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Who picked it up when
Forbes mentioned it first (Oct 29, 2026, 8:36 PM EDT). Left-leaning outlets followed 4 hours later, right-leaning outlets 15 hours later.
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4 articles mention Ian McKellen in the last 7 days (Oct 24 to Oct 30).
| Article | |||
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| CBS News | From the archives: Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellanCBS News Sir Patrick Stewart, the Shakespearean actor best-known for his role in the "Star Trek" franchise, died on Oct. 28, 2026 at age 86. In this "Sunday Morning" interview that aired Oct. 13, 2013, Stewart and fellow player Ian McKellan talked with CBS News' Lesley Stahl about their deep friendship forged on stage and on the set of the "X-Men" series, as they rehearsed for Broadway productions of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" and Harold Pinter's "No Man's Land." They also talked about the personal experiences that helped shape their careers. | 0.40 | |
| The Washington Times | Ian McKellen, 'Star Trek' franchise and Hollywood pay tribute to Patrick StewartThe Washington Times Accolades from Hollywood are pouring in for British actor Patrick Stewart, who died at 86 on Thursday from Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia. | 0.50● | |
| NBC News | Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen: A friendship that surpassed the stage and screenNBC News “He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love,” McKellen said in a statement on Stewart’s death. | 0.70● | |
| Forbes | Patrick Stewart Honored By ‘X-Men’ And ‘Star Trek’ Stars Following News Of Iconic Actor’s Death At 86Forbes Patrick Stewart is being honored by fellow “X-Men” film stars Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Romijn, as well as “Star Trek” stars William Shatner and George Takei, following the announcement of the screen and stage star’s death. | 0.40 |
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| NBC News | 0.5% | 1 | 199 |
| Forbes | 0.2% | 1 | 438 |
| CBS News | 0.2% | 1 | 473 |
| The Washington Times | 0.3% | 1 | 378 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.
- Left-leaning1 of 15 sources
- <0.1%
- Least biased1 of 8 sources
- <0.1%
- Right-leaning2 of 15 sources
- <0.1%
Lean index −2.1: covered more by left-leaning outlets
Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that match the query. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.
lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright
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