O-Score proof
Esparza leads Cradle by one vote in unofficial South Toms River mayoral tally, county reports
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 6 · 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)
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
- Published
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: Checked through news-search samples, not each outlet’s own site search; a search cannot prove a negative.
Checked Nov 6, 2026, 6:32 PM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP | Not found | |
| Reuters | Not found | |
| The New York Times | Not found | |
| The Washington Post | Not found | |
| The Wall Street Journal | Not found | |
| CNN | Not found | |
| Fox News | Not found | |
| NBC News | Not found | |
| CBS News | Not found | |
| ABC News | Not found | |
| NPR | Not found | |
| USA Today | Not found | |
| Bloomberg | Not found |
Pickups
We published: Nov 6, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Search terms
Method
- scripts/oscore.js google-news+bing-news site candidates (editor-reviewed)
- websearch-broad
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.