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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia exits 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

0 16 32 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 17 Oct 00:12 UTC · Katie Zacharia leaving White House press secretary role after five days 17 Oct 18:20 UTC · White House press secretary Katie Zacharia exits after five days

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 2 HEADLINES

  1. 17 Oct, 00:12 UTC

    Katie Zacharia leaving White House press secretary role after five days

  2. 17 Oct, 18:20 UTC

    White House press secretary Katie Zacharia exits after five days

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Katie Zacharia · 9 outlets
  • Karoline Leavitt · 6 outlets
  • Donald Trump · 6 outlets
  • Fix California · 3 outlets
  • Anthony Scaramucci · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Sean Spicer · from 14 Oct 21:23, 3 outlets
  • Human Events · from 15 Oct 22:58, 2 outlets
  • Jack Posobiec · from 15 Oct 22:58, 2 outlets
  • Richard Grenell · from 15 Oct 22:58, 2 outlets
  • Sean Hannity · from 16 Oct 18:25, 2 outlets