Hurricane Isaias disrupts U.S. oil production in Gulf of Mexico, threatens refineries

What the coverage shows

Most outlets frame the story as Hurricane Isaias approaching the northern US Gulf Coast, with Reuters, CBS News and the BBC using that broad approach and the Guardian, Independent and CNN adding more urgent, live-style language. The Guardian is the only outlet here to foreground resident preparations and emergency declarations, while NPR uniquely focuses on how the oil industry is preparing. CNBC stands out for emphasizing oil production and refinery disruptions, and The Independent alone mentions houses evacuated and specific flood, power outage and tornado warnings.

Written by Crossfiled from the 2 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.