Manchester Evening News (City Edition)
Article 1
Headline: Six held as police swoop nets £2.5m heroin haul
Section: North-West Today
Written by: ?
Page: 2
Outline: This brief is about a police drugs bust in Oldham which uncovered £2.5m of heroin.
It describes where the raids happened and gives addresses as well as describing the age range of those arrested. It mentions the charges brought against the men and lists their names as the following; Mohammed Abbas, Abdul Rashid, Kason Miah, Anthony Fagan, Ibrahim Choudhury, Muhammed Esak Ali.
It doesn't describe the ethnic or religious background of any of the men therefore is given a 'neutral' rating.
Article Verdict: Neutral
Article 2
Headline: Deporting students will harm race relations, say MPs
Section: News
Written by: ?
Page: 6
Outline: This is a an article buried in a corner of page 6 and relates to the botched anti-terror raids carried out by the Police in which 12 innocent men were detained on suspicion of terrorism but released without charge.
The article raises reservations by 2 MPs over the deportation of 11 of the men. It quotes the MPs views on the matter by stating that they feel such a move will be "disturbing and gravely unjust".
The MPs are named as Mohammed Sarwar and Khalid Mahmood and the article goes onto state that both MPs feel that the actions will cause "irreparable damage to race relations". The article links this back to the piece written by David Ottewell in Thuersday's edition which featured comments by ex Lord Mayor Councillor Afzal Khan, which were along the same lines. This article reprints one comment bt Mr Khan which talks about the Police "getting it wrong too often".
The article goes onto describe the constituencies represented by Mr Sarwar and Mr Mahmood and that their involvement is a result of being "...urged to...by members of the Pakistani community..."
The closing paragraph is a statement by the MPs which states "We find it unjust...that these innocent men...are now to face immediate deportation. Incidents such as this do irreparable damage to the vital race relations work that is being done."
This is a positive article as it highlights the plight of the 11 innocent men who are now facing deportation however it is presented in a subtle manner rather than gaining more prominent placement in the paper that such a story deserves. So whilst the message maybe positive, the attempt to try and bury it in page in a long and narrow column adjacent to the centre of the page I'm giving this a 'negative' rating.
Article Verdict: NegativeArticle 1
Headline: Six held as police swoop nets £2.5m heroin haul
Section: North-West Today
Written by: ?
Page: 2
Outline: This brief is about a police drugs bust in Oldham which uncovered £2.5m of heroin.
It describes where the raids happened and gives addresses as well as describing the age range of those arrested. It mentions the charges brought against the men and lists their names as the following; Mohammed Abbas, Abdul Rashid, Kason Miah, Anthony Fagan, Ibrahim Choudhury, Muhammed Esak Ali.
It doesn't describe the ethnic or religious background of any of the men therefore is given a 'neutral' rating.
Article Verdict: Neutral
Article 2
Headline: Deporting students will harm race relations, say MPs
Section: News
Written by: ?
Page: 6
Outline: This is a an article buried in a corner of page 6 and relates to the botched anti-terror raids carried out by the Police in which 12 innocent men were detained on suspicion of terrorism but released without charge.
The article raises reservations by 2 MPs over the deportation of 11 of the men. It quotes the MPs views on the matter by stating that they feel such a move will be "disturbing and gravely unjust".
The MPs are named as Mohammed Sarwar and Khalid Mahmood and the article goes onto state that both MPs feel that the actions will cause "irreparable damage to race relations". The article links this back to the piece written by David Ottewell in Thuersday's edition which featured comments by ex Lord Mayor Councillor Afzal Khan, which were along the same lines. This article reprints one comment bt Mr Khan which talks about the Police "getting it wrong too often".
The article goes onto describe the constituencies represented by Mr Sarwar and Mr Mahmood and that their involvement is a result of being "...urged to...by members of the Pakistani community..."
The closing paragraph is a statement by the MPs which states "We find it unjust...that these innocent men...are now to face immediate deportation. Incidents such as this do irreparable damage to the vital race relations work that is being done."
This is a positive article as it highlights the plight of the 11 innocent men who are now facing deportation however it is presented in a subtle manner rather than gaining more prominent placement in the paper that such a story deserves. So whilst the message maybe positive, the attempt to try and bury it in page in a long and narrow column adjacent to the centre of the page I'm giving this a 'negative' rating.
