"In 2022, it was estimated that 2,062 migrants died while crossings the Mediterranean Sea. However, the accurate number of deaths recorded in the Mediterranean Sea cannot ascertained. Between 2014 and 2018, for instance, about 12 thousand people who drowned were never found." [source: statista.com]

Twelve thousand desperate people, each with a story that will almost certainly never be told. We're hearing plenty about the five people who voluntarily boarded that submarine, each at a cost that would have enabled most of us to retire in luxury. As Maggie and Doug have intimated, this should tell us a lot about how we scrutinise the news we're fed with and get us thinking about how we could find out about the real world in a more rounded and objective way.