From the X postings of the Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM) some brilliant and timely analysis:
The Edinburgh attacks show how the British Broadcast Media is operating two tier reporting. Here CfMM has crunched the numbers and shown this to clearly be the case in our latest X analysis of British broadcast channels.
1/7 Two attacks. Two communities. One country. @cfmmuk data reveals a two-tier media. A #Muslim community attacked in #Edinburgh got less than a seventh of the airtime across British news channels that was given to the Golders Green attacks in London.
2/7 GB News gave Edinburgh 9 mins. It gave Golders Green 355 mins, 39x more. BBC gave 5.5 times more to attacks on Jews. Every broadcaster showed the same pattern. Here’s the breakdown by channel.
3/7 The language gap is damning. Edinburgh: 84 times it was said to be a “suspected anti-Muslim” attack, even after a charge was laid. Golders Green: “anti-Semitic” stated as fact from bulletin one. “Islamophobia” said just 4 times. “Antisemitism” said 341 times.
4/7 Five Muslim men attacked in #Edinburgh. Not one named on British TV. Two #Jewish men attacked in Golders Green. Both named within hours and given interviews. Victims’ humanity must not depend on their faith.
5/7 Edinburgh suspect: “36-year-old man.” Ethnicity in one clip only. Golders Green suspect: named, origin reported, conviction disclosed, Prevent referral scrutinised across every channel. Different standards.
6/7 Antisemitism is real, rising and deserved every minute of coverage. This is about why #Islamophobia gets a fraction of the same. Both communities deserve equal protection and equal airtime. The data says they don’t get it.
7/7 When #Muslims were attacked in #Edinburgh, “Islamophobia” was said just 4 times across 160 mins. “Antisemitism” was said 341 times in the Golders Green coverage. One hate is acknowledged. One is barely spoken.