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A two-page spread just inside the front page of Shanghai’s Xinmin Evening News on June 3, 2015, does include exclusive coverage alongside the Xinhua News Agency version.

A two-page spread just inside the front page of Shanghai’s Xinmin Evening News on June 3, 2015, does include exclusive coverage alongside the Xinhua News Agency version.

The front page of the June 3, 2015 edition of Shanghai’s Xinmin Evening News.

The June 3 edition of Shanghai Morning Post. The headline reads, “Saving Lives Comes First.”

Southern Metropolis Daily front page, May 14, 2008. The headline over the photograph reads, “Save Me!”

Three Guangzhou tabloid newspapers, from left, Southern Metropolis Daily, Yangcheng Evening News, and the New Express.

Tianjin Daily, an official Party mouthpiece, and City Express, its commercial spin-off, both play down the story of the capsizing of the Oriental Star.

Fujian’s Strait News offers very minimal front page treatment of the Oriental Star tragedy, sticking closely to the official Xinhua version.

The front page of Nanjing’s Yangtse Evening Post on June 3, 2015.

The June 3, 2015 edition of the Chongqing Evening News departs noticeably in its front-page design from other papers across the country.

Three commercial newspapers on June 3, 2015. Same images, same content.
