{
  "id": 15038416,
  "title": "White House says Press Secretary Katie Zacharia ‘let go’ from role after 5 days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/white-house-says-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-let-go-from-role",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T20:18:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/white-house-says-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-let-go-from-role-after-5-days/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Her firing comes after scrutiny over how she presented her legal career and whether she was fit for the role",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Trump fires White House press secretary Katie Zacharia after just one week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-fires-white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-after-just-one",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:29:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Analysis: Zacharia was thrown into a whirlwind - and failed at a critical time for Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/analysis-zacharia-was-thrown-into-a-whirlwind-and-failed-at-a",
        "published": "2026-10-16T21:02:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump looking for new press secretary after Katie Zacharia fired",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-looking-for-new-press-secretary-after-katie-zacharia-fired",
        "published": "2026-10-16T22:54:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}