Metro
Article 1
Headline: Doctor is banned over gay letter slur
Section: News
Written by: ?
Page: 11
Outline: This story is a follow up article to one reported in the Metro on Tuesday 28th October by Fred Attewill about comments made by Dr Muhammad Siddiq. In that particular story the headline used was "Muslim GP: Gays 'prey on society'".
This time the headline is less sensationalist and doesn't present any leading indicators as to the identity or ethnic/religious background of the Doctor. Like the previous article though it does start off by introducing the Doctor as "the head of the Islamic Medical Association..." and says that he "..was suspended".
There are far fewer column inches used to report this story this time round and there is no reference to any other incident related to Dr Siddiq, which Attewill did highlight in his original article.
In summary this article is less sensationalist and sticks to the facts, although it does leave out Dr Siddiq's comment in defence of his position which were featured in the last article. It is a significant improvement on Attewill's original piece although the identity of the journalist is not known in this particular case.
Article Verdict: Neutral
Metro
Article 2
Headline: "Palestine:"
Section: Metro World
Written by: ?
Page: 14
Outline: This brief is part of a section, which reports various news stories from around the World where the names of countries are given followed by a short news story from that country. This particular story is reporting on comments made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about prospects for a peace deal before the end of the year.
The key thing here is that Palestine is recognised as a sovereign entity by being referred to as "Palestine" rather than "Palestinian Territories" etc. Mahmoud Abbas is referred to as "the President" and reference is made to "...Jewish settlements on the Occupied West Bank... ". There is also mention of "divisions among Palestinians" but no part is mentioned by name.
This is a positive article as it presents readers with factual terms vis a vis Palestine and there is an attempt to treat Palestine as a nation state with an head of state rather than just a territory. By mentioning the "Occupied West Bank" also helps readers to understand the fact that
Article Verdict: Positive
Manchester Evening News (City Edition)
Article 1
Headline: Terror suspect's 'film' claim
Section: News
Written by: Nicola Dowling
Page: 5
Outline: This article is a follow up to one written previously by Nicola Dowling on Tuesday 21st October about the trial of Habib Ahmed and Rangzieb Ahmed, both of who are accused of terrorism related offences.
As in her previous article, Dowling reports this story in a factual manner without referring to any of defendants' ethnic/religious background.
Article Verdict: Neutral
Article 1
Headline: Doctor is banned over gay letter slur
Section: News
Written by: ?
Page: 11
Outline: This story is a follow up article to one reported in the Metro on Tuesday 28th October by Fred Attewill about comments made by Dr Muhammad Siddiq. In that particular story the headline used was "Muslim GP: Gays 'prey on society'".
This time the headline is less sensationalist and doesn't present any leading indicators as to the identity or ethnic/religious background of the Doctor. Like the previous article though it does start off by introducing the Doctor as "the head of the Islamic Medical Association..." and says that he "..was suspended".
There are far fewer column inches used to report this story this time round and there is no reference to any other incident related to Dr Siddiq, which Attewill did highlight in his original article.
In summary this article is less sensationalist and sticks to the facts, although it does leave out Dr Siddiq's comment in defence of his position which were featured in the last article. It is a significant improvement on Attewill's original piece although the identity of the journalist is not known in this particular case.
Article Verdict: Neutral
Metro
Article 2
Headline: "Palestine:"
Section: Metro World
Written by: ?
Page: 14
Outline: This brief is part of a section, which reports various news stories from around the World where the names of countries are given followed by a short news story from that country. This particular story is reporting on comments made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about prospects for a peace deal before the end of the year.
The key thing here is that Palestine is recognised as a sovereign entity by being referred to as "Palestine" rather than "Palestinian Territories" etc. Mahmoud Abbas is referred to as "the President" and reference is made to "...Jewish settlements on the Occupied West Bank... ". There is also mention of "divisions among Palestinians" but no part is mentioned by name.
This is a positive article as it presents readers with factual terms vis a vis Palestine and there is an attempt to treat Palestine as a nation state with an head of state rather than just a territory. By mentioning the "Occupied West Bank" also helps readers to understand the fact that
Article Verdict: Positive
Manchester Evening News (City Edition)
Article 1
Headline: Terror suspect's 'film' claim
Section: News
Written by: Nicola Dowling
Page: 5
Outline: This article is a follow up to one written previously by Nicola Dowling on Tuesday 21st October about the trial of Habib Ahmed and Rangzieb Ahmed, both of who are accused of terrorism related offences.
As in her previous article, Dowling reports this story in a factual manner without referring to any of defendants' ethnic/religious background.
Article Verdict: Neutral
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