介在抗震救灾中的作用主 The Wenchuan Earthquake was the most devastating and widespread earthquake ever since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Among them, 10 counties (cities) in the severely affected areas and 41 counties (cities) in the hardest hit areas, , 186 counties (cities and districts) in general disaster-stricken areas and 2792 million people in affected areas (hardest hit areas). The Wenchuan earthquake has brought tremendous losses and impacts to the economic and social development in the disaster-stricken areas and the production and livelihood of the people in the affected areas. While the Wenchuan earthquake caused serious disasters, it was also of great significance to the Chinese media. The performance of the domestic media in information disclosure during the earthquake deserves commendation. In the Wenchuan earthquake, the domestic news media played a major role in disaster relief