Myanmar military airstrike kills 33 in Rakhine state

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Myanmar military airstrike kills 33 in Rakhine state?

Of the 58 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 29% are rated left, 30% are rated centre, 41% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 98. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Myanmar military airstrike kills 33 in Rakhine state left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 58 rated outlets on this story, 29% are rated left, 30% are rated centre, 41% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Myanmar military airstrike kills 33 in Rakhine state biased?

Myanmar military airstrike kills 33 in Rakhine state is one event reported by 98 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 Myanmar military airstrike kills 33 in Rakhine state?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left 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 Myanmar military airstrike kills 33 in Rakhine state?

98 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 people were killed in the Myanmar airstrike?

At least 33 people were killed in the Myanmar military airstrike near a market in Kyauktaw, Rakhine state. The Arakan Army rebel group and a local aid worker confirmed the death toll.

Who confirmed the death toll from the Myanmar airstrike?

The Arakan Army, a rebel group fighting the military, and a local aid worker named Wai Hun Aung confirmed the death toll of at least 33 people killed and 36 injured in the airstrike.

Where did the Myanmar airstrike take place?

The Myanmar military airstrike occurred near a market in the town of Kyauktaw, located in Rakhine state. This area was described as being far from the current fighting.