Saudi strikes kill 11 in Yemen; Houthis target Saudi cities

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Saudi strikes kill 11 in Yemen; Houthis target Saudi cities?

Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 57% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 12. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Saudi strikes kill 11 in Yemen; Houthis target Saudi cities left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 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 Saudi strikes kill 11 in Yemen; Houthis target Saudi cities biased?

Saudi strikes kill 11 in Yemen; Houthis target Saudi cities is one event reported by 12 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 Saudi strikes kill 11 in Yemen; Houthis target Saudi cities?

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 Saudi strikes kill 11 in Yemen; Houthis target Saudi cities?

12 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 Saudi airstrikes in Sanaa?

Houthi media reported that 11 people were killed in Saudi airstrikes in Sanaa. Spiegel reported the Houthi movement stated at least twelve deaths occurred. vz.ru reported more than 10 people died, citing the Ministry of Health of the Ansar Alla movement, and specified eight deaths in the Hamdan district.

What did the Saudi-led coalition announce?

The Saudi-led coalition announced it intercepted two missiles fired by the Houthis toward the Saudi cities of Taif and Yanbu. Earlier warnings of potential danger for four western regions were broadcast by Riyadh's civil defence agency but were rescinded minutes later.

What specific locations were targeted in Sanaa?

Houthi media reported strikes on a house that killed at least four people, and a separate strike on a residential building for cement factory workers in Sanaa province that killed six women and one child. vz.ru specified eight deaths in the Hamdan district of Sana'a province.