Understanding public media channel preferences can inform preparedness plans, response strategies and long-term recovery. However, questions remain about how media consumption changes across pre-crisis, crisis, and post-crisis phases. Past theories argue that media use may change for several reasons, including during times of societal conflict and challenge. These theories point to the belief that, during a crisis, we expect media channel use to change because media preferences during a crisis will be fundamentally different compared with everyday routines.

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灾难如何推动媒体渠道偏好：追踪飓风哈维之前、期间和之后的新闻消费

了解公共媒体渠道偏好可以为准备计划、应对策略和长期恢复提供信息。然而，关于媒体消费如何在危机前、危机和危机后阶段发生变化的问题仍然存在。过去的理论认为，媒体使用可能会因多种原因而改变，包括在社会冲突和挑战时期。这些理论表明，在危机期间，我们预计媒体渠道的使用会发生变化，因为与日常事务相比，危机期间的媒体偏好将根本不同。