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🗞️ Story file #626

Rubio visits Uzbekistan to strengthen us-central Asia ties

Oct 19, 2 AM ET to Oct 20, 10 AM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean

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  1. Oct 19, 2 AM ETfirst on a front page: Bloomberg
  2. Oct 19, 2 AM ETpeak: on 6 front pages
  3. Oct 19, 5 AM ETfirst on TV: Fox News

📰 Spread

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Oct 19, 6 AM12 PM6 PMOct 206 AM36centerrightnot rated
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 19, 2 AM to Oct 20, 10 AM ET (peak 6), by the outlets' lean: center · right · not rated
Oct 18, 12 PMOct 1912 PMOct 20The Epoch TimesThe Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times, Oct 18, 12:01 AM ET: Rubio Departs for Uzbekistan and IndiaThe Epoch Times, Oct 19, 11:00 AM ET: REPLAY: Rubio Meets Counterparts From 5 Central Asian Nations in UzbekistanThe Epoch Times, Oct 19, 12:00 PM ET: Rubio Meets Counterparts From 5 Central Asian Nations in UzbekistanThe Epoch Times, Oct 19, 1:00 PM ET: Rubio Attends US–Uzbekistan Business and Investment Council DinnerThe Epoch Times, Oct 19, 3:00 PM ET: Rubio Meets Central Asian Leaders in Bid to Boost Trade, SecurityRFE/RLRadio Free Europe Radio LibertyRadio Free Europe Radio Liberty, Oct 18, 11:00 AM ET: Rubio Travels To Central Asia As US Seeks Deeper Trade And Security Ties In RegionRadio Free Europe Radio Liberty, Oct 19, 9:00 AM ET: In Focus: Rubio's Visit To UzbekistanRadio Free Europe Radio Liberty, Oct 20, 7:00 AM ET: Rubio Trip Highlights US Push For Deeper Ties With Central AsiaOANOne America News NetworkOne America News Network, Oct 18, 3:00 PM ET: Rubio kicks off week-long trip to Uzbekistan, India to strengthen commercial and economic tiesNewsmaxNewsmaxNewsmax, Oct 18, 3:00 PM ET: Rubio Heads to Central Asia as Some Wonder If He's Keeping the Most Pressing Matters at a DistanceNewsmax, Oct 19, 6:00 AM ET: Rubio Is in Uzbekistan to Promote US Ties and Trade with Central AsiaReutersReutersReuters, Oct 18, 5:00 PM ET: Rubio arrives in Central Asia while other US officials hit foreign policy hot spotsReuters, Oct 19, 6:00 PM ET: Rubio seeks to expand Central Asia ties with pomp-filled Uzbekistan visitReuters, Oct 20, 2:00 AM ET: Rubio kicks off India visit with trade deal, Russian oil on agendaBloombergBloombergBloomberg, Oct 19, 2:00 AM ET: Rubio Visits Uzbekistan Seeking Strong Central Asia PartnershipBloomberg, Oct 19, 11:00 AM ET: Rubio Unveils Deals on Central Asia Push Against China, Russia📺 TVFox News, 5:16 AM ET: RUBIO WORKS TO BOOST U.S. TIES IN CENTRAL ASIAFox News, 10:10 AM ET: RUBIO DENIES PAUSE IN SHARING INTEL WITH UKRAINE
Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.
✏️ 5 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
  • Bloomberg (2 wordings): “Rubio Visits Uzbekistan Seeking Strong Central Asia Partnership” → “Rubio Unveils Deals on Central Asia Push Against China, Russia”
  • Newsmax (2 wordings): “Rubio Heads to Central Asia as Some Wonder If He's Keeping the Most Pressing Matters at a Distance” → “Rubio Is in Uzbekistan to Promote US Ties and Trade with Central Asia”
  • Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty (3 wordings): “Rubio Travels To Central Asia As US Seeks Deeper Trade And Security Ties In Region” → “Rubio Trip Highlights US Push For Deeper Ties With Central Asia”
  • Reuters (3 wordings): “Rubio arrives in Central Asia while other US officials hit foreign policy hot spots” → “Rubio kicks off India visit with trade deal, Russian oil on agenda”
  • The Epoch Times (5 wordings): “Rubio Departs for Uzbekistan and India” → “Rubio Meets Central Asian Leaders in Bid to Boost Trade, Security”
Every outlet's first headline (6), left to right by AllSides rating

📡 Broadcast

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

Fox News37 s
  • RUBIO DENIES PAUSE IN SHARING INTEL WITH UKRAINE Fox News, 28 s
  • RUBIO WORKS TO BOOST U.S. TIES IN CENTRAL ASIA Fox News, 9 s

🎙️ Shows, investigators, satire

🕵️ ⚖️ Just Security

🧶 Retelling

what people online made of it

🦗 Nobody's retelling it online yet, as far as the daily reports of the last week can tell.

🗣️ names in it: Uzbekistan India Central Asia

🔎 Checking

what the fact-checkers looked into

🧐 No fact-checker has taken it on yet.

🧵 Persistence

the running story it belongs to

🌱 A story of its own so far: no saga yet.