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This study investigate how mass media tackles the issues of disaster relief fund by pinpointing aid distribution through content analysis. Mass media has played a critical role in raising and distribution of disaster relief fund by strong impacts on setting up public opinion. When it comes to the methodology, content analysis is implemented to analyze some issues related to disaster relief fund with a wide range between 1990 and 2010. The results shows that mass media has been more interested in fund raising than in distribution of disaster relief fund. Article intensity of corruption, which means some troubles in the process of giving out relief funds are dominantly high compared to the other issues of disaster relief fund. There have been few articles dealing with corruptions of distribution in 1990', since the end of 1990's, it came to the attention of media. It implies that mass media is functioning as restraints of fund raising and as citizen's monitor for effective distribution as well.