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
South AfricaPretoria recalls from Bend a routine American tragedy: the South African press reiterates the account of the agencies, between a community's mourning and a reminder of past massacres.
What each one tells
same framing
EcuadorQuito is relaying the Bend shooting in real time, sticking to the provisional toll and the response of the police, without motive or debate on guns.
- South Africa
by recurrence
the narrative places the event in a series of American shootings rather than in its local context.
What the account puts first
EcuadorStatistical
the narrative places the event in an annual count of mass shootings rather than in the political debate on guns.
- South Africa
Reliance on anonymous sources
the origin of the weapon is based on an American media outlet citing unnamed officials.
What it leans on
EcuadorReliance on CNN
the toll is based on preliminary information reprinted from an American media outlet.