Manchester Evening News (City Edition)
Article 1
Headline: 30 people are killed as blasts rock India
Section: News
Written by: ?
Page: 12
Outline: This story is about the deadly blasts in the Indian city of Gauhati in the state of Assam. Whilst this is clearly a terrorist incident, there is no mention of the "T" word anywhere in the article. The closest we get is the use of the word "militant" and reference is made to "separatists".
I've flagged this article because it will be interesting to contrast this with reports of explosions carried out elsewhere in the World i.e. in Muslim countries to see how reporting styles differ.
If I were to allocate a verdict on this particular piece I'd have to say that it's neutral because it sticks to reporting the facts of this tragic incident without referring to any one particular ethnic/religious group.
Article Verdict: Neutral
Metro
Article 1
Headline: Dozens killed in bomb attacks
Section: News
Written by: ?
Page: 25
Outline: This is the Metro's take on the bomb attacks in the Indian state of Assam. In this article the perpetrators are referred to as "militant sepratist groups" similar to the way they were reported in the Manchester Evening News article.
There is no mention of the perpetrators religious beliefs nor of their ethnicity. Based purely on the article this is a neutral story as it sticks to the facts.
Article Verdict: Neutral
Article 2
Headline: Mother held girl captive for 8yrs
Section: News
Written by: ?
Page: 15
Outline: This artcile is about a Woman who kept her daughter locked up for 8 years. This incident took place in Japan but the article doesn't refer to the Woman as Japanese nor does it make any other sort of religious affiliation.
It's a factual article and will be marked as neutral. However the reason for flagging this is to provide us with an example, which we can compare with should a similar story emerge involving Muslim individuals to see how the reporting styles differ.
Article Verdict: Neutral
Article 3
Headline: Tough test: Khan
Section: Sport Digest
Written by: ?
Page: 52
Outline: This story is about Boxer Amir Khan's comeback fight after his defeat last month. The article does not refer to Khan as Muslim but sticks to a mainly factual description of the upcoming fight as well as stats for the contender.
The reason for flagging this article is that positive stories about Muslims seldom refer to the individuals by their faith whereas negative stories almost always highlight their religious identity just like in the example of the "Muslim GP" from Tuesday's Metro.
Based purely on the content this article will be marked as neutral however in light of other reporting about Muslims by the Metro such as the GP story above it does highlight editorial bias against Muslims by the paper.
Article Verdict: Neutral
Article 1
Headline: 30 people are killed as blasts rock India
Section: News
Written by: ?
Page: 12
Outline: This story is about the deadly blasts in the Indian city of Gauhati in the state of Assam. Whilst this is clearly a terrorist incident, there is no mention of the "T" word anywhere in the article. The closest we get is the use of the word "militant" and reference is made to "separatists".
I've flagged this article because it will be interesting to contrast this with reports of explosions carried out elsewhere in the World i.e. in Muslim countries to see how reporting styles differ.
If I were to allocate a verdict on this particular piece I'd have to say that it's neutral because it sticks to reporting the facts of this tragic incident without referring to any one particular ethnic/religious group.
Article Verdict: Neutral
Metro
Article 1
Headline: Dozens killed in bomb attacks
Section: News
Written by: ?
Page: 25
Outline: This is the Metro's take on the bomb attacks in the Indian state of Assam. In this article the perpetrators are referred to as "militant sepratist groups" similar to the way they were reported in the Manchester Evening News article.
There is no mention of the perpetrators religious beliefs nor of their ethnicity. Based purely on the article this is a neutral story as it sticks to the facts.
Article Verdict: Neutral
Article 2
Headline: Mother held girl captive for 8yrs
Section: News
Written by: ?
Page: 15
Outline: This artcile is about a Woman who kept her daughter locked up for 8 years. This incident took place in Japan but the article doesn't refer to the Woman as Japanese nor does it make any other sort of religious affiliation.
It's a factual article and will be marked as neutral. However the reason for flagging this is to provide us with an example, which we can compare with should a similar story emerge involving Muslim individuals to see how the reporting styles differ.
Article Verdict: Neutral
Article 3
Headline: Tough test: Khan
Section: Sport Digest
Written by: ?
Page: 52
Outline: This story is about Boxer Amir Khan's comeback fight after his defeat last month. The article does not refer to Khan as Muslim but sticks to a mainly factual description of the upcoming fight as well as stats for the contender.
The reason for flagging this article is that positive stories about Muslims seldom refer to the individuals by their faith whereas negative stories almost always highlight their religious identity just like in the example of the "Muslim GP" from Tuesday's Metro.
Based purely on the content this article will be marked as neutral however in light of other reporting about Muslims by the Metro such as the GP story above it does highlight editorial bias against Muslims by the paper.
Article Verdict: Neutral
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