Metro
Article 1
Headline: Troops attacked as Taliban deal slated
Section: World Digest
Written by: ?
Page: 20
Outline: This news brief reports on the deal between the Government of Pakistan and the Taliban to implement Sharia law in the Swat valley to end an insurgency there. The news brief reports that Government troops came under fire in what the article describes as "taliban held territory". It goes onto state "that the area had been placed under Islamic Law to appease Militants". Firstly this is factually incorrect as the area being referred to is Buner which is not in Swat so there was no implementation of Sharia law there. Secondly the quote provided above equates the happiness of "militants" to "Islamic law" creating a very clear connection in the minds of readers between militancy and Islam.
No surprises therefore that this is given a 'negative' rating.
Article Verdict: Negative
Article 2
Headline: Condi 'approved waterboarding'
Section: World Digest
Written by: ?
Page: 20
Outline: This news brief reports on revelations that the former US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice "personally" approved the use of waterboarding against suspects. The article describes waterboarding as "simulated drowning".
It also mentions that the revelation places doubts on comments made by Rice earlier where she claimed to have asked the Attorney General to conduct a legal review on the use of waterboarding. The article also uses the word "torture" in the text helping to paint the true picture of this torture tactic to the readers.
For bringing to light information which shows the excesses of the previous US administration with regards to torture this news brief is given a 'positive' rating.
Article Verdict: Positive
Article 3
Headline: Youngster amongst 76 bomb dead
Section: News
Written by: Miles Erwin
Page: 21
Outline: This article is about 2 suicide bombings in Iraq which left 76 people dead. The details of the various blasts are presented in a factual manner stating where the blast happened, how many people were killed as well as a description of the places targeted i.e. "Shia Muslim religious sites".
Erwin comments that attacks have decreased but mentions a further 2 attacks from the previous week one of which is described as taking place at a Mosque.
Erwin finishes the piece by stating comments by analysts which fear that attacks may increase as the US prepares to withdraw from Iraq.
Overall this is a factual objective report which highlights that victims of these terrorist attacks included Muslims in places of worship, thus I'm giving this a 'neutral' rating.
Article Verdict: Neutral
Article 1
Headline: Troops attacked as Taliban deal slated
Section: World Digest
Written by: ?
Page: 20
Outline: This news brief reports on the deal between the Government of Pakistan and the Taliban to implement Sharia law in the Swat valley to end an insurgency there. The news brief reports that Government troops came under fire in what the article describes as "taliban held territory". It goes onto state "that the area had been placed under Islamic Law to appease Militants". Firstly this is factually incorrect as the area being referred to is Buner which is not in Swat so there was no implementation of Sharia law there. Secondly the quote provided above equates the happiness of "militants" to "Islamic law" creating a very clear connection in the minds of readers between militancy and Islam.
No surprises therefore that this is given a 'negative' rating.
Article Verdict: Negative
Article 2
Headline: Condi 'approved waterboarding'
Section: World Digest
Written by: ?
Page: 20
Outline: This news brief reports on revelations that the former US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice "personally" approved the use of waterboarding against suspects. The article describes waterboarding as "simulated drowning".
It also mentions that the revelation places doubts on comments made by Rice earlier where she claimed to have asked the Attorney General to conduct a legal review on the use of waterboarding. The article also uses the word "torture" in the text helping to paint the true picture of this torture tactic to the readers.
For bringing to light information which shows the excesses of the previous US administration with regards to torture this news brief is given a 'positive' rating.
Article Verdict: Positive
Article 3
Headline: Youngster amongst 76 bomb dead
Section: News
Written by: Miles Erwin
Page: 21
Outline: This article is about 2 suicide bombings in Iraq which left 76 people dead. The details of the various blasts are presented in a factual manner stating where the blast happened, how many people were killed as well as a description of the places targeted i.e. "Shia Muslim religious sites".
Erwin comments that attacks have decreased but mentions a further 2 attacks from the previous week one of which is described as taking place at a Mosque.
Erwin finishes the piece by stating comments by analysts which fear that attacks may increase as the US prepares to withdraw from Iraq.
Overall this is a factual objective report which highlights that victims of these terrorist attacks included Muslims in places of worship, thus I'm giving this a 'neutral' rating.
Article Verdict: Neutral
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