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🗞️ Story file #1046

Alex Pretti's parents accuse DOJ of withholding evidence in son's killing

Oct 27, 8 PM ET to Oct 29, 1 PM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean

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  1. Oct 27, 8 PM ETfirst on a front page: The Guardian
  2. Oct 27, 11 PM ETfirst on TV: MSNOW
  3. Oct 28, 3 PM ETpeak: on 15 front pages

📰 Spread

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMOct 296 AM12 PM815leftcenternot rated
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 27, 8 PM to Oct 29, 1 PM ET (peak 15), by the outlets' lean: left · center · not rated
Oct 2812 PMOct 2912 PMCNNCNNCNN, Oct 27, 1:00 PM ET: Alex Pretti’s family says feds are still stonewalling efforts for justiceNew York TimesNew York TimesNew York Times, Oct 27, 3:00 PM ET: Alex Pretti’s Parents Say Federal Government Is Silent on InvestigationNBC NewsNBC NewsNBC News, Oct 27, 4:00 PM ET: Alex Pretti’s parents demand DOJ release evidence of fatal ICE shootingStar TribuneStar TribuneStar Tribune, Oct 27, 5:00 PM ET: Alex Pretti’s parents say Justice Department is protecting agents who killed himYahoo NewsYahoo NewsYahoo News, Oct 27, 5:00 PM ET: 'We will no longer stay silent': Alex Pretti's parents accuse DOJ of shielding agentsThe Daily KosThe Daily KosThe Daily Kos, Oct 27, 5:00 PM ET: Alex Pretti’s family demands accountability from ICEReutersReutersReuters, Oct 27, 6:00 PM ET: Parents of Alex Pretti slam Trump administration for withholding evidence into his killingThe GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, Oct 27, 8:00 PM ET: ‘Shameful’: parents of Alex Pretti accuse Trump officials of shielding son’s killersCrooks and LiarsCrooks and LiarsCrooks and Liars, Oct 27, 8:00 PM ET: Alex Pretti’s Father Blasts Trump Admin Cover Up Of Son’s KillingABC NewsABC NewsABC News, Oct 27, 10:00 PM ET: Alex Pretti's parents seek answers from DOJ months after son's killingThe Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post, Oct 27, 10:00 PM ET: DOJ not handing over all evidence in Alex Pretti shooting, family saysThe Washington Post, Oct 28, 12:00 AM ET: Alex Pretti’s parents call on federal government to share evidence in his killingMSNBCMSNBCMSNBC, Oct 27, 11:00 PM ET: ‘We are begging’: Pretti family accuses feds of ‘shielding Alex’s killers’HuffPostHuffPostHuffPost, Oct 28, 1:00 AM ET: Alex Pretti’s Parents Seek Accountability For Son’s Killing During ProtestHuffPost, Oct 28, 2:00 AM ET: Alex Pretti’s Parents: Trump Admin ‘Ignored Us, Misled Us,’ Shielded Our Son’s KillersStraight Arrow NewsStraight Arrow NewsStraight Arrow News, Oct 28, 8:00 AM ET: Alex Pretti’s parents accuse DOJ of withholding answers about his killingThe HillThe HillThe Hill, Oct 28, 3:00 PM ET: Alex Pretti’s family demands answers, says DOJ withholding infoThe Hill, Oct 28, 7:01 PM ET: Pretti family: DOJ refusing to turn over evidence📺 TVMSNOW, 11:38 PM ET: PARENTS OF ALEX PRETTI SPEAK OUT FOR THE FIRST TIMEMSNOW, 11:39 PM ET: PARENTS OF ALEX PRETTI SPEAK OUT FOR THE FIRST TIMECNN, 1:24 AM ET: PRETTI FAMILY: FEDS STILL STONEWALLING EFFORTS FOR JUSTICECNN, 1:25 AM ET: PRETTI FAMILY: FEDS STILL STONEWALLING EFFORTS FOR JUSTICECNN, 1:25 AM ET: PRETTI FAMILY: FEDS STILL STONEWALLING EFFORTS FOR JUSTICECNN, 1:26 