John D. Rockefeller IV, the former governor and senator from West Virginia and heir to an oil fortune, has died
6 outlets (WSJ, PBS NewsHour, ABC News, CBS News, NYT and Fox News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 6 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “governor”, “Rockefeller”, “senator”, “West”. Distinct wording: WSJ uses “fortune” and “died”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- WSJ reports: “The heir to an oil fortune served five terms in the Senate and advocated for healthcare coverage for poor children.”
- PBS NewsHour reports: “Rockefeller came from one of the nation's richest families to spend a half century in public service in one of the poorest states.”
- ABC News reports: “Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died”
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- WSJ: John D. Rockefeller IV, the former governor and senator from West Virginia and heir to an oil fortune, has died
- PBS NewsHour: Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and U.S. senator, dies at 89
- ABC News: Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator, dies at 89
- CBS News: Jay Rockefeller, former governor and U.S. senator, dies at 89
- NYT: John D. Rockefeller IV, West Virginia Governor and Senator, Dies at 89
- Fox News: Former US senator and West Virginia governor Jay Rockefeller dies at 89
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