By: Samuel Chamberlain It's always fascinating to see where obituaries first bring up what might be called the biggest (sometimes single) black mark on a notable person's life. Just last week we looked at when news outlets first mentioned the Plame case in covering the death of Robert Novak.
So where did leading outlets place the first mention of the Chappaquiddick accident in their obits of Ted Kennedy? Here is our count. Interesting to see the liberal Boston Globe mention it much earlier than the conservative Boston Herald.
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NY Daily News- 13th graf
Associated Press- 7th graf
Boston Herald- 10th graf
Boston Globe- 5th graf
NY Times- 14th graf
NY Post- 14th graf
Washington Post- 9th graf
Wall Street Journal- 6th graf
LA Times- 12th graf
Chicago Tribune- 12th graf (same obit as LA Times)
Miami Herald- 10th graf
Reuters- 18th graf
USA Today- 19th graf
Politico- 24th graf
The Hill- NO MENTION
Roll Call- 25th graf
National Journal- 11th graf
Times of London- 8th graf
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