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Supreme Court justice Alito considers retirement
Oct 3, 1 PM ET to Oct 6, 8 AM ET · 2 outlets not rated for lean
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Oct 4, 12 PM Oct 5 12 PM Oct 6 7 14 left center right not rated Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 4, 9 AM to Oct 6, 8 AM ET (peak 14), by the outlets' lean:
Oct 3, 12 PM Oct 4 12 PM Oct 5 12 PM Oct 6 Drudge ReportDrudge Report Drudge Report, Oct 3, 8:38 AM ET: Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement Drudge Report, Oct 3, 8:38 AM ET: Alito confirms he is considering retirement... BUT WHEN? NewsmaxNewsmax Newsmax, Oct 3, 8:38 AM ET: Justice Alito: 'I Thought About' Retiring This Summer The BlazeThe Blaze The Blaze, Oct 3, 8:38 AM ET: Justice Alito decries threats of political violence — and hints that he might RETIRE next year The IndependentThe Independent The Independent, Oct 3, 8:38 AM ET: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he is considering retirement and could hand Trump another nomination HuffPostHuffPost HuffPost, Oct 3, 8:38 AM ET: Justice Alito Addresses His Possible Retirement Timeline The Gateway PunditThe Gateway Pundit The Gateway Pundit, Oct 3, 8:38 AM ET: Justice Alito Addresses Retirement Rumors (VIDEO) Washington ExaminerWashington Examiner Washington Examiner, Oct 3, 8:38 AM ET: Alito says there’s no perfect time to retire while confirming he'll reconsider next year CBS NewsCBS News CBS News, Oct 3, 10:00 AM ET: Alito on deciding when to retire BreitbartBreitbart Breitbart, Oct 3, 11:00 AM ET: Alito Reveals He Considered Retirement The Daily WireThe Daily Wire The Daily Wire, Oct 3, 11:00 AM ET: Justice Alito Teases Possible Retirement As Midterms Near The HillThe Hill The Hill, Oct 3, 12:00 PM ET: Alito: ‘I thought about’ retiring at end of last term ReasonReason Reason, Oct 3, 1:00 PM ET: Justice Alito on Deciding When to Retire from the Court Political WirePolitical Wire Political Wire, Oct 3, 3:00 PM ET: Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire The Washington SunThe Washington Sun The Washington Sun, Oct 3, 5:00 PM ET: Alito Explains His Decision to Defer Retirement The GuardianThe Guardian The Guardian, Oct 4, 7:01 AM ET: Conservative US justice Samuel Alito hints at retirement in interview CNBCCNBC CNBC, Oct 4, 2:00 PM ET: Supreme Court Justice Alito said he's 'thought about' retirement as Senate control hangs in balance CNBC, Oct 4, 3:00 PM ET: Supreme Court Justice Alito says he's 'thought about' retiring New York TimesNew York Times New York Times, Oct 4, 6:00 PM ET: As Midterms Near, Justice Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire BloombergBloomberg Bloomberg, Oct 6, 1:00 AM ET: Supreme Court’s Alito Says a Democratic Senate Win Won’t Prompt Quick Retirement Alito dismissed speculation that he might quickly retire to ensure President Trump can get a successor confirmed. 📺 TV CNN, 10:35 PM ET: ALITO SAYS HE'LL CONTEMPLATE RETIREMENT IN THE UPCOMING YEARS CNN, 10:35 PM ET: ALITO SAYS HE'LL CONTEMPLATE RETIREMENT IN THE UPCOMING YEARS CNN, 1:27 AM ET: JUSTICE SAMUEL ALITO WEIGHS RETIREMENT FROM SUPREME COURT CNN, 1:27 AM ET: JUSTICE SAMUEL ALITO WEIGHS RETIREMENT FROM SUPREME COURT CNN, 1:28 AM ET: JUSTICE SAMUEL ALITO WEIGHS RETIREMENT FROM SUPREME COURT CNN, 1:28 AM ET: JUSTICE SAMUEL ALITO WEIGHS RETIREMENT FROM SUPREME COURT CNN, 1:29 AM ET: JUSTICE SAMUEL ALITO WEIGHS RETIREMENT FROM SUPREME COURT CNN, 1:29 AM ET: JUSTICE SAMUEL ALITO WEIGHS RETIREMENT FROM SUPREME COURT