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Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan call for dialogue as Ethiopia fighting escalates

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 19 38 29 Sep 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 5 Oct 00:27 UTC · Ethiopian forces take Mekelle as regional tensions rise 5 Oct 12:37 UTC · Four African leaders call for dialogue as Ethiopian forces retake Mekelle 5 Oct 18:20 UTC · Four African leaders call for dialogue as fighting escalates in Ethiopia 6 Oct 00:17 UTC · Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan call for dialogue as Ethiopia fighting escalates

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 4 HEADLINES

  1. 5 Oct, 00:27 UTC

    Ethiopian forces take Mekelle as regional tensions rise

  2. 5 Oct, 12:37 UTC

    Four African leaders call for dialogue as Ethiopian forces retake Mekelle

  3. 5 Oct, 18:20 UTC

    Four African leaders call for dialogue as fighting escalates in Ethiopia

  4. 6 Oct, 00:17 UTC

    Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan call for dialogue as Ethiopia fighting escalates

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Abiy Ahmed · 4 outlets
  • Addis Ababa · 3 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Liberation Front · from 5 Oct 00:00, 4 outlets
  • Red Sea · from 5 Oct 00:33, 3 outlets
  • Tigray People · from 5 Oct 00:33, 3 outlets
  • Abdel Fattah · from 5 Oct 00:00, 2 outlets
  • African Union · from 5 Oct 00:00, 2 outlets
  • Blue Nile · from 5 Oct 00:00, 2 outlets
  • Isaias Afwerki · from 5 Oct 00:33, 2 outlets
  • Abraham Belay · from 5 Oct 00:33, 2 outlets