DEVELOPING · 10 OCT → 30 OCT 2026 · 21 EDITIONS · 278 OUTLETS

Katie Zacharia exits White House press secretary role after five days

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 18 HEADLINES

10 Oct, 00:08 UTC
Trump Picks Katie Zacharia as White House Press Secretary
10 Oct, 12:08 UTC
Trump names Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary
10 Oct, 18:11 UTC
Trump selects Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary
12 Oct, 00:14 UTC
Trump names Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary
13 Oct, 18:14 UTC
Katie Zacharia holds first briefing as White House press secretary
14 Oct, 00:12 UTC
Katie Zacharia’s first White House briefing lasts about 14 minutes
14 Oct, 12:12 UTC
Katie Zacharia holds brief first White House press briefing
15 Oct, 00:11 UTC
Katie Zacharia’s first White House briefing draws criticism and raises questions about legal background
15 Oct, 06:09 UTC
New White House press secretary faces criticism and questions over legal credentials
15 Oct, 18:12 UTC
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia faces scrutiny over legal credentials
16 Oct, 00:10 UTC
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Confirms She Never Passed Bar Exam
16 Oct, 12:10 UTC
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia confirms she never passed bar exam
16 Oct, 22:19 UTC
Katie Zacharia exits White House press secretary role after five days
17 Oct, 00:10 UTC
Katie Zacharia leaving White House press secretary role after five days
17 Oct, 06:08 UTC
Katie Zacharia leaves White House press secretary role after five days
17 Oct, 12:09 UTC
Katie Zacharia leaving White House press secretary role after five days
17 Oct, 18:10 UTC
Katie Zacharia exits as White House press secretary after five days
18 Oct, 00:09 UTC
Katie Zacharia exits White House press secretary role after five days

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

Katie Zacharia · 30 outlets
Donald Trump · 24 outlets
Karoline Leavitt · 24 outlets
Steven Cheung · 5 outlets
Marine One · 5 outlets
Scott Jennings · 2 outlets
Joe Biden · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

Sean Hannity · from 16 Oct 08:01, 10 outlets
5 days job · from 16 Oct 18:09, 4 outlets
Liz Truss · from 16 Oct 18:06, 3 outlets
Mao Ning · from 16 Oct 10:53, 2 outlets

Figures reported with different numbers

days during: 10 (2 from 16 Oct 17:53) → 11 (1 from 16 Oct 18:29)

Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.

