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4 9 Tue Wed Thu peak: 9 front pages, Wed 9 AM Tue Nov 10, 10 AM ET: on 1 front pages (1 leans left)
“A timeline of David Walliams controversies amid misconduct allegations” (The Independent) Tue Nov 10, 11 AM ET: on 2 front pages (1 leans left, 1 center)
“A timeline of David Walliams controversies amid misconduct allegations” (The Independent) Tue Nov 10, 12 PM ET: on 2 front pages (1 leans left, 1 center)
“A timeline of David Walliams controversies amid misconduct allegations” (The Independent) Tue Nov 10, 1 PM ET: on 2 front pages (1 leans left, 1 center)
“A timeline of David Walliams controversies amid misconduct allegations” (The Independent) Tue Nov 10, 2 PM ET: on 4 front pages (1 leans left, 2 center, 1 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Tue Nov 10, 3 PM ET: on 6 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 1 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Tue Nov 10, 4 PM ET: on 6 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 1 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Tue Nov 10, 5 PM ET: on 6 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 1 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Tue Nov 10, 6 PM ET: on 6 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 1 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Tue Nov 10, 7 PM ET: on 6 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 1 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Tue Nov 10, 8 PM ET: on 6 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 1 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Tue Nov 10, 9 PM ET: on 6 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 1 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Tue Nov 10, 10 PM ET: on 6 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 1 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Tue Nov 10, 11 PM ET: on 6 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 1 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Wed Nov 11, 12 AM ET: on 6 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 1 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Wed Nov 11, 1 AM ET: on 6 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 1 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Wed Nov 11, 2 AM ET: on 7 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 2 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Wed Nov 11, 3 AM ET: on 7 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 2 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Wed Nov 11, 4 AM ET: on 7 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 2 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Wed Nov 11, 5 AM ET: on 7 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 2 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Wed Nov 11, 6 AM ET: on 7 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 2 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Wed Nov 11, 7 AM ET: on 7 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 2 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Wed Nov 11, 8 AM ET: on 7 front pages (1 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 2 right)
“David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” (BBC) Wed Nov 11, 9 AM ET: on 9 front pages (2 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Wed Nov 11, 10 AM ET: on 9 front pages (2 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Wed Nov 11, 11 AM ET: on 9 front pages (2 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Wed Nov 11, 12 PM ET: on 9 front pages (2 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Wed Nov 11, 1 PM ET: on 9 front pages (2 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Wed Nov 11, 2 PM ET: on 9 front pages (2 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Wed Nov 11, 3 PM ET: on 9 front pages (2 leans left, 2 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Wed Nov 11, 4 PM ET: on 8 front pages (2 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Wed Nov 11, 5 PM ET: on 8 front pages (2 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Wed Nov 11, 6 PM ET: on 8 front pages (2 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Wed Nov 11, 7 PM ET: on 8 front pages (2 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Wed Nov 11, 8 PM ET: on 8 front pages (2 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Wed Nov 11, 9 PM ET: on 8 front pages (2 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Wed Nov 11, 10 PM ET: on 8 front pages (2 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Wed Nov 11, 11 PM ET: on 8 front pages (2 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Thu Nov 12, 12 AM ET: on 8 front pages (2 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Thu Nov 12, 1 AM ET: on 8 front pages (2 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Thu Nov 12, 2 AM ET: on 8 front pages (2 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Thu Nov 12, 3 AM ET: on 8 front pages (2 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Thu Nov 12, 4 AM ET: on 8 front pages (2 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Thu Nov 12, 5 AM ET: on 8 front pages (2 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Thu Nov 12, 6 AM ET: on 7 front pages (1 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Thu Nov 12, 7 AM ET: on 7 front pages (1 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Thu Nov 12, 8 AM ET: on 7 front pages (1 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Thu Nov 12, 9 AM ET: on 7 front pages (1 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Thu Nov 12, 10 AM ET: on 7 front pages (1 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) Thu Nov 12, 11 AM ET: on 7 front pages (1 leans left, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right)
“Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” (AP) 1. Tue Nov 10, 2 PM ET, BBC: “David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” 1 2. Wed Nov 11, 9 AM ET, AP: “Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” 2 Front pages carrying it each hour, by the outlets' lean, the side that had it first at the bottom:
