George Floyd
George Floyd was a Black man murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in May 2020, a killing that set off nationwide protests.
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Via Wikimedia Commons (Security still image of George Floyd inside Cup Foods)
The earliest story we hold is from Oct 3, 2021.
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Week of Dec 19, 2022 - Dec 25, 2022: 6 left, 4 center, 0 right, 5% of the sources that published that week · 11 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2022 - Jan 9, 2022 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4% |
| Jan 10, 2022 - Jan 16, 2022 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 8% |
| Jan 17, 2022 - Jan 23, 2022 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 157 | 26% |
| Jan 24, 2022 - Jan 30, 2022 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 139 | 21% |
| Jan 31, 2022 - Feb 6, 2022 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 85 | 18% |
| Feb 7, 2022 - Feb 13, 2022 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 70 | 11% |
| Feb 14, 2022 - Feb 20, 2022 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 107 | 19% |
| Feb 21, 2022 - Feb 27, 2022 | 22 | 34 | 19 | 278 | 38% |
| Feb 28, 2022 - Mar 6, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 7, 2022 - Mar 13, 2022 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 53 | 12% |
| Mar 14, 2022 - Mar 20, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Mar 21, 2022 - Mar 27, 2022 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 8% |
| Mar 28, 2022 - Apr 3, 2022 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 10% |
| Apr 4, 2022 - Apr 10, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 11, 2022 - Apr 17, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 18, 2022 - Apr 24, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Apr 25, 2022 - May 1, 2022 | 14 | 27 | 18 | 120 | 29% |
| May 2, 2022 - May 8, 2022 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 67 | 25% |
| May 9, 2022 - May 15, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| May 16, 2022 - May 22, 2022 | 13 | 22 | 18 | 88 | 28% |
| May 23, 2022 - May 29, 2022 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 151 | 29% |
| May 30, 2022 - Jun 5, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jun 6, 2022 - Jun 12, 2022 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 10% |
| Jun 13, 2022 - Jun 19, 2022 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 15% |
| Jun 20, 2022 - Jun 26, 2022 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 47 | 10% |
| Jun 27, 2022 - Jul 3, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 4, 2022 - Jul 10, 2022 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 148 | 34% |
| Jul 11, 2022 - Jul 17, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jul 18, 2022 - Jul 24, 2022 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 90 | 21% |
| Jul 25, 2022 - Jul 31, 2022 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 106 | 26% |
| Aug 1, 2022 - Aug 7, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 8, 2022 - Aug 14, 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4% |
| Aug 15, 2022 - Aug 21, 2022 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 16% |
| Aug 22, 2022 - Aug 28, 2022 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 81 | 20% |
| Aug 29, 2022 - Sep 4, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 5, 2022 - Sep 11, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Sep 12, 2022 - Sep 18, 2022 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 8% |
| Sep 19, 2022 - Sep 25, 2022 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 76 | 24% |
| Sep 26, 2022 - Oct 2, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 3, 2022 - Oct 9, 2022 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3% |
| Oct 10, 2022 - Oct 16, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Oct 17, 2022 - Oct 23, 2022 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 78 | 18% |
| Oct 24, 2022 - Oct 30, 2022 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 46 | 19% |
| Oct 31, 2022 - Nov 6, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 7, 2022 - Nov 13, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 14, 2022 - Nov 20, 2022 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5% |
| Nov 21, 2022 - Nov 27, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nov 28, 2022 - Dec 4, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dec 5, 2022 - Dec 11, 2022 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 15% |
| Dec 12, 2022 - Dec 18, 2022 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 49 | 16% |
| Dec 19, 2022 - Dec 25, 2022 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5% |
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Whole record, all years we hold
74 left · 76 center · 59 right: 209 sources on the spectrum, across 181 linked stories.
Everything else73 updates in 2022 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about George Floyd that are not part of any story yet
- Dec 9– 10Ex-cop who kneeled on George Floyd’s back gets 3.5-year term34 articles · 19 sources5 left, 6 center, 6 right
- Dec 9J. Alexander Kueng, officer who kneeled on George Floyd's back, sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison17 articles · 11 sources3 left, 4 center, 3 right
- Oct 24– 25Former Minneapolis police officer pleads guilty to assisting in George Floyd killing34 articles · 27 sources9 left, 14 center, 2 right
- Oct 24Kueng pleads guilty to aiding manslaughter in George Floyd’s killing14 articles · 10 sources0 left, 3 center, 7 right
- Oct 23Two former cops head back to trial for aiding George Floyd's killing28 articles · 12 sources4 left, 6 center, 2 right
- Oct 17– 19George Floyd's family sues Kanye for $250M, plus cease-and-desist45 articles · 22 sources5 left, 9 center, 7 right
- Oct 5Man sentenced to life for killing retired St. Louis police Capt. David Dorn5 articles · 5 sources1 left, 2 center, 2 right
- Sep 21– 22Ex-officer gets 3 years for role in Floyd killing78 articles · 47 sources12 left, 19 center, 14 right
- Sep 16Texas board denies posthumous pardon for George Floyd17 articles · 15 sources4 left, 7 center, 4 right
- Aug 25– 26Chauvin moved to Arizona federal pen in George Floyd killing25 articles · 15 sources6 left, 6 center, 3 right
Stories that name George Floyd
- Dec 19– 20Dutch prime minister apologizes for the Netherlands' role in the slave trade13 articles · 12 sources6 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Dec 11– 13Richmond is removing its last remaining Confederate statue56 articles · 35 sources11 left, 15 center, 7 right
- Nov 18NYC Lawyer Gets 15 Months for Firebombing NYPD Vehicle9 articles · 9 sources2 left, 4 center, 3 right
- Aug 23– 24Officers won't face any charges in Rayshard Brooks shooting56 articles · 34 sources12 left, 14 center, 8 right
- Jun 15Ex-Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to join White House12 articles · 12 sources5 left, 3 center, 4 right
- Jun 15– 16Despite push, states slow to make Juneteenth a paid holiday39 articles · 21 sources8 left, 9 center, 4 right
- Jun 10Jack Del Rio fined $100K for comments about Capitol riot9 articles · 9 sources4 left, 3 center, 2 right
- May 24San Francisco police, firefighters refuse to march in Pride parade over uniform battle14 articles · 11 sources3 left, 6 center, 2 right
- May 24Panel recommends new names for Fort Bragg and other Army bases19 articles · 8 sources2 left, 3 center, 3 right
- May 4– 5Judge accepts plea deal in Derek Chauvin's civil rights case58 articles · 46 sources11 left, 17 center, 18 right
Local coverage
- Oct 20Maryland Audit to Focus on 100 In-Custody Police Deaths7 articles · 7 sources1 left, 6 center, 0 right
- Aug 9Woman sentenced for trying to burn store during 2020 protest8 articles · 7 sources3 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Jul 6– 7Chauvin faces future in federal prison for Floyd's death12 articles · 8 sources2 left, 4 center, 2 right
- May 17Minneapolis to pay $1.5M to man beaten by police during George Floyd protests10 articles · 9 sources2 left, 2 center, 5 right
- Apr 26Judge orders no livestream of trial of 3 former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death19 articles · 15 sources3 left, 6 center, 6 right
- Mar 31Report criticizes response to unrest after Floyd's killing9 articles · 7 sources3 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Jan 15Rochester man sentenced to 10 years in prison for arson of Minneapolis pawn shop5 articles · 3 sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right