WHO PICKED IT UP 278 OUTLETS

Al Jazeera English10 Oct, 00:05
BBC World10 Oct, 00:05
CBS News US10 Oct, 00:05
CNBC Top News10 Oct, 00:05
CNN10 Oct, 00:05
South China Morning Post10 Oct, 00:05
The Guardian World10 Oct, 00:05
The Hill10 Oct, 00:05
The Hindu10 Oct, 00:05
The New York Times10 Oct, 00:05
WSJ10 Oct, 00:05
aol.co.uk10 Oct, 00:05
aurn.com10 Oct, 00:05
bignewsnetwork.com10 Oct, 00:05
breitbart.com10 Oct, 00:05
businessinsider.com10 Oct, 00:05
cubaheadlines.com10 Oct, 00:05
dailycaller.com10 Oct, 00:05
dailysabah.com10 Oct, 00:05
deadline.com10 Oct, 00:05
dunyanews.tv10 Oct, 00:05
el-balad.com10 Oct, 00:05
fox10phoenix.com10 Oct, 00:05
foxnews.com10 Oct, 00:05
foxwilmington.com10 Oct, 00:05
hindustantimes.com10 Oct, 00:05
iheart.com10 Oct, 00:05
independent.co.uk10 Oct, 00:05
israelnationalnews.com10 Oct, 00:05
kdrv.com10 Oct, 00:05
kelo.com10 Oct, 00:05
ktvu.com10 Oct, 00:05
kztv10.com10 Oct, 00:05
lifenews.com10 Oct, 00:05
manilatimes.net10 Oct, 00:05
nbcnews.com10 Oct, 00:05
newsbusters.org10 Oct, 00:05
nypost.com10 Oct, 00:05
oann.com10 Oct, 00:05
politicalwire.com10 Oct, 00:05
radaronline.com10 Oct, 00:05
rollingstone.com10 Oct, 00:05
staradvertiser.com10 Oct, 00:05
theconservativetreehouse.com10 Oct, 00:05
theepochtimes.com10 Oct, 00:05
theglobeandmail.com10 Oct, 00:05
therocket951.com10 Oct, 00:05
thewrap.com10 Oct, 00:05
time.com10 Oct, 00:05
tvnewscheck.com10 Oct, 00:05
usmagazine.com10 Oct, 00:05
variety.com10 Oct, 00:05
weau.com10 Oct, 00:05
wfmz.com10 Oct, 00:05
winnipegfreepress.com10 Oct, 00:05
wkbw.com10 Oct, 00:05
wmur.com10 Oct, 00:05
wtvbam.com10 Oct, 00:05
aa.com.tr10 Oct, 06:41
business-standard.com10 Oct, 06:41
chinatechnews.com10 Oct, 06:41
crossmap.com10 Oct, 06:41
everything-pr.com10 Oct, 06:41
finchannel.com10 Oct, 06:41
ironmountaindailynews.com10 Oct, 06:41
jowhar.com10 Oct, 06:41
moneycontrol.com10 Oct, 06:41
nzherald.co.nz10 Oct, 06:41
onenewspage.com10 Oct, 06:41
salon.com10 Oct, 06:41
thehindubusinessline.com10 Oct, 06:41
wn.com10 Oct, 06:41
ynetnews.com10 Oct, 06:41
zerohedge.com10 Oct, 06:41
DW.com10 Oct, 12:05
azernews.az10 Oct, 12:05
dailymail.com10 Oct, 12:05
sana.sy10 Oct, 12:05
The Indian Express10 Oct, 18:08
bankingnews.gr10 Oct, 18:08
washingtonexaminer.com10 Oct, 18:08
wtva.com10 Oct, 18:08
thedailybeast.com11 Oct, 00:11
thepeninsulaqatar.com11 Oct, 00:11
legalinsurrection.com11 Oct, 06:07
newyorkstatesman.com12 Oct, 06:42
democracynow.org12 Oct, 18:07
newsweek.com12 Oct, 18:07
NPR News13 Oct, 00:07
christianpost.com13 Oct, 00:07
wibc.com13 Oct, 00:07
myk104.com13 Oct, 06:45
dailylocal.com13 Oct, 18:09
express.co.uk13 Oct, 18:09
nbc16.com13 Oct, 18:09
orissapost.com13 Oct, 18:09
telegraph.co.uk13 Oct, 18:09
wcvb.com13 Oct, 18:09
wdbo.com13 Oct, 18:09
wjactv.com13 Oct, 18:09
13abc.com14 Oct, 00:07
brisbanetimes.com.au14 Oct, 00:07
chicagotribune.com14 Oct, 00:07
commondreams.org14 Oct, 00:07
elpasoinc.com14 Oct, 00:07
ibtimes.co.uk14 Oct, 00:07
kwtx.com14 Oct, 00:07
motherjones.com14 Oct, 00:07
nationalenquirer.com14 Oct, 00:07
newrepublic.com14 Oct, 00:07
redstate.com14 Oct, 00:07
abc.net.au14 Oct, 06:07
indiatimes.com14 Oct, 06:07
nzcity.co.nz14 Oct, 06:07
sbs.com.au14 Oct, 06:07
theblaze.com14 Oct, 06:07
afr.com14 Oct, 12:08
esquire.com14 Oct, 12:08
messenger-inquirer.com14 Oct, 12:08
metro.co.uk14 Oct, 12:08
thenews.com.pk14 Oct, 12:08
globalnews.ca14 Oct, 18:09
goskagit.com14 Oct, 18:09
newsroomamerica.com14 Oct, 18:09
newstalk.com14 Oct, 18:09
thegazette.com14 Oct, 18:09
wbkb11.com14 Oct, 18:09
advocate.com15 Oct, 00:07
livemint.com15 Oct, 00:07
sandiegouniontribune.com15 Oct, 00:07
thehollywoodgossip.com15 Oct, 00:07
victorygirlsblog.com15 Oct, 00:07
cbc.ca15 Oct, 06:07
hellomagazine.com15 Oct, 06:07
hot96.com15 Oct, 06:07
kyma.com15 Oct, 06:07
mymixfm.com15 Oct, 06:07
talkingpointsmemo.com15 Oct, 06:07
