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Explosive Devices Thrown at Jake Lang’s Protest Outside Gracie Mansion

Jake Lang organized an anti-Islam protest outside Gracie Mansion where explosive devices were thrown. Coverage differs over whether to focus on Lang’s background or the political response and media accounts of the attack.

Lead article · Boston.comPolice: Bomb thrown at protest near NYC mayor's house
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tl;drSUMMARY ACROSS OUTLETS

Jake Lang organized an anti-Islam protest outside Gracie Mansion where explosive devices were thrown.

Center outlets foreground Lang’s Jan. 6 history and anti-Islam remarks in a critical profile. Right-leaning outlets focus on how the attack and its aftermath are characterized, including criticism of the mayor’s response and news coverage, while one reports Lang’s claim tying it to the mayor’s religion.

Outlets by lean

16 RATED · 6 UNRATED

Left-leaning readers are seeing less of this. No rated left-leaning outlet has covered this, while 8 right-leaning outlets have.

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THE FRAMEAVG CRED 73
“A critical profile of Lang”

The New York Daily News foregrounds Lang’s Jan. 6 role and anti-Islam remarks in a critical profile.

14 CENTER ARTICLES
USA TodayMAR 8 · 6:02 PM ET
Device ignited during protest was an 'improvised explosive,' NYPD saysLang led the rally outside Gracie Mansion where a device was thrown toward his area during a counterdemonstration.CRED 80BAL 60 MIXEDUSA TODAY · REPUBLISHED BY AOL.COM
McallMAR 8 · 9:34 PM ET
2 Bucks County teens arrested after IED tossed at New York City protestJake Lang organized the anti-Muslim protest where police say an improvised explosive device was thrown.CRED 78BAL 60 BADMCALL · REPUBLISHED BY CITIZENSVOICE
GothamistMAR 8 · 5:00 PM ET
Device thrown at Gracie Mansion protest was an explosive device, police sayLang organized the anti-Muslim protest near Gracie Mansion where police said an explosive device was thrown.CRED 78BAL 55 BAD

How it looks for Lang

Left: 0 good, 0 bad, 0 mixed, 0 informational. Center: 0 good, 9 bad, 5 mixed, 0 informational. Right: 0 good, 1 bad, 7 mixed, 0 informational.

6 UNRATED ARTICLES NOT SHOWN

When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. MAR 7: Left 0, Center 7, Right 0. MAR 8: Left 0, Center 5, Right 5. MAR 9: Left 0, Center 1, Right 1. MAR 10: Left 0, Center 1, Right 1. MAR 11: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1.

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