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
United KingdomLondon is reporting the earthquake toll in Tibet, explicitly attributing it to Chinese state media, and cross-checking these figures with data from the US Geological Survey.
What each one tells
opposition
AustraliaCanberra retains from the Tibetan earthquake the urgency of relief efforts: tents, police deployed and displaced people rehoused at high altitude, with the toll attributed to official Chinese sources.
- United Kingdom
Political
the BBC mentions the disputed status of the region in the account.
Relies on official sources
the toll is presented as coming from Chinese state media, without independent local corroboration.
What the account puts first
AustraliaGround
the account highlights the police intervention and local images, without Beijing's political response.
Based on official Chinese sources
the toll and damage are based on Xinhua, the CENC, and local authorities.
and the figures
at least 16 dead
Number of deaths
deaths
same figureat least 16 dead
this press does not report this figure
Number of injured
injured
only one reports it65 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.
United Kingdom
Australia
Headlines from the 22 other countries
Bangladesh
Belgium
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
Philippines
Pakistan
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Russia
Sweden
- Minst 16 döda efter jordskalv i Tibet | Senaste nytt på SvDSvenska Dagbladet
- Flera döda i Tibet efter jordskalvAftonbladet