Passenger arrested after bomb threat on United flight

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Passenger arrested after bomb threat on United flight?

Of the 10 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 100% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 15. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Passenger arrested after bomb threat on United flight left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 10 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Passenger arrested after bomb threat on United flight biased?

Passenger arrested after bomb threat on United flight is one event reported by 15 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Passenger arrested after bomb threat on United flight?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Passenger arrested after bomb threat on United flight?

15 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What happened on United Airlines Flight 2174?

A passenger, Rony Gomez-Alberto, attempted to enter the cockpit and claimed to have a bomb. This prompted pilots to issue a Level 4 hijacking alert. The flight landed safely in New Orleans, where the passenger was arrested.

Who is Rony Gomez-Alberto?

Rony Gomez-Alberto is a 34-year-old passenger who allegedly attempted to storm the cockpit of United Airlines Flight 2174 and claimed to have a bomb. Some reports state he is a twice-deported Honduran illegal immigrant.

What was the outcome of the incident?

The aircraft landed safely in New Orleans. Passengers were evacuated, and Rony Gomez-Alberto was arrested by Jefferson Parish deputies and taken to the correctional center.