CNN, 3:34 AM ET: ALITO SAYS HE'LL CONTEMPLATE RETIREMENT IN THE UPCOMING YEARS CNN, 3:35 AM ET: ALITO SAYS HE'LL CONTEMPLATE RETIREMENT IN THE UPCOMING YEARS CNN, 3:35 AM ET: ALITO SAYS HE'LL CONTEMPLATE RETIREMENT IN THE UPCOMING YEARS CNN, 7:37 AM ET: CBS: JUSTICE ALITO CONSIDERING WHEN TO RETIRE CNN, 7:38 AM ET: CBS: JUSTICE ALITO CONSIDERING WHEN TO RETIRE CNN, 7:38 AM ET: CBS: JUSTICE ALITO CONSIDERING WHEN TO RETIRE CNN, 7:39 AM ET: CBS: JUSTICE ALITO CONSIDERING WHEN TO RETIRE CNN, 7:39 AM ET: CBS: JUSTICE ALITO CONSIDERING WHEN TO RETIRE CNN, 7:39 AM ET: CBS: JUSTICE ALITO CONSIDERING WHEN TO RETIRE CNN, 2:49 PM ET: JUSTICE ALITO CONFIRMS HE IS THINKING ABOUT RETIREMENT CNN, 2:50 PM ET: JUSTICE ALITO CONFIRMS HE IS THINKING ABOUT RETIREMENT CNN, 2:50 PM ET: JUSTICE ALITO CONFIRMS HE IS THINKING ABOUT RETIREMENT CNN, 2:51 PM ET: JUSTICE ALITO CONFIRMS HE IS THINKING ABOUT RETIREMENT CNN, 4:29 PM ET: ALITO CONFIRMS HE'S THINKING ABOUT RETIRING FROM SUPREME COURT CNN, 4:29 PM ET: ALITO CONFIRMS HE'S THINKING ABOUT RETIRING FROM SUPREME COURT CNN, 4:30 PM ET: ALITO ADDRESSES RETIREMENT SPECULATION AS SENATE CONTROL HANGS IN BALANCE WITH 29 DAYS TO MIDTERMS CNN, 4:30 PM ET: ALITO CONFIRMS HE'S THINKING ABOUT RETIRING FROM SUPREME COURT CNN, 4:30 PM ET: ALITO CONFIRMS HE'S THINKING ABOUT RETIRING FROM SUPREME COURT CNN, 4:31 PM ET: ALITO ADDRESSES RETIREMENT SPECULATION AS SENATE CONTROL HANGS IN BALANCE WITH 29 DAYS TO MIDTERMS CNN, 6:20 PM ET: U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ALITO WEIGHS RETIREMENT AS SENATE HANGS IN BALANCE CNN, 6:21 PM ET: U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ALITO WEIGHS RETIREMENT AS SENATE HANGS IN BALANCE CNN, 6:22 PM ET: U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ALITO WEIGHS RETIREMENT AS SENATE HANGS IN BALANCE Fox News, 6:42 PM ET: "BEMUSED". JUSTICE ALITO REACTS TO RETIREMENT SPECULATION 📻 radio NPR News Now, Oct 4, 10:10 PM ET: story 2 of 6 NPR News Now, Oct 4, 2:10 PM ET: story 2 of 5 NPR News Now, Oct 4, 10:10 AM ET: story 2 of 5 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
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✏️ 2 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
CNBC (2 wordings): “Supreme Court Justice Alito said he's 'thought about' retirement as Senate control hangs in balance” → “Supreme Court Justice Alito says he's 'thought about' retiring”Drudge Report (2 wordings): “Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement” → “Alito confirms he is considering retirement... BUT WHEN?”Every outlet's first headline (18), left to right by AllSides rating
Justice Alito Addresses His Possible Retirement Timeline Oct 3, 8 AM ET Conservative US justice Samuel Alito hints at retirement in interview Oct 4, 7 AM ET Alito on deciding when to retire Oct 3, 10 AM ET Supreme Court Justice Alito said he's 'thought about' retirement as Senate control hangs in balance Oct 4, 2 PM ET Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement Oct 3, 8 AM ET As Midterms Near, Justice Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire Oct 4, 6 PM ET Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he is considering retirement and could hand Trump another nomination Oct 3, 8 AM ET Supreme Court’s Alito Says a Democratic Senate Win Won’t Prompt Quick Retirement Alito dismissed speculation that he might quickly retire to ensure President Trump can get a successor confirmed. Oct 6, 1 AM ET Justice Alito on Deciding When to Retire from the Court Oct 3, 1 PM ET Alito: ‘I thought about’ retiring at