Table 3: Top 50 Caption Words and Phrases in Five Book Groups*
* The number outside bracket is the frequency; number inside bracket is the rank.
For the rest of the words in the five book groups:
Xinhua: 24 (22): Hu Jintao; 19 (31): collapse, May12, May19; 18 (34): hospital; 16 (39): injured, Wen Jiabao; 15 (41): army; 14 (45): CCP politburo executive member, Xinhua News Agency, Juyuan Middle School
CCTV: 10 (6): program, live scene; 9 (10): live broadcast, news channel; 8 (15): broadcast, shooting, Bai Yansong; 7 (21): CCTV, united broadcast, news center, Ji Huiyan Other mainland: 12 (25): survivor; 10 (29): after quake, soldier; 9 (34): save; 8 (40): rescue, injured, Tan Qianqiu; 7 (45): Beichuan Middle School, rescue, volunteers Hong Kong others: 17 (13): relative; 11 (21): compatriot, military person; 10 (25): citizens tragedy; 9 (29): rescue team; 8 (34): hope, rescued; 7 (38): big rock, covered, save Hong Kong JEF: 14 (17): parent; 9 (21): Yingxiu Primary School; 8 (24): disaster scene, Hong Kong; 7 (27): mother, trapped; 6 (31): wounded, citizen; 5 (38): Xiange Middle School, child, remembrance, on foot
| Word | Category | Xinhua (N=2,771) | CCTV (N=848) | Other Mainland (N=1,639) | Hong Kong Others (N=1,548) | Hong Kong JEF (N=1,142) | Total (N=7,948) |
| Earthquake | disaster | 100 (1) | 9 (10) | 2 (166) | 48 (1) | 59 (1) | 309 (1) |
| Sichuan | place | | 5 (35) | 46 (3) | 35 (3) | 29 (4) | 213 (2) |
| Wenchuan | place | 89 (2) | 10 (6) | 42 (4) | 15 (16) | 20 (10) | 176 (3) |
| Ruin | scene | 66 (3) | 3 (61) | 51(2) | 42 (2) | 12 (18) | 174 (4) |
| Disaster area | scene | 46 (7) | 13 (4) | 52 (1) | 26 (6) | 29 (4) | 166 (5) |
| Beichuan | place | 57 (4) | 9 (10) | 37 (5) | 20 (10) | 18 (12) | 141 (6) |
| Coverage | action | 54 (5) | 26 (2) | 18 (13) | 3 (113) | 26 (6) | 127 (7) |
| Student | people | 37 (9) | 3 (61) | 24 (8) | 32 (4) | 22 (9) | 118 (8) |
| Dujiangyan | place | 29 (13) | 7 (21) | 26 (6) | 21 (9) | 32 (2) | 115 (9) |
| Yingxiu | place | 45 (8) | 2 (109) | 21 (11) | 11 (21) | 32 (2) | 111 (10) |
| Reporter | people | 14 (45) | 45 (1) | 13 (21) | 4 (82) | 26 (6) | 102 (11) |
| Victim | people | 22 (26) | 4 (45) | 13 (21) | 26 (7) | 24 (7) | 89 (12) |
| Rescuer | people | 28 (13) | | 17 (15) | 30 (5) | 12 (18) | 87 (13) |
| Child | people | 25 (20) | 5 (35) | 22 (9) | 14 (18) | 17 (14) | 83 (14) |
| Rescue | action | 27 (15) | 5 (35) | 25 (7) | 11 (21) | 2 (126) | 70 (15) |
| Found dead | disaster | 26 (18) | 1 (245) | 22 (9) | 9 (29) | 5 (38) | 63 (16) |
| Anti-quake & rescue | action | 49 (6) | 7 (21) | 3 (113) | 3 (113) | | 62 (17) |
| Chengdu | place | 17 (36) | 7 (21) | 13 (21) | 6 (46) | 17 (14) | 60 (18) |
| Mass public | people | 43 (8) | | 9 (34) | 5 (61) | 1 (278) | 58 (19) |
| Hanwang | place | 14 (45) | | 19 (12) | 15 (16) | 7 (27) | 55 (20) |
| Helicopter | scene | 26 (18) | 9 (10) | 9 (34) | 3 (113) | 5 (38) | 52 (21) |
| May 14 | date | 26 (18) | 5 (35) | 17 (15) | | 4 (56) | 52 (21) |
| Fallen | disaster | 17 (36) | | 9 (34) | 10 (25) | 15 (16) | 51 (23) |
| Liberate | action | 17 (36) | | 8 (40) | 17 (13) | 8 (24) | 50 (24) |
| Broken tile | scene | 7 (80) | | 3 (113) | 20 (10) | 18 (12) | 48 (25) |
| May 13 | date | 29 (12) | 3 (61) | 13 (21) | | 2 (126) | 47 (26) |
| Soldier | people | 35 (10) | | 6 (53) | 4 (82) | 2 (126) | 47 (26) |
| Mianzhu | place | | 1 (245) | 22 (9) | 16 (15) | 7 (27) | 46 (28) |
| May 16 | date | 27 (15) | 8 (15) | 8 (40) | | 3 (83) | 46 (28) |
| Victimized | disaster | 35 (10) | | 6 (53) | 3 (113) | | 44 (30) |
| Salvage | action | 23 (24) | | 9 (34) | 6 (46) | 6 (31) | 44 (30) |
| PLA | people | 19 (31) | | 5 (68) | 8 (34) | 11 (20) | 43 (32) |
| Mianyang | place | 23 (24) | 4 (45) | 6 (53) | 6 (46) | 3 (83) | 42 (34) |
| Hour | others | 6 (84) | 4 (45) | 16 (18) | 15 (16) | 1 (278) | 42 (34) |
| May 15 | date | 20 (28) | 7 (21) | 11 (27) | | 4 (56) | 42 (34) |
| Shifang | place | 15 (41) | 1 (245) | 14 (20) | 9 (29) | 3 (83) | 42 (34) |
| Cadaver | scene | 11 (59) | | 17 (15) | 8 (34) | 4 (56) | 40 (37) |
| Heavy casualty area | scene | 20 (28) | | 5 (68) | 9 (29) | 4 (56) | 38 (39) |
| Disaster situation | scene | 24 (21) | | 1 (348) | 4 (82) | 9 (21) | 38 (39) |
| Silent mourning | action | 6 (84) | 2 (109) | 9 (34) | 17 (13) | 4 (56) | 38 (39) |
| Life | others | 3 (170) | 2 (109) | 4 (86) | 26 (7) | 2 (126) | 37 (41) |
| School | scene | 11 (59) | 2 (109) | 8 (40) | 9 (29) | 6 (31) | 36 (42) |
| Armed police | people | 20 (24) | | 8 (40) | 5 (61) | 3 (83) | 36 (42) |
| May17 | date | 14 (45) | 3 (61) | 17 (15) | | 1 (278) | 35 (44) |
| Hurt | disaster | 16 (39) | | 10 (29) | 6 (46) | 2 (126) | 34 (46) |
| Canvas | scene | 13 (50) | 8 (15) | 4 (86) | 5 (61) | 4 (56) | 34 (46) |
| Reporting | action | 7 (80) | 24 (3) | 1 (348) | | 2 (126) | 34 (46) |
| Covered | disaster | 12 (54) | 1 (245) | 8 (40) | 8 (34) | 4 (56) | 33 (48) |
| Corpse | scene | | | 1 (348) | 12 (19) | 19 (12) | 32 (49) |
| Qingchuan | place | 15 (41) | 2 (109) | 9 (34) | 5 (61) | 1 (278) | 32 (49) |