Most published feature newspaper article in one day – same author

Chris Geiger (UK) had his feature article on cancer awareness published in 19 different newspapers worldwide on 4 February 2011. The article was printed in its entirety, unabridged, in all of the printed daily publications, on the same day.

Chris Geiger (b. 1966) is a writer and columnist for a number of newspapers and magazines. After being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1992 he underwent two years of treatment, which included radiotherapy, chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. He is now fully recovered. The article contained 1,018 words. The article appeared simultaneously and in its entirety in the following: Bornemouth Echo, Bristol Evening Post, Derby Telegraph, Dundee Courier & Advertiser, Exeter Express & Echo, Hull Daily Mail, Nottingham Post, Shropshire Star, South Wales Evening Post, The Independent, Western Daily Press, Worcester News, Yorkshire Evening Post (all UK), Irish Examiner (Ireland), Calgary Herald (Canada), Cyprus Mail (Cyprus), Gibraltar Chronicle (Gibraltar), New Haven Register (USA). Chris managed to have its article published in other newspapers, but they had to be discounted from the total because they either edited the feature or published it on a different day.