Manchester Evening News (City Edition)
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: 7/7 'helpers' cleared - Families of victims call for enquiry to find out 'whole truth' about attacks
Section: News
Written by: Ross McGuinness
Page: 9
Outline: This article is about the acquittal of the 3 men who were charged in connection with the July 7th bombings.
The 3 men are named as Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil. The men's ages are also given. The article is written by Ross McGuinness whose previous articles have attracted a negative rating for inaccurate and misleading statements.
This article sticks mainly to factual data about the case. Importantly there is no mention of the men's relgious or ethnic background although it is mentioned in that 2 of the men were "convicted of planning to attend a terror training camp in Pakistan".
Mugshots of the 3 men are provided in the article and whilst there is no mention of their religious background, it wouldn't be difficult for most readers to deduce they are Muslim considering the names of the men and their photos which shows them with beards and and man with a skull cap worn by some Muslim men.
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: 7/7 'helpers' cleared - Families of victims call for enquiry to find out 'whole truth' about attacks
Section: News
Written by: Ross McGuinness
Page: 9
Outline: This article is about the acquittal of the 3 men who were charged in connection with the July 7th bombings.
The 3 men are named as Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil. The men's ages are also given. The article is written by Ross McGuinness whose previous articles have attracted a negative rating for inaccurate and misleading statements.
This article sticks mainly to factual data about the case. Importantly there is no mention of the men's relgious or ethnic background although it is mentioned in that 2 of the men were "convicted of planning to attend a terror training camp in Pakistan".
Mugshots of the 3 men are provided in the article and whilst there is no mention of their religious background, it wouldn't be difficult for most readers to deduce they are Muslim considering the names of the men and their photos which shows them with beards and and man with a skull cap worn by some Muslim men.
The one thing that lets the article down is the mention right at the outset that the families of the victims of the July 7th attacks are calling for a public enquiry following the men's aqcuittal. This implies to the reader that the decision to clear the men was a mistake i.e. they're still guilty.
Given the content of the article and the fact that it associates these men to the July 7th attacks coupled with their names and appearance will leave readers with a negative view of Islam and Muslims hence a 'negative' rating is given on this occasion.
Given the content of the article and the fact that it associates these men to the July 7th attacks coupled with their names and appearance will leave readers with a negative view of Islam and Muslims hence a 'negative' rating is given on this occasion.
Artice Verdict: Negative
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