AM ET: MOTHER ACCUSES GOVT OF "CRUEL" AND "UNCONSCIONABLE" CONDUCTCNN, 1:26 AM ET: MOTHER ACCUSES GOVT OF "CRUEL" AND "UNCONSCIONABLE" CONDUCTCNN, 1:26 AM ET: PRETTI FAMILY: FEDS STILL STONEWALLING EFFORTS FOR JUSTICECNN, 5:06 AM ET: Alex Pretti’s Parents Demand Answers From Feds. 9 Months After ICE Agents Fatally Shot Their SonCNN, 5:07 AM ET: Alex Pretti's Family Accuses Feds Of Stonewalling; Want Answers From DOJCNN, 5:07 AM ET: “Why Shoulda We Have To Wait This Long?"CNN, 5:37 AM ET: Alex Pretti’s Parents Demand Answers From Feds. 9 Months After ICE Agents Fatally Shot Their SonCNN, 5:37 AM ET: Alex Pretti’s Parents Demand Answers From Feds. 9 Months After ICE Agents Fatally Shot Their SonCNN, 5:37 AM ET: Alex Pretti's Family Accuses Feds Of Stonewalling; Want Answers From DOJCNN, 5:38 AM ET: Alex Pretti’s Parents Demand Answers From Feds. 9 Months After ICE Agents Fatally Shot Their SonCNN, 5:38 AM ET: Alex Pretti’s Parents Demand Answers From Feds. 9 Months After ICE Agents Fatally Shot Their SonCNN, 5:39 AM ET: Local & Federal Officials Have Clashed Over Access To Pretti Case InformationCNN, 5:39 AM ET: Alex Pretti’s Father On Son's Death: "We Have Not Heard Anything From The Federal Government"CNN, 5:39 AM ET: Alex Pretti’s Parents Demand Answers From Feds. 9 Months After ICE Agents Fatally Shot Their SonCNN, 5:40 AM ET: Alex Pretti’s Father On Son's Death: "We Have Not Heard Anything From The Federal Government"CNN, 5:40 AM ET: Patrick Clancy's Civil Case Alleges Medical Negligence Before Family TragedyCNN, 5:41 AM ET: Hayden Panettiere Death Investigation Closed By Police In South CarolinaCNN, 5:41 AM ET: Patrick Clancy's Civil Case Alleges Medical Negligence Before Family TragedyCNN, 11:52 AM ET: Alexus Fiordilino | Son Declared Dead, Then Found Alive in MorgueCNN, 11:56 AM ET: Alexus Fiordilino | Son Declared Dead, Then Found Alive in MorgueCNN, 11:56 AM ET: Alexus Fiordilino | Son Declared Dead, Then Found Alive in Morgue
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💬 Quoted

  1. “Ignored Us, Misled Us,”1
  2. “Shameful”1
  3. “shielding Alex's killers”1
  4. “We are begging”1
  5. “We will no longer stay silent”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)

✏️ 3 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
  • HuffPost (2 wordings): “Alex Pretti’s Parents Seek Accountability For Son’s Killing During Protest” → “Alex Pretti’s Parents: Trump Admin ‘Ignored Us, Misled Us,’ Shielded Our Son’s Killers”
  • The Hill (2 wordings): “Alex Pretti’s family demands answers, says DOJ withholding info” → “Pretti family: DOJ refusing to turn over evidence”
  • The Washington Post (2 wordings): “DOJ not handing over all evidence in Alex Pretti shooting, family says” → “Alex Pretti’s parents call on federal government to share evidence in his killing”
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📡 Broadcast

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📺 On TV

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  1. 🫏 CNN 10 min
  2. 🫏 MSNOW 2 min

📻 On the radio

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🧶 Retelling

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🗣️ Names in it

Alex PrettiTrump administrationJustice DepartmentICEParents of Alex Pretti

🔎 Checking

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