DEVELOPING · 23 SEP → 26 SEP 2026 · 4 EDITIONS · 8 OUTLETS

Eleven killed in shooting at South Africa house party

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 · 4 HEADLINES

2026-09-23
At least 11 people killed in South Africa township shooting
2026-09-24
At Least 11 Killed in South Africa House Party Shooting
2026-09-24
At Least 11 Killed in South Africa House-Party Shooting
25 Sep, 00:29 UTC
Eleven killed in shooting at South Africa house party

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

Nothing ran from the first third of the coverage to the last.

Entered the story later

Nothing new took hold after the first third.