Manchester Evening News (City Edition)
Article 1
Headline: United front on wrecked graves
Section: News
Written by: ?
Page: 14
Outline: This article appears on page 14 towards the bottom of the page, it occupies a very low profile position and it could be argued it's almost 'hidden'.
It reports on the Islamophobic attack on 20 Muslim graves in Manchester's Southern Cemetry.
It describes the attack as a "race hate attack" and refers to the perpetrators as "thugs". It features comments by a spokesman from the Muslim Jewish Forum of Manchester who is quoted as describing the attack as "Islamophobic" and "Incomprehensible".
The article ends with numbers for crimestoppers (0800 555 111) and the Police (0161 856 6151) that people can contact if they have further information.
The article is well written and makes an important point in using the term Islamophobia, which will help educate readers about this type of hate crime which remains grossly under-reported in the mainstream media.
In terms of its shortcomings the article could have been placed in a more prominent position rather than being buried at the bottom of page 14.
Article 1
Headline: United front on wrecked graves
Section: News
Written by: ?
Page: 14
Outline: This article appears on page 14 towards the bottom of the page, it occupies a very low profile position and it could be argued it's almost 'hidden'.
It reports on the Islamophobic attack on 20 Muslim graves in Manchester's Southern Cemetry.
It describes the attack as a "race hate attack" and refers to the perpetrators as "thugs". It features comments by a spokesman from the Muslim Jewish Forum of Manchester who is quoted as describing the attack as "Islamophobic" and "Incomprehensible".
The article ends with numbers for crimestoppers (0800 555 111) and the Police (0161 856 6151) that people can contact if they have further information.
The article is well written and makes an important point in using the term Islamophobia, which will help educate readers about this type of hate crime which remains grossly under-reported in the mainstream media.
In terms of its shortcomings the article could have been placed in a more prominent position rather than being buried at the bottom of page 14.
From a big picture point of view the article gets a positive rating as it presents the story in a sympathetic manner.
Article Verdict: Positive
Article 2
Headline: Shariah expert on hand to help George Davies clients
Section: Business
Written by: ?
Page: 5
Outline: This article appears in the business section and profiles a woman called Tasnim Khalid who works for a law firm and specialises in Shariah (Islamic) law.
The article describes how Ms Khalid's skills "...will allow her to offer a service of special interest to her Muslim clients." It goes into some brief detail to describe her areas of specialism. One of the paragraphs features comments from Ms Khalid where she describes how her knowledge of both the British Legal system and Shariah Law will help "...ensure there is no conflict between the law of the land and religious law".
The article features a photo of Ms Khalid as well.
In summary it is a well written and factual article with none of the sensationalism that is usually associated with any sort of reference to Shariah law. It seeks to show how in this particular case Shariah law will help meet the needs of the clients of what is described as a law firm with the "...second largest private client department in Manchester".
Article Verdict: Positive
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