Thesis title: Developing a local model of crisis journalism in the media to deal with the water crisis
Subject Areas : ScientificNarges Hosseini 1 , Bagher sarokhani 2 , Omid Ali Mashodi 3
1 - M.A Student, Communication Sciences, Soura University ,Tehran, Iran.
2 - Professor, Department of Social Communication Sciences, Faculty of Culture and Communication, Soure University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Professor, Department of Social Communication Sciences, Faculty of Culture and Communication, Soure University, Tehran, Iran.
Keywords: Crisis Journalism, Media, Water Crisis, Crisis Management, Native Model, Crisis Communications.,
Abstract :
The water crisis in Iran is caused by the overexploitation of renewable resources and the significant reduction of surface and groundwater resources, which, despite its widespread consequences, lacks a comprehensive understanding in society. The media, as an influential institution, plays a key role in raising awareness, managing, and preventing the water crisis, and attention to crisis journalism in this area is essential. The aim of this research is to develop a local model of crisis journalism for the media to effectively confront the water crisis in Iran. The integrated research method includes a qualitative part using the Delphi method (5 rounds, 15 experts including journalists, communication professors, and water experts) to extract indicators and present a conceptual research model, and a quantitative part using the structural equation modeling (SEM) method and the use of the PLS-SEM technique based on data from 60 media experts. The findings show the indigenous model of crisis journalism in five dimensions: sustainable water resources management, prevention and preparedness, culture building and public pressure, media challenges and barriers, and awareness and education. The PLS-SEM results confirm the positive impact of these dimensions on water crisis management with a coefficient of determination of 0.622 R²= and significant relationships (P<0.05). The dimensions of "sustainable water resources management" and "prevention and preparedness" have the highest positive impact and play a reinforcing role in media alignment. In contrast, the dimension of "media intervention challenges" has a negative relationship with overall performance, which acts as a deterrent in the transmission of management messages and media decision-making. This indigenous model can help improve information dissemination, increase public sensitivity, remove media barriers, and effective policymaking, and elevate the media from informants to governance actors.
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