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Astonishing video shows baby rescued from rubble as Colombian quake toll tops 250
How this story is being covered
Extra Extra has grouped 14 reports on this story from 12 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 4 left-leaning, 6 center, and 4 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 98 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
On reliability, 10 of the 12 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 2 outlets fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
Coverage of this story has developed over roughly 22 hours, so the perspectives below capture how the framing shifted as the story matured.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: CBS News, The Boston Globe, LA Times, Foreign Policy, Al Jazeera, France 24, The Economist, PBS NewsHour, Straight Arrow News, NY Post, The American Conservative, Catholic News Agency.
Left(4)
CBS NewsBAug 12, 1:48 PM
Baby rescued from earthquake rubble in Colombia as death toll rises
Footage shared on social media shows a baby being rescued from the bloody arms of a man trapped underneath a destroyed building in Cali after a powerful earthquake struck Colombia.
The Boston GlobeAAug 12, 2:03 PM
Earthquake response strains Colombia’s new government and rescuers as they race against the clock
The search for life in the rubble of Colombia’s powerful earthquake is growing more desperate as search teams push up against a key time threshold to locate survivors before it’s too late.
LA TimesAAug 11, 8:34 PM
How to help Colombians after devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake
After a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in western Colombia, thousands have been left without basic needs and hundreds have died. Here are some organizations to visit to help out those in need in Colombia.
Foreign PolicyBAug 11, 7:52 PM
Colombia’s New President Faces His First Major Test
President Abelardo de la Espriella took office mere days before a major earthquake struck the country.
Center(6)
Al JazeeraBAug 12, 10:37 AM
Woman rescued after 36 hours under rubble in Colombia
A 32-year-old woman was rescued after 36 hours under rubble following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia.
France 24AAug 12, 1:32 PM
Colombia: Woman rescued from under earthquake debris after 36 hours
🇨🇴 A woman trapped under the debris of a collapsed hotel in Pereira, #Colombia, was rescued on Tuesday after spending 36 hours under the rubble. Search and rescue operations are still underway in
The EconomistAAug 12, 10:26 AM
A big earthquake reveals two very different Colombias
The new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, took office three days before it struck
PBS NewsHourAAug 11, 10:50 PM
Search for earthquake survivors in Colombia enters critical phase
In Colombia, the desperate search for survivors is entering a critical phase after the powerful earthquake that devastated parts of the country. More than 180 people are confirmed dead. But 24 hours a
Straight Arrow NewsBAug 12, 12:30 PM
Colombia rescuers race critical window after 7.4 magnitude earthquake
Rescuers in Colombia are searching for survivors after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed at least 181 people and damaged cities.
PBS NewsHourAAug 11, 9:36 PM
As search for thousands of missing pushes on, Colombia earthquake tests new president
Rescue crews and civilians in Colombia painstakingly searched through rubble Tuesday in the hopes of finding survivors trapped under debris after a powerful earthquake left thousands missing in dozens
Right(4)
NY PostCAug 12, 2:22 PM
Astonishing video shows baby rescued from rubble as Colombian quake toll tops 250
Rescuers desperately searching for survivors in the wreckage left by the strongest earthquake to hit Colombia in over a decade miraculously found a baby beneath the rubble and pulled the child to safe
The American ConservativeBAug 11, 4:29 PM
Over 160 Killed in Colombia Earthquake
State of the Union: The death toll continues to rise. The post Over 160 Killed in Colombia Earthquake appeared first on The American Conservative.
Catholic News AgencyCAug 12, 10:00 AM
Colombia‑born U.S. bishop urges prayers after powerful earthquake
Bishop John J. Gomez of Laredo, Texas, confirmed that his family members are safe but that his friends and neighbors have faced hardship due to the earthquake.
Catholic News AgencyCAug 11, 6:55 PM
Church in Colombia prays and mobilizes to help those affected by major earthquake
Local Church leaders called on the faithful to respond with prayer, generosity, and solidarity.
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