Unfortunately no copy of today's city edition was available hence no report can be presented for the M.E.N
Metro
Article 1
Headline: Terror Raids: 9 suspects released
Section: News
Written by: ?
Page: 4
Outline: This is a news brief relating to the 12 men that were detained in the North west on suspicion of terrorism. The metro featured a report on this story on Tuesday 14th April where it dedicated a sizeable chunk of a page to this story whilst the fate of the suspects was still unknown.
This particular news brief is less than 70 words long. It only states that the suspects have been released and handed over to the UK borders agency and now face possible deportation. The home office is quoted and the deportation is claimed to be on grounds of National Security.
No mention is made that these suspects have been released without charge leading readers to believe that they may indeed still pose a threat whereas this is not the case.
The reporting of this article is inconsistent with the previous report last week. When there was ambiguity about their guilt the article featured more prominently but now that no case is to be borought against these innocent men the Metro sees fit to effectively brush this under the rug whilst denying readers the full facts. No surprises then that this get's a 'negative' rating.
This particular news brief is less than 70 words long. It only states that the suspects have been released and handed over to the UK borders agency and now face possible deportation. The home office is quoted and the deportation is claimed to be on grounds of National Security.
No mention is made that these suspects have been released without charge leading readers to believe that they may indeed still pose a threat whereas this is not the case.
The reporting of this article is inconsistent with the previous report last week. When there was ambiguity about their guilt the article featured more prominently but now that no case is to be borought against these innocent men the Metro sees fit to effectively brush this under the rug whilst denying readers the full facts. No surprises then that this get's a 'negative' rating.
Artice Verdict: Negative
Article 2
Headline: The gang member who killed student at just 12
Section: News
Written by: Jo Steele
Page: 5
Outline: This article is about the murder of 22 year old student Yasin Abdirahman in September 2007 at the hands of a gang who mistook him from someone else.
The article also has an accompanying photo of one the murderers on the front page, 12 year old Carlos Cyrus, who was the youngest member of the gang that attacked Mr Abdirahman. On page 5, accompanying the article is a photo of Mr Abdirahman.
The article does not make reference to his ethnic or religious background. It mentions by name all those convicted but does not make reference to their ethnicities or religious background either.
The article also features comments from the family of Mr Abdirahman.
It is presented in a factual manner and is thus given a 'neutral' rating.
Artice Verdict: NeutralThe article also has an accompanying photo of one the murderers on the front page, 12 year old Carlos Cyrus, who was the youngest member of the gang that attacked Mr Abdirahman. On page 5, accompanying the article is a photo of Mr Abdirahman.
The article does not make reference to his ethnic or religious background. It mentions by name all those convicted but does not make reference to their ethnicities or religious background either.
The article also features comments from the family of Mr Abdirahman.
It is presented in a factual manner and is thus given a 'neutral' rating.
Article 3
Headline: Thug of 16 is jailed for 'mindless' knife attack
Section: News
Written by: ?
Page: 5
Outline: This article features immediately below Article 2 but is much shorter. It is about an attack on 21 year old Oliver Hemsley by 16 year Nazrul Islam which left Mr Hemsley paralysed for life.
The article also features a statement from the brother of Mr Hemsley.
Most of the reporting is factual however there are some differences with the article above which are worth pointing out.
The first is that Mr Hemsley is referred to as "...budding fashion designer..." in article 2 Mr Abdirahman is described simply as a pharmacy student. The difference is that Mr Hemsley's article features narrative about his future career path whereas Mr Abdirahman's article just presents the fact in simple terms without any narrative.
The second difference is the headline for this article which uses the word "thug". This word isn't mentioned in the article so it isn't a quote from Mr Hemsley's brother or the judge but appears to be an additional emotive word used by the journalist who wrote this article but whose name isn't mentioned. Compared to the article about Mr Abdirahman, the headline does not feature any emotive language at all.
The third difference is that Mr Hemsley's attacker is Muslim and the Mr Abdirahman's attackers are all non Muslim.
Mr Abdirahman was killed as a result of his attack, Mr Hemsley was paralysed for life. Both are tragedies for the victims and their families. The reporting should be consistent however in the instance where the attacker was Muslim the wording of the article as well differences in reference to the victim certainly doesn't show any consistency. If anything Mr Hemsley's article, although shorter than Mr Abdirahman's contains stronger language to appeal to the readers emotions.
For these reasons this particular article is given a 'negative' rating.
Artice Verdict: Negative
The article also features a statement from the brother of Mr Hemsley.
Most of the reporting is factual however there are some differences with the article above which are worth pointing out.
The first is that Mr Hemsley is referred to as "...budding fashion designer..." in article 2 Mr Abdirahman is described simply as a pharmacy student. The difference is that Mr Hemsley's article features narrative about his future career path whereas Mr Abdirahman's article just presents the fact in simple terms without any narrative.
The second difference is the headline for this article which uses the word "thug". This word isn't mentioned in the article so it isn't a quote from Mr Hemsley's brother or the judge but appears to be an additional emotive word used by the journalist who wrote this article but whose name isn't mentioned. Compared to the article about Mr Abdirahman, the headline does not feature any emotive language at all.
The third difference is that Mr Hemsley's attacker is Muslim and the Mr Abdirahman's attackers are all non Muslim.
Mr Abdirahman was killed as a result of his attack, Mr Hemsley was paralysed for life. Both are tragedies for the victims and their families. The reporting should be consistent however in the instance where the attacker was Muslim the wording of the article as well differences in reference to the victim certainly doesn't show any consistency. If anything Mr Hemsley's article, although shorter than Mr Abdirahman's contains stronger language to appeal to the readers emotions.
For these reasons this particular article is given a 'negative' rating.
Artice Verdict: Negative
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