NFL game played in Paris amid protests

🗞️ Story file #690

NFL game played in Paris amid protests

Oct 20, 10 AM ET to Oct 26, 11 PM ET

24outlets carried it
🫏8 · 6 · 10🐘left · center · right
6.5 dayson the front pages
12front pages at once, at its peak
9 minof TV captions
5radio newscasts
6people retold it online
18 of 18parts of a saga

👣 How this story traveled: from the front pages that broke it, out through TV, radio and the shows, into what people retold and what fact-checkers examined, and on into the saga it is part of. Everything here is matched to the story by our tools, so a link can be wrong; the trackers' pages say how each is made.

Oct 20, 10 AM ETfirst on a front page: News Nation
Oct 21, 8 AM ETretold online by 6 people
Oct 21, 3 PM ETfirst on TV: CNN
Oct 24, 10 AM ETfirst on the radio: ABC News Update
Oct 24, 4 PM ETpeak: on 12 front pages

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 20, 10 AM to Oct 26, 11 PM ET (peak 12), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right

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.

📡 wire copy: 1 outlet ran the AP, Reuters headline nearly word for word (Chicago Tribune)

📌 linked by aggregators: Drudge Report Google News

💬 quoted: “Protests be damned” “Could've Probably Postponed” “Protests are not unusual” “NFL House” “Really in Trouble” “could have probably postponed” “will be fine” “fine”

🗣️ only one side says: 🐘 fan event

✏️ 10 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)

AP (3 wordings): “NFL: Steelers-Saints game in Paris still on despite civil unrest” → “Rodgers throws TD pass in Paris as Steelers beat Saints 16-10 in NFL's regular-season France debut”
Breitbart (5 wordings): “No-Fear NFL: Vows Paris Game to Go Ahead Despite Riots in France” → “Vive le NFL! Festive Crowd Defies French Rioters as Upbeat Paris Match Completed”
Chicago Tribune (2 wordings): “NFL in Paris: League eyes big debut as Pittsburgh Steelers-New Orleans Saints game comes amid security concerns” → “Aaron Rodgers throws TD pass in Paris as Steelers beat Saints 16-10 in NFL’s regular-season France debut”
Fox News (12 wordings): “New Orleans Saints arrive in France with safety top of mind ahead of NFL's first Paris game” → “NFL fans put on brave face in Paris amid chaos”
NBC News (3 wordings): “Despite security concerns, NFL plans to stage Paris game amid French protests” → “NFL fans in Paris for Saints vs. Steelers game were undeterred by protests”
New York Post (5 wordings): “NFL fan event in Paris canceled over concerns due to violent protests” → “live Defiant NFL fans flock to Paris for Steelers-Saints game despite riots: ‘Protests be damned’”
Newsweek (3 wordings): “NFL To Host First France Game After Weekend of Rising Chaos and Protests” → “Trump Worried About NFL Paris Game as He Warns France ‘Really in Trouble’”
Reuters (3 wordings): “NFL closes Paris pop-up shop ahead of planned protests” → “Paris game played in festive atmosphere after fresh demonstrations”
The Daily Wire (2 wordings): “NFL Sticks With Plans For Paris Game Amid Muslim Riots” → “Violent Rioters Put A Black Eye On NFL’s Paris Debut For Steelers Fans”
The Hill (3 wordings): “Rubio: NFL game in Paris will be ‘fine’ despite riots” → “NFL forced to close ‘NFL House’ pop-up due to Paris protests”

Every outlet's first headline (24), left to right by AllSides rating

HuffPost Pittsburgh Steelers Scrap Paris NFL Fan Event Amid Civil Unrest Oct 23, 7 AM ET
The Guardian NFL shutters Paris fan experience as protests overshadow first France game Oct 24, 2 PM ET
AP NFL: Steelers-Saints game in Paris still on despite civil unrest Oct 19, 1 PM ET
CNN Goodell says NFL is comfortable with security around Sunday’s Paris game amid protests Oct 21, 3 PM ET
NBC News Despite security concerns, NFL plans to stage Paris game amid French protests Oct 22, 4 PM ET
The Independent NFL confirms Saints vs Steelers Paris game will go ahead amid violent unrest Oct 21, 8 AM ET
The Washington Post With little unrest in sight, NFL fans turn Paris into a tailgate Oct 26, 4 PM ET
Yahoo News NFL fan pop-up closes in Paris amid protests across France Oct 24, 3 PM ET
Chicago Tribune NFL in Paris: League eyes big debut as Pittsburgh Steelers-New Orleans Saints game comes amid security concerns Oct 20, 11 AM ET
Forbes Trump Says NFL ‘Could’ve Probably Postponed’ Paris Game As Protests Rock France Oct 23, 9 PM ET
News Nation NFL Paris game still on despite France riots, league says Oct 20, 10 AM ET
Newsweek NFL To Host First France Game After Weekend of Rising Chaos and Protests Oct 19, 6 PM ET
Reuters NFL closes Paris pop-up shop ahead of planned protests Oct 24, 3 PM ET
The Hill Rubio: NFL game in Paris will be ‘fine’ despite riots Oct 21, 5 PM ET
The Washington Times Steelers cancel Paris fan event due to riots ahead of Saints game Oct 22, 1 PM ET
Breitbart No-Fear NFL: Vows Paris Game to Go Ahead Despite Riots in France Oct 19, 2 PM ET
Fox News New Orleans Saints arrive in France with safety top of mind ahead of NFL's first Paris game Oct 19, 7 PM ET
New York Post NFL fan event in Paris canceled over concerns due to violent protests Oct 22, 5 PM ET
Newsmax Goodell: NFL Confident About Paris Game Amid Protests Oct 21, 9 PM ET
Red State NFL Confuses Fans With Abrupt Cancellation Ahead of Scheduled Game in France Oct 22, 1 PM ET
The Blaze 'Protests are not unusual': NFL insists game in Paris will be completely safe — then cancels fan event Oct 23, 1 PM ET
The Daily Caller Foreign NFL Game Still On Despite Riots, League Says Oct 19, 5 PM ET
The Daily Wire NFL Sticks With Plans For Paris Game Amid Muslim Riots Oct 18, 5 PM ET
Townhall Why the New Orleans Saints Are Flying Into War-Torn Paris Oct 19, 3 AM ET

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

Fox News6 min

CNN4 min

PROTESTS SPREAD FROM FRANCE TO WIDER EUROPE Fox News, 2 min
NFL COMFORTABLE WITH SECURITY FOR PARIS GAME AMID PROTESTS CNN, 2 min
GOODELL SAYS NFL COMFORTABLE WITH SECURITY FOR PARIS GAME CNN, 65 s
STEELERS-SAINTS SET TO PLAY DESPITE PARIS UNREST Fox News, 64 s
NFL PLAYING IT SAFE. NFL TAKES PRECAUTIONS AHEAD OF GAME AMID FRANCE UNREST Fox News, 60 s
NFL RESPONDS TO THIS WEEKEND'S GAME IN PARIS CNN, 50 s
PROTESTERS TAKE OVER THE COLOSSEUM IN ROME Fox News, 32 s
FOX CAMERAS CAPTURE CHAOS IN PARIS PROTESTS Fox News, 19 s