Nov 10, 12 PM Nov 11 12 PM Nov 12 The IndependentThe Independent The Independent, Nov 10, 10:02 AM ET: A timeline of David Walliams controversies amid misconduct allegations The Independent, Nov 11, 5:00 AM ET: David Walliams dropped from own film after misconduct allegations The Independent, Nov 11, 1:00 PM ET: David Walliams film dropped by Sky following allegations Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune Chicago Tribune, Nov 10, 11:02 AM ET: British comedian and children’s author David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct BBCBBC BBC, Nov 10, 2:03 PM ET: David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid IJRIndependent Journal Review Independent Journal Review, Nov 10, 2:03 PM ET: David Walliams Faces Teen Sexual Assault Allegation The GuardianThe Guardian The Guardian, Nov 10, 3:02 PM ET: Revealed: UK comedian and actor David Walliams accused of using celebrity status to prey on young women for sex The Guardian, Nov 10, 3:02 PM ET: David Walliams: allegations about abuse of power and sexual misconduct deserve publication Rolling StoneRolling Stone Rolling Stone, Nov 10, 3:02 PM ET: Sky Drops David Walliams’ ‘Fing!’ Adaptation Following Sexual Harassment Allegations 4 hours ago NewsmaxNewsmax Newsmax, Nov 11, 2:00 AM ET: Walliams and Brand Were Leading UK Comics. Now They Are Part of a Reckoning over Sexual Misconduct New York PostNew York Post New York Post, Nov 11, 9:00 AM ET: David Walliams suffers another career blow after sexual misconduct allegations APAP AP, Nov 11, 9:00 AM ET: Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams 📺 TV BBC News, 3:21 AM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 3:22 AM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 3:23 AM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 3:25 AM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 4:47 AM ET: Williams denies sexual misconduct allegations BBC News, 4:47 AM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 4:48 AM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 4:48 AM ET: Williams denies sexual misconduct allegations BBC News, 9:13 AM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 9:14 AM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 10:46 AM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 10:47 AM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 10:48 AM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 10:49 AM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 4:16 PM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 4:18 PM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 4:18 PM ET: Williams denies sexual misconduct allegations BBC News, 4:19 PM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 4:20 PM ET: Williams denies sexual misconduct allegations BBC News, 4:20 PM ET: David Walliams accused of preying on girls BBC News, 11:18 PM ET: Comedian David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct BBC News, 11:18 PM ET: Publishing industry had 'real concerns' about comedian David Walliams BBC News, 11:19 PM ET: Comedian David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct BBC News, 11:19 PM ET: Comedian David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct BBC News, 11:19 PM ET: Publishing industry had 'real concerns' about comedian David Walliams BBC News, 11:20 PM ET: Comedian David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct BBC News, 11:20 PM ET: Publishing industry had 'real concerns' about comedian David Walliams BBC News, 11:21 PM ET: Comedian David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct BBC News, 12:10 AM ET: Calls to remove David Walliams books from schools BBC News, 1:16 AM ET: Calls to remove David Walliams books from schools BBC News, 1:17 AM ET: Calls to remove David Walliams books from schools BBC News, 1:18 AM ET: Calls to remove David Walliams books from schools BBC News, 1:19 AM ET: Calls to remove David Walliams books from schools BBC News, 1:19 AM ET: Retailers removing David Walliams books 🧶 online 🧶found retold online (the day's report) Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline
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1 Tue 2 PM “David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid” BBC 2 Wed 9 AM “Sexual misconduct reckoning for Brand and Walliams” AP
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“Fing!” 1 phrases its headlines put in quotation marks; the bar is how many outlets did
📌 Linked by aggregators
1 Google News
aggregators linking to it from their front page (they don't count as outlets covering it)
▸ ✏️ 2 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
The Guardian (2 wordings): “Revealed: UK comedian and actor David Walliams accused of using celebrity status to prey on young women for sex” → “David Walliams: allegations about abuse of power and sexual misconduct deserve publication”The Independent (3 wordings): “A timeline of David Walliams controversies amid misconduct allegations” → “David Walliams film dropped by Sky following allegations”📰 Every outlet's headline 9 left to right by AllSides rating
📡 Broadcast TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it
📺 On TV minutes its captions were on screen, by channel; the disc is the network's lean
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BBC News 21 min
📻 On the radio hourly newscasts that carried it, by show; beside the count, how often it was the lead story, or the highest it came in the running order
🎙️ On the shows podcasts, newsletters and streams that talked about it, by show; the bar is episodes; the disc is the show's lean by reputation
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Today in Focus (Guardian) 1
🕵️ Investigated, joked about 🕵️ investigative reporting on it and 🃏 satire joking about it (jokes, never counted as coverage); the bar is pieces
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NewsThump 3
🧶 Retelling what people online made of it
David Walliams is accused of using his celebrity status to prey on young women and inappropriately touch a teenage fan.
🧶 told by 21 Nov 12 · told before on Nov 14, Nov 13, Nov 11
Jonathan Ross is attempting to distance himself from David Walliams and Russell Brand because he knew about their behavior.
🧶 told by 7 Nov 12 · same issue
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🗣️ Names in it
David Walliams British comedian UK comedian Celebrity Children's author
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🧵 David Walliams sexual misconduct claims →
1 Nov 11, 2 AM ET · 📍 this story
David Walliams film dropped after sexual misconduct allegations
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Rolling Stone
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AP
The Independent
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IJR
New York Post
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