Two strong earthquakes off Vanuatu trigger a tsunami warning
Two strong earthquakes struck off Vanuatu early on Saturday. The first was measured at magnitude 7.2, later revised to 6.9 by the US Geological Survey, and a tsunami warning was issued.
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How each side framed it
Left-leaning outlets
Left-rated outlets headline it: “Two powerful earthquakes strike off coast of Vanuatu” (The Independent); “A preliminary magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits off the coast of Vanuatu” (Associated Press).
Centre outlets
Centre-rated outlets headline it: “Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes waters near Vanuatu, USGS says” (Reuters).
Right-leaning outlets
No right-rated outlet in our sample covered it.
Sources by lean
Balanced: the same number of articles from the left, the centre and the right (up to 3 each). The bar above still counts every rated outlet we found. Bias and factual ratings come from Media Bias/Fact Check. How we balance · All ratings.
Left 1
- The Independent
Two powerful earthquakes strike off coast of Vanuatu
Centre 1
- Reuters
Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes waters near Vanuatu, USGS says (paywall or login)
Right 0
No right coverage found — blindspot
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Who owns or funds the outlets covering this story (5 outlets)
| Outlet | Lean | Ownership & funding (MBFC) |
|---|---|---|
| Associated Press | Centre-left | The Associated Press (AP) is a nonprofit news cooperative with a profit of $1.6 million in 2016. It also sells content to other media organizations. According to an article titled “ AP reports loss on one-time accounting charges,” t he Associated Press lost $74 million in 2017, and it states the reason as “mostly due to one-time accounting charges related to the federal tax overhaul passed late last year.” source |
| The Independent | Centre-left | The Independent is owned by Independent Print Limited, a company owned by the Lebedev family (Alexander Lebedev and his son Evgeny Lebedev). In 2017, Saudi Businessman Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel bought a 30% stake in the Independent online newspaper. Advertising and subscription generate revenue for the paper..push({}); source |
| Washington Post | Centre-left | In 2013, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post for $250 million. Bezos is a frequent target of Trump, who has accused the businessman of using the Postal System as its “ Delivery Boy. ” The newspaper’s executive editor, Martin Baron, said Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon, is not involved in its news coverage. source |
| Ynet News | Centre-left | Yedioth Ahronoth owns Ynetnews. Advertising derives revenue. source |
| Reuters | Centre | In April 2008, the British company Reuters Group was acquired by Thomson Corporation and formed Thomson Reuters. source |