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Secret Service releases report on warning signs of workplace attackers

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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NBC News, ABC News and The Epoch Times report that the National Threat Assessment Center of the Secret Service has released a report on preventing workplace violence. NBC News says the report analyzed 50 cases of workplace violence over the past decade. ABC News reports that nearly three-quarters of workplace attackers showed behaviors of concern, according to the Secret Service. The Epoch Times reports that the agency guidance outlines warning signs and an eight-step framework for identifying, assessing and managing potential threats, and that a free virtual event on the guidance is set for Oct. 21.

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Key points

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  1. The National Threat Assessment Center of the Secret Service has released a report on preventing workplace violence.

    Reported byLeft2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News, ABC News
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times
  2. The report examined 50 cases of workplace violence over the past decade, including the 2018 Capital Gazette shooting in Annapolis, Maryland.

    One outletNBC News· Left

  3. The Secret Service said nearly three-quarters of workplace attackers showed behaviors of concern before they attacked.

    One outletABC News· Left

  4. The guidance sets out an eight-step framework for identifying, assessing and managing potential threats.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

  5. The Secret Service is hosting a free virtual event on the guidance on Oct. 21.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

How each side tells it

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The National Threat Assessment Center of the Secret Service has released a report on workplace violence, which all three outlets cover. Left-side outlets focus on what attackers had in common, while the right-side outlet presents the material as a live event and a guide.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left-side headlines present the report as findings about attackers’ warning behaviors, with NBC framing it as the agency using its intelligence to prevent attacks.

    What workplace violence perpetrators have in common, new Secret Service report finds
    ABC NewsLeftAll 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

    1 outlet

    Only The Epoch Times, a Far Right outlet, covers this from the right, presenting the report as a live event and an eight-step guide rather than as findings about attackers.

    LIVE NOW: Secret Service Unveils Guide to Prevent Targeted Workplace Violence
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • attackers’ shared warning behaviors
  • history of domestic violence
  • 2017 San Bernardino killing
  • agency’s intelligence and research capacity
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  • What workplace violence perpetrators have in common, new Secret Service report finds

    Three quarters of perpetrators who carried out workplace attacks exhibited behaviors of concern: US Secret Service

  • Secret Service study explores how to prevent workplace violence

    The law enforcement agency best known for protecting the president is using its knowledge to prevent attacks.

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

1 outlet

Leads with

  • live virtual event
  • eight-step prevention framework
  • warning signs linked to past attackers
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  • LIVE NOW: Secret Service Unveils Guide to Prevent Targeted Workplace Violence

    The U.S. Secret Service hosts a free virtual event on Oct. 21 at 12 p.m. ET on its new guidance on how organizations can spot and stop workplace attackers before they strike. …

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    NBC News, Oct 21, 5:00 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    4 hr 55 min later

    Its first report, Oct 21, 9:55 AM EDT

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  1. NBC NewsLeftOct 21, 5:00 AM EDT
  2. ABC NewsLeftOct 21, 5:14 AM EDT
  3. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 21, 9:55 AM EDT

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