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🗞️ Story file #110

White House blocks Politico from Air Force One

Oct 5, 3 PM ET to Oct 6, 7 PM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean

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  1. Oct 5, 3 PM ETfirst on a front page: HuffPost
  2. Oct 5, 7 PM ETfirst on TV: MSNOW
  3. Oct 5, 10 PM ETfirst on the radio: NPR News Now
  4. Oct 6, 4 AM ETretold online by 25 people
  5. Oct 6, 11 AM ETpeak: on 16 front pages

📰 Spread

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Oct 5, 6 PMOct 66 AM12 PM6 PM816leftcenterrightnot rated
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 5, 3 PM to Oct 6, 7 PM ET (peak 16), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right · not rated
Oct 5, 6 PMOct 66 AM12 PM6 PMMediaiteMediaiteMediaite, Oct 5, 2:00 PM ET: BREAKING: Trump WH Refusing to Allow Politico on Air Force OneThe HillThe HillThe Hill, Oct 5, 2:00 PM ET: White House blocks Politico from Air Force OneThe IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent, Oct 5, 3:00 PM ET: White House bans Politico from Air Force One in latest Trump attack on mediaThe Independent, Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET: White House bans Politico from Air Force One in latest Trump attackWashington ExaminerWashington ExaminerWashington Examiner, Oct 5, 3:00 PM ET: Politico barred from Air Force One as judge weighs Trump’s media banWashington Examiner, Oct 5, 7:00 PM ET: Politico barred from Air Force One as judge weighs media banThe Washington SunThe Washington SunThe Washington Sun, Oct 5, 3:00 PM ET: Politico Was Reportedly Barred From Traveling With Trump on Air Force OneThe Washington Sun, Oct 5, 4:00 PM ET: Politico Was Barred From Traveling With Trump on Air Force OneHuffPostHuffPostHuffPost, Oct 5, 3:00 PM ET: HERE WE GO AGAIN: POLITICO BARRED FROM AIR FORCE ONE!HuffPost, Oct 5, 4:00 PM ET: White House Blocks Politico From Traveling On Air Force OneThe New RepublicThe New RepublicThe New Republic, Oct 5, 4:00 PM ET: Trump Is Still Banning News Outlets From Air Force OneThe GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, Oct 5, 4:00 PM ET: Politico reportedly barred from traveling with Trump amid administration’s crackdown on coverageBloombergBloombergBloomberg, Oct 5, 5:00 PM ET: White House Blocks Politico From Air Force One TripForbesForbesForbes, Oct 5, 5:00 PM ET: Trump Blocks Politico From Air Force One After Requesting Judge Reinstate Media BanNewsweekNewsweekNewsweek, Oct 5, 6:00 PM ET: Trump’s Press Pool Purge Expands as Politico Faces New Air Force One BanNBC NewsNBC NewsNBC News, Oct 5, 6:00 PM ET: White House removes Politico from press pool for Trump’s trip to NebraskaNewsmaxNewsmaxNewsmax, Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET: White House Bars Politico From Air Force OneTimeTimeTime, Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET: POLITICO Blocked From Air Force One Amid Battle Over Media AccessNew York TimesNew York TimesNew York Times, Oct 5, 10:00 PM ET: White House Blocked Politico From Air Force One for Trump’s Trip to NebraskaThe Gateway PunditThe Gateway PunditThe Gateway Pundit, Oct 6, 11:00 AM ET: Politico Barred from Air Force One for Trump’s Nebraska Rally📺 TVCNN, 11:44 PM ET: NEWS OUTLETS MAKE NEW PUSH TO MAINTAIN WHITE HOUSE ACCESSCNN, 11:45 PM ET: NEWS OUTLETS MAKE NEW PUSH TO MAINTAIN WHITE HOUSE ACCESSCNN, 11:45 PM ET: NEWS ORGS. CITE TRUMP'S "FAKE NEWS" COMMENTS IN WH ACCESS FIGHTCNN, 11:46 PM ET: NEWS ORGS. CITE TRUMP'S "FAKE NEWS" COMMENTS IN WH ACCESS FIGHTCNN, 11:46 PM ET: NEWS ORGS. CITE TRUMP'S "FAKE NEWS" COMMENTS IN WH ACCESS FIGHTCNN, 11:46 PM ET: NEWS ORGS. CITE TRUMP'S "FAKE NEWS" COMMENTS IN WH ACCESS FIGHTCNN, 11:47 PM ET: NEWS ORGS. CITE TRUMP'S "FAKE NEWS" COMMENTS IN WH ACCESS FIGHTCNN, 11:47 PM ET: NEWS ORGS. CITE TRUMP'S "FAKE NEWS" COMMENTS IN WH ACCESS FIGHTCNN, 11:47 PM ET: NEWS ORGS. CITE TRUMP'S "FAKE NEWS" COMMENTS IN WH ACCESS FIGHTCNN, 12:12 AM ET: CNN, MSNBC, POLITICO CHALLENGE WHITE HOUSE PRESS BANCNN, 12:13 AM ET: CNN, MSNBC, POLITICO CHALLENGE WHITE HOUSE PRESS BANCNN, 1:22 AM ET: CNN, MSNBC, POLITICO CHALLENGE WHITE HOUSE PRESS BANCNN, 1:23 AM ET: CNN, MSNBC, POLITICO CHALLENGE WHITE HOUSE PRESS BANCNN, 5:16 AM ET: NEWS OUTLETS MAKE NEW PUSH TO MAINTAIN WHITE HOUSE ACCESSCNN, 8:43 AM ET: CNN, MSNBC AND POLITICO PUSH TO MAINTAIN WHITE HOUSE ACCESSCNN, 8:44 AM ET: CNN, MSNBC AND POLITICO SUBMITS NEW COURT FILING TO CONVINCE JUDGE TO MAINTAIN INDEFINITE WHITE HOUSE ACCESSCNN, 8:44 AM ET: CNN, MSNBC AND POLITICO PUSH TO MAINTAIN WHITE HOUSE ACCESSCNN, 8:45 AM ET: COURT FILING: MEDIA OUTLETS SAY WHITE HOUSE HAS OFFERED NO NEW EVIDENCE TO PROVE NATIONAL SECURITY RISKCNN, 8:45 AM ET: CNN, MSNBC AND POLITICO PUSH TO MAINTAIN WHITE HOUSE ACCESSMSNOW, 1:15 PM ET: TRUMP BARS POLITICO FROM AF1, DOUBLING DOWN ON MEDIA BANMSNOW, 7:38 PM ET: TRUMP BLOCKS POLITICO FROM TRAVELING ON AIR FORCE ONEMSNOW, 7:39 PM ET: TRUMP BLOCKS POLITICO FROM TRAVELING ON AIR FORCE ONE📻 radioNPR News Now, Oct 6, 7:10 AM ET: story 2 of 7NPR News Now, Oct 6, 1:09 AM ET: story 2 of 7NPR News Now, Oct 5, 10:10 PM ET: story 3 of 8🧶 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 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.

