The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press
16. The People 24 March 1963
The People published a postcard from Christine. Oblivious to the storm that was brewing in London, she was “having a good time” and planned to return home “in about a month”.
Scanned newspaper covers from the world, this is the best one I saw.
Germany’s FrankfurterRundschau:
Liberation à la Trump. The president isolates world power USA with his radical tariffs.
Picture of a map of the continental USA decorated in the U.S. flag with a high wall around the borders.
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The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press
15. Daily Herald 23 March 1963
In an opinion piece, the Daily Herald stated that Christine Keeler’s story must be told.
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The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press
14. Daily Herald 22 March 1963
Using parliamentary privilege, members of parliament revealed that rumours were circulating, linking Christine Keeler with a prominent member of the Conservative government.
By this time the level of press interest had increased dramatically - virtually all the national and local papers were covering the story.
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The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press
13. Daily Herald 21 March 1963
A break-in at Stephen Ward’s villa. Did this have anything to do with Christine, or was it unrelated? A lot of things were happening to her, and the people around her. Press and politicians were keen to understand what was going on.
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The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press
12. Daily Mirror 20 March 1963
Belatedly, Scotland Yard begin an “urgent” search for Christine Keeler. Also, “certain developments” in the case are likely.
The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press
11. Daily Record 19 March 1963
A mysterious letter, apparently sent by Christine. Was she in hiding, or was someone holding her against her will?
The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press
10. Daily Express 18 March 1963
Questions were raised in the House of Commons about why, apparently, the police were not trying to find Christine Keeler. Also, Christine’s mother was worried about her, and her friend Mandy Rice Davies said that she was willing to help.
"#American hedge funds should be banned from owning #Canadian #newspapers. #Democracy is at stake 
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The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press
8. Daily Express 16 March 1963
John Edgecombe received a seven year sentence for shooting at Christine Keeler. His previous convictions included living off immoral earnings and possession of drugs. The Christine Keeler story appeared to be over. However, this was just the prologue - with the Edgecombe trial over, the press went into overdrive.
Australia's Top 20 news website rankings for February are out this morning. Big thanks to the 7.5 million Australians who read Guardian Australia last month 
ABC News held No1 with 12.4m readers, with newscomau 2nd with 12.2m
GdnAus dropped -430k readers, but still held 6th spot 652k readers clear of SMH on 6.88m. Despite a small audience drop, Age overtook BBC to jump into Top 10. Keep in mind the month was 3 days (-10%) shorter as well!
Elsewhere in the Top20, The Australian jumped two spots in the table to 12th, overtaking NYTimes, while Forbes dropped 5 spots to 18th and SkyNewsOz was down two spots to 17th.
NIH weirdly reappears at 13th with a huge 810k readers added in Feb, but maybe the big news is The Nightly making their first ever appearance in the Top 20.
CourierMail are also back in Top20 for the first time since Oct last year, with DailyTele & Fox Sports dropping out
I might add that I am particularly pleased to see Guardian Australia's attention time (average minutes per person) up at 20mins here, which is the highest it's been since Oct/Nov last year, but would put us at 4th if you sorted the Top20 on that measure.
Link to January's Top20 rankings in the comments.
The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press
7. Daily Express, 15 March 1963
An amazing newspaper page. Alongside Christine Keeler’s disappearance, the Daily Express featured the shock resignation offer from war minister John Profumo.
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#Journalism #Newspapers #Newspaper
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The Christine Keeler Story - As Told by the Press
6. Daily Express, 15 March 1963
After a five and a half week gap, the Daily Express ran a picture spread featuring Christine Keeler. Christine had disappeared, and this spread offers a good indication of the press’ direction of travel.
