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Sally Rooney’s books withdrawn from UK distribution over Palestine Action support

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 43 86 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 14 Oct 20:33 UTC · Faber withdraws Sally Rooney’s books from UK sale over Palestine Action support 15 Oct 00:11 UTC · Sally Rooney’s publisher withdraws her books from UK sale 15 Oct 12:09 UTC · Faber withdraws Sally Rooney’s books from UK sale over Palestine Action support 15 Oct 18:11 UTC · Sally Rooney’s books withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action support 16 Oct 06:11 UTC · Faber withdraws Sally Rooney’s books from UK sale over Palestine Action support 16 Oct 12:09 UTC · Faber halts new UK supplies of Sally Rooney’s books over Palestine Action support 16 Oct 22:20 UTC · Sally Rooney’s publisher halts supply of her books in UK over Palestine Action support 17 Oct 06:10 UTC · Sally Rooney and Faber halt new UK supply of her books over Palestine Action support 17 Oct 12:12 UTC · Sally Rooney’s books pulled from UK distribution over Palestine Action support 17 Oct 18:16 UTC · Sally Rooney’s books withdrawn from UK distribution over Palestine Action support

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 9 HEADLINES

  1. 15 Oct, 00:11 UTC

    Sally Rooney’s publisher withdraws her books from UK sale

  2. 15 Oct, 12:09 UTC

    Faber withdraws Sally Rooney’s books from UK sale over Palestine Action support

  3. 15 Oct, 18:11 UTC

    Sally Rooney’s books withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action support

  4. 16 Oct, 06:11 UTC

    Faber withdraws Sally Rooney’s books from UK sale over Palestine Action support

  5. 16 Oct, 12:09 UTC

    Faber halts new UK supplies of Sally Rooney’s books over Palestine Action support

  6. 16 Oct, 22:20 UTC

    Sally Rooney’s publisher halts supply of her books in UK over Palestine Action support

  7. 17 Oct, 06:10 UTC

    Sally Rooney and Faber halt new UK supply of her books over Palestine Action support

  8. 17 Oct, 12:12 UTC

    Sally Rooney’s books pulled from UK distribution over Palestine Action support

  9. 17 Oct, 18:16 UTC

    Sally Rooney’s books withdrawn from UK distribution over Palestine Action support

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Sally Rooney · 12 outlets
  • Palestine Action · 12 outlets
  • Normal People · 8 outlets
  • Huda Ammori · 5 outlets
  • Beautiful World · 4 outlets
  • Keir Starmer · 3 outlets
  • Paul Mescal · 2 outlets
  • Daisy Edgar · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Annie Ernaux · from 21 Oct 07:44, 2 outlets
  • Anne Carson · from 21 Oct 07:44, 2 outlets
  • Arundhati Roy · from 21 Oct 07:44, 2 outlets
  • Zadie Smith · from 21 Oct 07:44, 2 outlets