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Expedition rules out suspected Amelia Earhart plane debris on Nikumaroro

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 25 50 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 19 Oct 06:48 UTC · Expedition rules out suspected Amelia Earhart plane wreckage 19 Oct 13:37 UTC · Expedition rules out suspected Amelia Earhart plane debris on Nikumaroro

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 2 HEADLINES

  1. 19 Oct, 06:48 UTC

    Expedition rules out suspected Amelia Earhart plane wreckage

  2. 19 Oct, 13:37 UTC

    Expedition rules out suspected Amelia Earhart plane debris on Nikumaroro

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Amelia Earhart · 5 outlets
  • Fred Noonan · 5 outlets
  • Howland Island · 5 outlets
  • Lockheed Electra · 5 outlets
  • Taraia Object · 4 outlets
  • Richard Pettigrew · 4 outlets
  • Steve Schultz · 4 outlets
  • Pacific Ocean · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Rick Pettigrew · from 16 Oct 10:09, 3 outlets
  • Taraia Peninsula · from 19 Oct 02:41, 3 outlets
  • 400 miles southeast · from 15 Oct 01:18, 2 outlets