Table 2: Comparison of Photo Themes in Five Book Groups (%).
Cramer’s V = .341***
| Photo Theme | Xinhua (N=352) | CCTV (N=397) | Other Mainland (N=808) | Hong Kong (N=569) | JEF (N=217) | Total (N=2,343) |
| Rescue efforts | 27.8 | 11.6 | 34.0 | 32.9 | 21.2 | 27.8 |
| Reporters at work | 23.6 | 53.9 | 14.0 | 0.4 | 17.1 | 19.2 |
| Earthquake scenes | 8.0 | 6.8 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 15.2 | 14.7 |
| Victims’ conditions | 8.0 | 8.3 | 16.1 | 19.0 | 16.1 | 14.3 |
| Mourning activities | 2.3 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 18.5 | 8.8 | 7.3 |
| Reporters’ memorial shots | 9.7 | 15.9 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
| Death scenes | 1.1 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Central officials’ activities | 15.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Citizens’ activities | 2.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 2.3 |
| Others themes | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.1 | 100.0 | 100.1 | 100.1 | 100.1 |