🗣️ only one side says: 🫏 trump's trip 🐘 politico barred

✏️ 4 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
  • HuffPost (2 wordings): “HERE WE GO AGAIN: POLITICO BARRED FROM AIR FORCE ONE!” → “White House Blocks Politico From Traveling On Air Force One”
  • The Independent (2 wordings): “White House bans Politico from Air Force One in latest Trump attack on media” → “White House bans Politico from Air Force One in latest Trump attack”
  • The Washington Sun (2 wordings): “Politico Was Reportedly Barred From Traveling With Trump on Air Force One” → “Politico Was Barred From Traveling With Trump on Air Force One”
  • Washington Examiner (2 wordings): “Politico barred from Air Force One as judge weighs Trump’s media ban” → “Politico barred from Air Force One as judge weighs media ban”
Every outlet's first headline (16), left to right by AllSides rating

📡 Broadcast

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

CNN10 min
MSNOW23 s
  • NEWS ORGS. CITE TRUMP'S "FAKE NEWS" COMMENTS IN WH ACCESS FIGHT CNN, 4 min
  • CNN, MSNBC, POLITICO CHALLENGE WHITE HOUSE PRESS BAN CNN, 2 min
  • NEWS OUTLETS MAKE NEW PUSH TO MAINTAIN WHITE HOUSE ACCESS CNN, 2 min
  • CNN, MSNBC AND POLITICO PUSH TO MAINTAIN WHITE HOUSE ACCESS CNN, 80 s
  • CNN, MSNBC AND POLITICO SUBMITS NEW COURT FILING TO CONVINCE JUDGE TO MAINTAIN INDEFINITE WHITE HOUSE ACCESS CNN, 30 s
  • COURT FILING: MEDIA OUTLETS SAY WHITE HOUSE HAS OFFERED NO NEW EVIDENCE TO PROVE NATIONAL SECURITY RISK CNN, 27 s
  • TRUMP BLOCKS POLITICO FROM TRAVELING ON AIR FORCE ONE MSNOW, 14 s
  • TRUMP BARS POLITICO FROM AF1, DOUBLING DOWN ON MEDIA BAN MSNOW, 9 s

📻 On the radio

  • NPR News Now, Oct 6, 7:10 AM ET: story 2 of 7
  • NPR News Now, Oct 6, 1:09 AM ET: story 2 of 7
  • NPR News Now, Oct 5, 10:10 PM ET: story 3 of 8

🧶 Retelling

what people online made of it

🧶 Retold online

  • The Trump administration blocked Politico from boarding Air Force One to fulfill its press pool duties. Oct 6: told by 25 people
    🧩 Press freedom threat

On Folklore: the latest in full, with their motifs and who is telling them.

🗣️ names in it: Politico White House Air Force One Donald Trump

🔎 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.

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