Framing comparison
How 5 outlets covered this story
Every outlet below published on the same event within a few hours. The comparison shows what each report leads with, whose account it credits, and which shared details it leaves out.
The event
Indonesia: Search underway after ferry loses contact
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What they agree on
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An Indonesian passenger ship lost contact in the Java Sea
In 5 of 5 reports: Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post, CBS News, ABC News, BBC News
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The ship was traveling from Surabaya to Banjarmasin
In 3 of 5 reports: Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post, ABC News
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The ship encountered bad weather
In 3 of 5 reports: Deutsche Welle, ABC News, BBC News
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A search operation was launched
In 5 of 5 reports: Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post, CBS News, ABC News, BBC News
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The ship was named Virgo Transport 8
In 3 of 5 reports: Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post, ABC News
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The ship carried a large number of people
In 5 of 5 reports: Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post, CBS News, ABC News, BBC News
Outlet by outlet
| Outlet | Leads with | Credits | Doesn't mention |
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| Deutsche Welle | Search underway after ferry loses contact | I Putu Sudayana, head of the Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Office Associated Press | nothing shared is missing |
| South China Morning Post | Indonesian ship with 240 passengers aboard loses contact | Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin | nothing shared is missing |
| CBS News | Search underway after Indonesian passenger ship loses contact | nothing attributed | nothing shared is missing |
| ABC News | Search underway for over 100 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns | I Putu Sudayana, who heads the Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Office | nothing shared is missing |
| BBC News | Six dead, 107 rescued from Indonesian ferry that went missing in Java Sea | nothing attributed |
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Written by llama at 2026-09-13 11:02 UTC. It compares only the headlines and summaries above and adds no outside information; every reference was checked against the list.
Where they diverge
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The number of people on board
- Deutsche Welle: 243 people
- South China Morning Post: 240 people
- CBS News: more than 240 people
- ABC News: more than 240 people
- BBC News: Virgo Transport 8 ship
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The fate of the ship
- Deutsche Welle: lost contact with authorities
- South China Morning Post: lost contact
- CBS News: lost contact
- ABC News: overturned and then sunk
- BBC News: went missing
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The number of missing/rescued/dead
- Deutsche Welle: Not specified
- South China Morning Post: Not specified
- CBS News: more than 240 people
- ABC News: about 130 passengers and crew are missing; at least 107 people were rescued and the bodies of six passengers were recovered
- BBC News: Six dead, 107 rescued from the Virgo Transport 8 ship