United States: a 16-year-old kills three children and a teacher at an Oregon elementary school
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 60% of recent comparable stories
AustraliaCanberra is reconstructing the Bend shooting as a textbook security case: locked doors forced open with a rifle, police on the scene in just a few minutes, and a civilian intervening before they arrived.
What each one tells
opposition
United KingdomLondon recounts the Bend massacre through its victims and hero father, then files it away among American rituals of mourning and gun purchases.
- Australia
by police chronology
the narrative highlights the forced entry and the response time.
What the account puts first
United KingdomFocus on the shooter
the Daily Mail highlights his image and gaze, before the investigation.
- Australia
Reliance on anonymous source
the origin of the weapon is based on an unnamed official quoted by the AP.
What it leans on
United KingdomReliance on an American relay
the identity of the passerby comes from a close relation cited by NBC News.