Russia holds parliamentary election in regions it illegally annexed from Ukraine.
They publishedRussia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war
First reportThe New York Times · 18 Sept, 13:46Z
Latest reportNPR · 19 Sept, 06:39Z
Span17 hours · 8.5h between reports on average
Base — every candidate starts here5
Public-interest topic (politics, world, science, health…)+1
Public-interest terms in the text (courts, tariffs, ceasefire…)+1.25
High-reliability source boost+0.75
Corroboration — more independent outlets, more weight+1.6
Significance9.6
Deterministic and identical for every story — no engagement signals, no personalization of the score.
Why it matters
What
Russia held parliamentary elections in Ukrainian regions it illegally annexed.
Why
The voting extends Russian political administration over territories internationally recognized as part of Ukraine.
Watch
Election results and responses from Ukraine and other governments will follow.
Coverage over time
How the narratives interweavecumulative reports per outlet
The New York Times has filed the most reports; The New York Times moved first. Each line is one outlet's running total — where lines rise together, the story is being told in parallel.
Where the coverage comes from
Perspective mix: 2 center-left · 1 center.
Coverage blindspot. no right-leaning outlet is covering this cluster; 3 of 3 outlets are United States-based — worth knowing before deciding what to make of this story.
Lean and credibility are curated v1 mappings from public ratings (AllSides / MBFC); unknown outlets stay unrated, never guessed. How outlets are rated →
How it unfolded — every article