Article 1
Headline: Bouncers go on march after workmate's death
Section: News
Written by: Paul Britton
Page: 2
Outline: This article relates to the story published in the M.E.N on Tuesday 31st March (reference: article 2) about the murder of a doorman, Mohamed Kaleem Rafeek, in Rusholme.
This article features a photo and reports on a demonstration organised by doormen to show respect to Mohamed Kaleem Rafeek and protest about poor working conditions including threats to personal safety.
The article describes Mr Rafeek's life outside of work and mentions that he was studying at Trafford College training to be an electrician and also mentions the school he attended. It states that Mr Rafeek was Sri Lankan born and came to Britain when he was 12 and could speak 5 languages.
It presents Mr Rafeek in a positive light, unlike the report on Tuesday 31st March, this time Mr Rafeek's ethinicity is mentioned but in a neutral factual manner however his religious background is not mentioned.
This is a factual piece and reflects positively on Mr Rafeek's life, had it also mentioned that he was Muslim then this too could have been viewed positively by the readers especially considering the article's prominent position.
A rating of neutral is applicable in this instance.
Section: News
Written by: Paul Britton
Page: 2
Outline: This article relates to the story published in the M.E.N on Tuesday 31st March (reference: article 2) about the murder of a doorman, Mohamed Kaleem Rafeek, in Rusholme.
This article features a photo and reports on a demonstration organised by doormen to show respect to Mohamed Kaleem Rafeek and protest about poor working conditions including threats to personal safety.
The article describes Mr Rafeek's life outside of work and mentions that he was studying at Trafford College training to be an electrician and also mentions the school he attended. It states that Mr Rafeek was Sri Lankan born and came to Britain when he was 12 and could speak 5 languages.
It presents Mr Rafeek in a positive light, unlike the report on Tuesday 31st March, this time Mr Rafeek's ethinicity is mentioned but in a neutral factual manner however his religious background is not mentioned.
This is a factual piece and reflects positively on Mr Rafeek's life, had it also mentioned that he was Muslim then this too could have been viewed positively by the readers especially considering the article's prominent position.
A rating of neutral is applicable in this instance.
Article Verdict: Neutral
Article 2
Headline: Asian business achievers are honoured in awards
Section: Business
Written by: ?
Page: 23
Outline: This article is about an awards ceremony in Manchester to honour achievement by British Asians.
Although referrring to the winners by their ethnicity this is necessary for the article as the awards ceremony is specific to British Asians, despite the ethnic reference it is presented in a positive manner i. e. the people have gained success in their respective fields.
Several of the winners are mentioned including Amar Rashid of Manchester law firm Pannone, Ameena Patel of a bakery run by women in Blackburn called Meena Bakery and Adeeba Malik who is deputy Chief Executive of a Bradford based training agency, QED-UK.
All the people mentioned above appear to be Muslim however not a single one is introduced as Muslim. This really is a missed opportunity to present readers with an alternative and positive view of Muslims as successful business people especially when the list includes 2 women.
Although the content of the article is neutral I do feel that this is one opportunity where an effort should have been made to let the readers know that these people are successful British Muslims. After all the word Muslim is all too often used in negative contexts, this would have made a refreshing change hence it's a 'missed opportunity' for some positive PR
Section: Business
Written by: ?
Page: 23
Outline: This article is about an awards ceremony in Manchester to honour achievement by British Asians.
Although referrring to the winners by their ethnicity this is necessary for the article as the awards ceremony is specific to British Asians, despite the ethnic reference it is presented in a positive manner i. e. the people have gained success in their respective fields.
Several of the winners are mentioned including Amar Rashid of Manchester law firm Pannone, Ameena Patel of a bakery run by women in Blackburn called Meena Bakery and Adeeba Malik who is deputy Chief Executive of a Bradford based training agency, QED-UK.
All the people mentioned above appear to be Muslim however not a single one is introduced as Muslim. This really is a missed opportunity to present readers with an alternative and positive view of Muslims as successful business people especially when the list includes 2 women.
Although the content of the article is neutral I do feel that this is one opportunity where an effort should have been made to let the readers know that these people are successful British Muslims. After all the word Muslim is all too often used in negative contexts, this would have made a refreshing change hence it's a 'missed opportunity' for some positive PR
Artice Verdict: Neutral
Metro
Article 1
Headline: Mosque suicide bomber kills 22
Section: World Digest
Written by: ?
Page: 12
Outline: This news brief is printed on 12 lines and features less than 60 words. It's about a bomb blast at a Mosque in Pakistan on Sunday. The story is presented in a factual manner and other than mention of the word Mosque there is no other religious reference in the brief. In short, it's a factual piece about a tragic event.
Artice Verdict: Neutral
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