O-Score proof
SINGLE-SOURCE (SPREP via Islands Business PACNEWS DIGEST): Fiji launches AFD-funded Riverine Trashboom Initiative — USD100,000 SPREP SWAP2 contract with Trashboom Pacific for ten additional systems; five existing sites collected combined 341.78 kg Feb–Mar 2026; audits through June 2028
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of publish · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 6, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: 13 majors: none; provisional. SS SPREP via PACNEWS.
Checked Nov 6, 2026, 2:37 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:apnews.com" google-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:apnews.com" bing-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:apnews.com" google-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:reuters.com" google-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:reuters.com" bing-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:reuters.com" google-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:nytimes.com" google-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:wsj.com" google-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:wsj.com" bing-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:wsj.com" google-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:cnn.com" google-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:cnn.com" bing-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:cnn.com" google-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:foxnews.com" google-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:cbsnews.com" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:npr.org" bing-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:npr.org" google-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:npr.org" bing-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:npr.org" google-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:npr.org" bing-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:usatoday.com" google-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Fiji Trashboom USD100000 site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 6, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026, 2:37 AM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Fiji Riverine Trashboom Initiative”, “SPREP SWAP2 Trashboom Pacific”, “Fiji Trashboom USD100000”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.