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DOJ Warns States to Preserve Midterm Election Records

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 17 34 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Oct 1 Nov 31 Oct 12:18 UTC · DOJ Warns States of Criminal Penalties Over Election Recordkeeping 31 Oct 18:17 UTC · DOJ warns state election officials to preserve records ahead of midterms 1 Nov 00:13 UTC · DOJ Warns States to Preserve Midterm Election Records

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 3 HEADLINES

  1. 31 Oct, 12:18 UTC

    DOJ Warns States of Criminal Penalties Over Election Recordkeeping

  2. 31 Oct, 18:17 UTC

    DOJ warns state election officials to preserve records ahead of midterms

  3. 1 Nov, 00:13 UTC

    DOJ Warns States to Preserve Midterm Election Records

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Donald Trump · 7 outlets
  • Customs Enforcement · 2 outlets
  • Justin Levitt · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Election Day · from 24 Oct 21:44, 3 outlets
  • Todd Blanche · from 24 Oct 21:44, 3 outlets
  • Trent McCotter · from 24 Oct 21:44, 3 outlets
  • Harmeet Dhillon · from 25 Oct 15:26, 3 outlets
  • Markwayne Mullin · from 25 Oct 15:26, 3 outlets
  • Kash Patel · from 29 Oct 01:24, 3 outlets
  • Dan Sullivan · from 24 Oct 21:44, 2 outlets
  • Joe Biden · from 25 Oct 15:26, 2 outlets