DOMINANT ANGLE
Washington measures the scope of the Venezuelan disaster—2,295 deaths, 43,000 missing—by deploying $150 million in aid and rescue teams while documenting a health crisis threatening to exceed the initial toll.
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
ANALYSIS
American newsrooms, one week after the June 24 earthquakes, document a steadily rising toll: 1,943 deaths on Tuesday, 2,295 on Wednesday according to NPR, with tens of thousands of people missing—43,000 according to the Venezuelan opposition, 50,000 per NBC News.
SOURCES (6)
- NPRMEDIUM
- NBC NewsMEDIUM
- ABC NewsMEDIUM
- The AtlanticMEDIUM
- LA TimesMEDIUM
