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Man fatally shot at Midtown Manhattan subway station; no arrests reported

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Covered by 9 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

13 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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A man was fatally shot in the chest on Saturday afternoon at the 53rd Street–7th Avenue subway station in Midtown Manhattan, near Times Square, police said. Outlets on both sides report that the shooting followed a dispute on the platform and that police are searching for the gunman, who left the station. No arrests had been reported. The New York Post, citing sources, reports that the victim was Darell Rodriguez, 26, of the Bronx, a security guard heading home from work. Police have said the shooting was targeted. Details of the dispute remain unclear.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. A man was shot in the chest and died at a Midtown Manhattan subway station on Saturday afternoon, police said.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft3Right3Far Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times, NBC News, The Guardian
    Right
    New York Post, Daily Mail, The Washington Times
    Far Right
    Just the News, Fox News, The Epoch Times

  2. The shooting took place at the 53rd Street–7th Avenue station near Times Square.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft3Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times, NBC News, The Guardian
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  3. No arrests had been reported, and police were searching for the gunman, who left the station.

    Reported byLeft1Right2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    The Washington Times, New York Post
    Far Right
    Fox News

  4. The victim is reported to be Darell Rodriguez, 26, of the Bronx, a security guard heading home from work, according to sources.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  5. Police said the two men had a dispute on the platform, though details remain unclear and police said the shooting was targeted.

    Reported byLeft1Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News
    Right
    Daily Mail, The Washington Times, New York Post

How each side tells it

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All sides report a fatal shooting at a Midtown subway station on Saturday and a police search for a suspect. Right-side outlets add the victim's identity and personal details, while left-side coverage stays with the shooting and the search.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left-side headlines state the shooting plainly, placing it at a Midtown station near Times Square and in the police search for a suspect, with no victim detail.

    NYC Subway Shooting in Midtown Leaves Man Dead
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    6 outlets

    Headlines lead with the NYPD or the station's location, and New York Post headlines turn to the victim's identity and a family photo.

    1 person shot in the chest inside NYC subway station: NYPD
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right2

    transit murdersheartbreaking picture

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    transit murdersMore neutral: transit killings

    Murder is a legal charge implying intent before any arrest or charge, while the police count is of killings.

    NYC transit murders nearly double over last year after broad-daylight shooting at crowded Midtown…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Sensational language

    heartbreaking pictureMore neutral: photo

    Adds an emotional judgement to a photo that can be described without it.

    …gunned down on a Midtown subway platform can be seen for the first time in a heartbreaking picture, beaming as he poses with his siblings.

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • police search for the suspect
  • location near Times Square
  • the shooting as a fatal event

Leaves out

  • victim's identity and occupation reported by right-side outlets

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The GuardianLeft

    New York City police seek suspect in fatal subway station shooting

    Suspect shot a man in his 30s on the E train platform of the 53rd Street-7th Avenue subway station, according to NYPD A man was shot and killed in a New York City subway station Saturday afternoon, and the New York police department is searching for the suspect. …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
  • NBC NewsLeft

    Man fatally shot during dispute at Midtown Manhattan subway station, police say

    A man died Saturday after being shot during a dispute at a subway station in Manhattan’s Theater District, according to police.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • The New York TimesLeft

    NYC Subway Shooting in Midtown Leaves Man Dead

    The shooting occurred on Saturday at the 7th Avenue Station on 53rd Street, near Times Square.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

6 outlets

Leads with

  • victim's identity and background
  • family grief and photo
  • police account of the dispute
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Articles you open from here build My Mix, a private picture of how your reading spreads across the spectrum, kept on this device. What is My Mix?

The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    2 hr 25 min later

    Its first report, Oct 17, 3:19 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Oct 17, 12:54 PM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 17, 12:54 PM EDT
  2. The New York TimesLeftOct 17, 3:19 PM EDT
  3. Fox NewsFar RightOct 17, 4:16 PM EDT
  4. NBC NewsLeftOct 17, 4:30 PM EDT
  5. Daily MailRightOct 17, 4:52 PM EDT
  6. The Washington TimesRightOct 17, 5:13 PM EDT
  7. The GuardianLeftOct 17, 6:45 PM EDT
  8. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 17, 8:40 PM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.

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