Bank of America vice president Erin Piacenti killed in Times Square stabbing
A woman armed with knives stabbed two people near West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Times Square on Monday afternoon. Bank of America vice president Erin Piacenti, 32, died from her wounds. Police fatally shot the attacker after tasers failed to stop her from advancing toward officers.
13
Divergence score
12 outlets covered it, splitting into 11 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
11 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 12 outlets placed this story
LeftCenterRight
Daily Wire
Al Jazeera
South China Morning Post
Globe and Mail
Wall Street Journal
Washington Times
Washington Examiner
AP News
NY Post
Reuters
PBS NewsHour
Breitbart
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Daily Wire
Top Bank Executive Killed In Times Square Stabbing Spree
attacker mental health and threats to police · negative
Al Jazeera
Bank of America vice president identified as victim in Times Square attack
contextualizes within executive-targeting violence · neutral
First to report
- Reutersfirst
- Daily Wire+3.5 h
- Globe and Mail+7.6 h
- South China Morning Post+7.6 h
- Washington Times+7.7 h
- Al Jazeera+7.9 h
- Wall Street Journal+7.9 h
- Washington Examiner+9.1 h
- PBS NewsHour+10.7 h
- NY Post+13.9 h
- Breitbart+16.5 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Coverage now splits three ways: humanizing tragedy (NY Post), corporate documentation (Reuters, PBS), and confrontational suspect behavior (Breitbart emphasizing knife threats and police response), with most framing as random violence but Breitbart foregrounding the dangerous encounter itself.
How each outlet covered it
Only the right is covering this
One side of the spectrum has stayed silent. That absence is itself a signal.
0
LEFT OUTLETS
0 of 12 outlets covering this story sit on that side of the spectrum.
0LEFT OUTLETS
THE RIGHT
“Bank of America Vice President Fatally Stabbed in Times Square - WSJ”WSJ Wall Street Journal RIGHT-CENTER
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Bank of America vice-president Erin Piacenti killed in Times Square stabbing” · Al Jazeera, South China Morning Post, Globe and Mail, AP News, Reuters, PBS NewsHour
+Hide the full sourcingSee how all 12 outlets put it
CENTER3
APAP News Woman killed in Times Square stabbing worked for Bank of America RReuters BofA vice president killed in Times Square stabbing 10d ago PBSPBS NewsHour Woman killed in Times Square stabbing attack worked for Bank of America - pbs.org 10d ago RIGHT-CENTER1
WSJWall Street Journal Bank of America Vice President Fatally Stabbed in Times Square - WSJ 10d ago RIGHT5
DWDaily Wire Top Bank Executive Killed In Times Square Stabbing Spree 10d ago WTWashington Times Times Square knife attacker kills 1, injures another before police shoot suspect dead 10d ago WEWashington Examiner Bank of America banker identified as deceased victim in Times Square stabbing 10d ago NYPNY Post Bank of America exec killed by Times Square maniac was a new mom who had just returned from maternity leave 10d ago BBreitbart Shocking Video Shows Knife-Wielding Woman Charging NYPD Officers After Fatally Stabbing Woman, Wounding Man in Times Square 10d ago 10 tracked claims across 12 outlets
Fact ledger
All10Disputed1Claimed3Corroborated6
1/12
Disputed
The male victim's condition: Al Jazeera reports stable, Daily Wire reports critical
Corroborated
Disputed
9 more tracked claimsSign up free to see the full ledger