The 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai province that killed 618 people and counting dominated front pages today. Most of the newspapers showed victims being dragged out of the rubble.
However, the last of these newspapers, the Oriental Guardian, highlights a sad story about a Sichuan woman whose business was affected in the Wenchuan earthquake two years ago. She relocated to Qinghai to start a similar, mobile phone repair business. Where is she now?
In Chonqing, news that its police chief Wen Qiang (文强) has been sentenced to death covered the papers. Earthquake news has been relegated to the top, in medium to small print, or the middle of the page.
Lastly, Xin Bao and Strait News goes with the usual ad driven marketing practice: their front pages show little of what’s happening in Yushu, concentrating rather on real estate and e-commerce ads.
Youku has a photo montage of the events, whilst China Geeks has highlighted the 56 students who have been killed.
- The Guardian: Thousands of rescue workers search for survivors of China earthquake
- Washington Post: Hundreds die in remote China quakes
- USA Today: How to help victims of the China earthquake
- BBC: China ex-police boss Wen Qiang sentenced to death
- Earlier on Danwei: News magazines cover the earthquake; A nation mourns in black and white; “Rebirth” in the news