China: magnitude-7 earthquake strikes northern Tibet, killing at least 16 in the Nagqu region
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 52% of recent comparable stories
SwedenStockholm is relaying the Tibet earthquake through a news agency dispatch: a death toll of 16 attributed to the Chinese state press, with authorities still assessing the damage.
What each one tells
same framing
BelgiumBrussels soberly relays the human toll of the Tibetan earthquake: two Belgian media outlets take up the Xinhua figures, 16 dead and 32 injured, and follow the ongoing rescue efforts.
- Sweden
Citing official Chinese sources
the toll is entirely attributed to state media, relayed by the TT agency.
Omission of the authorities' response
the text only deals with the provisional toll, not the announced relief measures.
What the account puts first
BelgiumRelies on a single source
the numerical toll is based solely on the Xinhua agency.
Omits rescue conditions
the text does not describe the altitude, cold, or access to affected areas.
and the figures
at least 16 dead
Number of deaths
deaths
same figureat least 16 dead
around thirty injured
Number of injured
injured
different figures32 injured
Headlines side by side
What each country's press ran as a headline, as published, in its original language. These headlines are not translated.
Sweden
- Minst 16 döda efter jordskalv i Tibet | Senaste nytt på SvDSvenska Dagbladet
- Flera döda i Tibet efter jordskalvAftonbladet
Belgium
Headlines from the 22 other countries
Australia
Bangladesh
Brazil
Canada
Switzerland
China
Italy
Colombia
Denmark
Finland
- Kiina | Tiibetissä voimakas maanjäristysHelsingin Sanomat
- Tiibetissä voimakas maanjäristysYLE Uutiset
- Maanjäristys Tiibetissä, ainakin toistakymmentä kuollutMTV Uutiset
France
United States
Nepal
Peru
- Terremoto en China: imágenes del sismo de magnitud 7 en la región del Tíbet que deja 16 muertos y decenas de heridosRPP Noticias
- China: terremoto de magnitud 7 dejó al menos 16 muertos en la región del TíbetAndina
- Terremoto de magnitud 7 sacude el Tíbet chino y deja al menos 16 muertos y 32 heridosEl Comercio Perú