China: magnitude-7 earthquake strikes northern Tibet, killing at least 16 in the Nagqu region

• Peru

  «Lima is relaying the toll of the Tibetan earthquake through Xinhua and AFP dispatches, highlighting the relief efforts being carried out in the cold and amidst aftershocks at 4,800 meters altitude.»

  What each one tells

  opposition

  Switzerland

  «Bern relays a report that comes almost exclusively from Chinese state media: the Swiss press reports the Tibet earthquake, specifying at each stage who provides the figures.»

• Peru

  Relies on the official agency

  «the account of the damage is based on Xinhua and local authorities, with no independent source on the ground.»

  Local reference point

  «the time of the earthquake is converted to Lima time.»

  What the account puts first

  Switzerland

  of territorial control

  «the narrative qualifies the region from the outset by its Chinese administrative status.»

  Relies on state media

  «the human and material toll is based on Chinese official agencies and channels, with no independent corroboration mentioned.»

and the figures

• at least 16 dead

  RPP Noticias

  Number of deaths

  deaths

  same figure

  at least 16 dead

  Le Temps

• 54 injured

  RPP Noticias

  Number of injured

  injured

  different figures

  46 injured

  Le Temps