Five migrants drown while crossing the Kupa/Kolpa river on the Croatia‑Slovenia border

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How did the left and right cover Five migrants drown while crossing the Kupa/Kolpa river on the…?

Of the 11 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 46% are rated left, 45% are rated centre, 9% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 43. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Five migrants drown while crossing the Kupa/Kolpa river on the… left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 11 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Five migrants drown while crossing the Kupa/Kolpa river on the… biased?

Five migrants drown while crossing the Kupa/Kolpa river on the Croatia‑Slovenia border is one event reported by 43 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Five migrants drown while crossing the Kupa/Kolpa river on the…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Five migrants drown while crossing the Kupa/Kolpa river on the…?

43 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

How many migrants died in the river crossing?

Five migrants drowned while trying to cross the Kupa/Kolpa river at the Croatia‑Slovenia border, according to statements from Croatian police and reported by all outlets covering the incident.

How many migrants were rescued and who performed the rescue?

Five migrants were rescued after a police officer who arrived first at the scene jumped into the river and helped pull them to safety. The rescue was carried out by the officer with assistance from other responders.

What river did the incident occur on and what are its two names?

The incident took place on the river known as Kupa in Croatia and Kolpa in Slovenia, which forms part of the natural border between the two countries.

Is there an investigation into the drownings?

Croatian police have opened a criminal investigation to determine the facts and circumstances surrounding the drownings, as noted in later digests and statements.