Manchester Evening News (City Edition)
Article 1
Headline: Family's fury as terror cops quiz preacher
Sub Headline 1: Mosque petition calls for 'immediate release'
Sub Headline2: Community rocked by 'respected' man's arrest
Section: News
Written by: Dan Thompson
Page: 16
Outline: This story is about the detention of a man described as a "...spiritual leader...", the opening paragraph features comments from his family denouncing his arrest.
The 2nd paragraph provides his name, Shaykh Asif Farooqui, as well as details of the allegation against him which is described as "...recruting young British Muslims for terror training camps in Afghanistan..."
Within the first 2 paragraphs Shaykh Farooqui's religious background is not mentioned although details of the allegation does make it clear to the reader that he is Muslim.
The next 6 paragraphs describe how the arrest has shocked the community and features comments backing Shaykh Farooqui and re-inforcing his past work in the community including the Police.
Whilst the article will probably leave readers thinking about Muslims negatively, Dan Thompson's article does devote a lot of column inches to comments from Shaykh Farooqui's family and describes his respected status in the community. It doesn't start off by describing him as a Muslim Preacher and importantly his religious identity isn't revealed in the headline.
This is a tough one to rate because, whilst readers will think negatively about Muslims after reading the report this is more to do with the general prejudice that has been created by the wider media when reporting such cases as opposed to Dan Thompson's coverage which is actually balanced and refrains from using tabloid tactics such as hysteria and sensationalism.
For that reason this particular piece by Dan Thompson is given a Neutral rating.
Article 1
Headline: Family's fury as terror cops quiz preacher
Sub Headline 1: Mosque petition calls for 'immediate release'
Sub Headline2: Community rocked by 'respected' man's arrest
Section: News
Written by: Dan Thompson
Page: 16
Outline: This story is about the detention of a man described as a "...spiritual leader...", the opening paragraph features comments from his family denouncing his arrest.
The 2nd paragraph provides his name, Shaykh Asif Farooqui, as well as details of the allegation against him which is described as "...recruting young British Muslims for terror training camps in Afghanistan..."
Within the first 2 paragraphs Shaykh Farooqui's religious background is not mentioned although details of the allegation does make it clear to the reader that he is Muslim.
The next 6 paragraphs describe how the arrest has shocked the community and features comments backing Shaykh Farooqui and re-inforcing his past work in the community including the Police.
Whilst the article will probably leave readers thinking about Muslims negatively, Dan Thompson's article does devote a lot of column inches to comments from Shaykh Farooqui's family and describes his respected status in the community. It doesn't start off by describing him as a Muslim Preacher and importantly his religious identity isn't revealed in the headline.
This is a tough one to rate because, whilst readers will think negatively about Muslims after reading the report this is more to do with the general prejudice that has been created by the wider media when reporting such cases as opposed to Dan Thompson's coverage which is actually balanced and refrains from using tabloid tactics such as hysteria and sensationalism.
For that reason this particular piece by Dan Thompson is given a Neutral rating.
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Article Verdict: Neutral
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