wkzo.com15 Oct, 06:07
Wired15 Oct, 18:09
thetab.com15 Oct, 18:09
humanevents.com16 Oct, 00:07
tmz.com16 Oct, 00:07
slate.com16 Oct, 06:07
military.com16 Oct, 12:07
Dawn16 Oct, 22:17
Fortune16 Oct, 22:17
France24 English16 Oct, 22:17
The Express Tribune16 Oct, 22:17
The Irish Times16 Oct, 22:17
The National (UAE)16 Oct, 22:17
abc57.com16 Oct, 22:17
abcnews.com16 Oct, 22:17
apa.az16 Oct, 22:17
azfamily.com16 Oct, 22:17
breakingnews.ie16 Oct, 22:17
cedarnews.net16 Oct, 22:17
channel4.com16 Oct, 22:17
chroniclelive.co.uk16 Oct, 22:17
cinaradio.com16 Oct, 22:17
citynews.ca16 Oct, 22:17
click2houston.com16 Oct, 22:17
editorandpublisher.com16 Oct, 22:17
eurweb.com16 Oct, 22:17
fox21online.com16 Oct, 22:17
fox32chicago.com16 Oct, 22:17
foxillinois.com16 Oct, 22:17
freerepublic.com16 Oct, 22:17
geo.tv16 Oct, 22:17
gulfnews.com16 Oct, 22:17
hollywoodreporter.com16 Oct, 22:17
irishexaminer.com16 Oct, 22:17
kasu.org16 Oct, 22:17
katv.com16 Oct, 22:17
kmbc.com16 Oct, 22:17
koco.com16 Oct, 22:17
krtv.com16 Oct, 22:17
kxel.com16 Oct, 22:17
lbc.co.uk16 Oct, 22:17
local3news.com16 Oct, 22:17
manchestereveningnews.co.uk16 Oct, 22:17
mercurynews.com16 Oct, 22:17
nbcdfw.com16 Oct, 22:17
nbcmiami.com16 Oct, 22:17
nehandaradio.com16 Oct, 22:17
okcfox.com16 Oct, 22:17
out.com16 Oct, 22:17
politicaldog101.com16 Oct, 22:17
rawstory.com16 Oct, 22:17
reflector.com16 Oct, 22:17
seekingalpha.com16 Oct, 22:17
siasat.com16 Oct, 22:17
smh.com.au16 Oct, 22:17
stltoday.com16 Oct, 22:17
theage.com.au16 Oct, 22:17
thegrio.com16 Oct, 22:17
thejournal.ie16 Oct, 22:17
therightscoop.com16 Oct, 22:17
theyeshivaworld.com16 Oct, 22:17
timesandstar.co.uk16 Oct, 22:17
townhall.com16 Oct, 22:17
tribdem.com16 Oct, 22:17
vanguardngr.com16 Oct, 22:17
walesonline.co.uk16 Oct, 22:17
wdtimes.com16 Oct, 22:17
wenatcheeworld.com16 Oct, 22:17
wjr.com16 Oct, 22:17
wsbt.com16 Oct, 22:17
wsvn.com16 Oct, 22:17
CNA17 Oct, 00:09
adn.com17 Oct, 00:09
aninews.in17 Oct, 00:09
bgnes.com17 Oct, 00:09
bostonglobe.com17 Oct, 00:09
caledonianrecord.com17 Oct, 00:09
channel3000.com17 Oct, 00:09
cp24.com17 Oct, 00:09
crooksandliars.com17 Oct, 00:09
econotimes.com17 Oct, 00:09
elpais.com17 Oct, 00:09
hiphopwired.com17 Oct, 00:09
jamaica-gleaner.com17 Oct, 00:09
lamag.com17 Oct, 00:09
nationalpost.com17 Oct, 00:09
newindianexpress.com17 Oct, 00:09
news.cn17 Oct, 00:09
news9.com17 Oct, 00:09
newyorktelegraph.com17 Oct, 00:09
straitstimes.com17 Oct, 00:09
torontosun.com17 Oct, 00:09
westfaironline.com17 Oct, 00:09
wptf.com17 Oct, 00:09
wxxv25.com17 Oct, 00:09
yahoo.com17 Oct, 00:09
PBS17 Oct, 06:07
alternet.org17 Oct, 06:07
applevalleynewsnow.com17 Oct, 06:07
arynews.tv17 Oct, 06:07
deccanchronicle.com17 Oct, 06:07
edmontonsun.com17 Oct, 06:07
freepressjournal.in17 Oct, 06:07
investmentwatchblog.com17 Oct, 06:07
kenya-today.com17 Oct, 06:07
khaama.com17 Oct, 06:07
krwg.org17 Oct, 06:07
kyivpost.com17 Oct, 06:07
maravipost.com17 Oct, 06:07
opinionnigeria.com17 Oct, 06:07
perthnow.com.au17 Oct, 06:07
prokerala.com17 Oct, 06:07
radiojamaicanewsonline.com17 Oct, 06:07
rnz.co.nz17 Oct, 06:07
themainewire.com17 Oct, 06:07
vox.com17 Oct, 06:07
dailypost.ng17 Oct, 12:08
mirror.co.uk17 Oct, 12:08
nova.ie17 Oct, 12:08
oneindia.com17 Oct, 12:08
pajhwok.com17 Oct, 12:08
pakobserver.net17 Oct, 12:08
riotimesonline.com17 Oct, 12:08
sfgate.com17 Oct, 12:08
standardmedia.co.ke17 Oct, 12:08
Axios17 Oct, 18:09
Bloomberg.com17 Oct, 18:09
kcra.com17 Oct, 18:09
outsidethebeltway.com17 Oct, 18:09
pragativadi.com17 Oct, 18:09
spokesman.com17 Oct, 18:09
sundayworld.co.za17 Oct, 18:09
thearabianpost.com17 Oct, 18:09
The Washington Post18 Oct, 00:08
theamericanconservative.com18 Oct, 00:08
foreignpolicyjournal.com18 Oct, 06:08
eaworldview.com18 Oct, 12:08
wcbm.com19 Oct, 12:07
mycolumbuspower.com19 Oct, 18:08
theweek.com20 Oct, 00:09