end of last term Oct 3, 12 PM ET Alito says there’s no perfect time to retire while confirming he'll reconsider next year Oct 3, 8 AM ET Alito Reveals He Considered Retirement Oct 3, 11 AM ET Justice Alito: 'I Thought About' Retiring This Summer Oct 3, 8 AM ET Justice Alito decries threats of political violence — and hints that he might RETIRE next year Oct 3, 8 AM ET Justice Alito Teases Possible Retirement As Midterms Near Oct 3, 11 AM ET Justice Alito Addresses Retirement Rumors (VIDEO) Oct 3, 8 AM ET Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire Oct 3, 3 PM ET Alito Explains His Decision to Defer Retirement Oct 3, 5 PM ET
📡 Broadcast TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it
JUSTICE SAMUEL ALITO WEIGHS RETIREMENT FROM SUPREME COURT CNN, 4 min CBS: JUSTICE ALITO CONSIDERING WHEN TO RETIRE CNN, 3 min ALITO CONFIRMS HE'S THINKING ABOUT RETIRING FROM SUPREME COURT CNN, 3 min JUSTICE ALITO CONFIRMS HE IS THINKING ABOUT RETIREMENT CNN, 2 min U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ALITO WEIGHS RETIREMENT AS SENATE HANGS IN BALANCE CNN, 2 min ALITO SAYS HE'LL CONTEMPLATE RETIREMENT IN THE UPCOMING YEARS CNN, 2 min ALITO ADDRESSES RETIREMENT SPECULATION AS SENATE CONTROL HANGS IN BALANCE WITH 29 DAYS TO MIDTERMS CNN, 2 min "BEMUSED". JUSTICE ALITO REACTS TO RETIREMENT SPECULATION Fox News, 18 s
NPR News Now , Oct 4, 10:10 PM ET: story 2 of 6NPR News Now , Oct 4, 2:10 PM ET: story 2 of 5NPR News Now , Oct 4, 10:10 AM ET: story 2 of 5
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🧵 Persistence the running story it belongs to
Supreme Court justice Alito considers retirement (this story)
Oct 3, 1 PM ET
Justice Alito expresses concerns about efforts to intimidate the court
Oct 4, 4 PM ET
HuffPost
Justice Alito Addresses His Possible Retirement Timeline Oct 3, 8 AM ET
The Guardian
Conservative US justice Samuel Alito hints at retirement in interview Oct 4, 7 AM ET
CBS News
Alito on deciding when to retire Oct 3, 10 AM ET
CNBC
Supreme Court Justice Alito said he's 'thought about' retirement as Senate control hangs in balance Oct 4, 2 PM ET
Drudge Report
Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement Oct 3, 8 AM ET
New York Times
As Midterms Near, Justice Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire Oct 4, 6 PM ET
The Independent
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he is considering retirement and could hand Trump another nomination Oct 3, 8 AM ET
Bloomberg
Supreme Court’s Alito Says a Democratic Senate Win Won’t Prompt Quick Retirement Alito dismissed speculation that he might quickly retire to ensure President Trump can get a successor confirmed. Oct 6, 1 AM ET
Reason
Justice Alito on Deciding When to Retire from the Court Oct 3, 1 PM ET
The Hill
Alito: ‘I thought about’ retiring at end of last term Oct 3, 12 PM ET
Washington Examiner
Alito says there’s no perfect time to retire while confirming he'll reconsider next year Oct 3, 8 AM ET
Breitbart
Alito Reveals He Considered Retirement Oct 3, 11 AM ET
Newsmax
Justice Alito: 'I Thought About' Retiring This Summer Oct 3, 8 AM ET
The Blaze
Justice Alito decries threats of political violence — and hints that he might RETIRE next year Oct 3, 8 AM ET
The Daily Wire
Justice Alito Teases Possible Retirement As Midterms Near Oct 3, 11 AM ET
The Gateway Pundit
Justice Alito Addresses Retirement Rumors (VIDEO) Oct 3, 8 AM ET
Political Wire
Alito Says He Considers Each Year Whether to Retire Oct 3, 3 PM ET
The Washington Sun
Alito Explains His Decision to Defer Retirement Oct 3, 5 PM ET