Donde & Honor Oak Cafe Windows Bricked

[Brett]

Yes but they also report that it could be theft. Remarkably balanced for the Metro!

[Michael]

Spanish and Turkish restaurants in Lewisham had their windows smashed last night in what is being called the latest example of migrants being targeted in the wake of the Brexit vote.

Key phrase here from the beginning of the article is ‘in what is being called’. Only way down the article does it mention that that view is challenged, and they didn’t bother to include views of the local police or the restaurant owners.

Some users claimed the damage had the markings of an attempted theft.

Note the subtle difference from ‘in what is being called’ to ‘some users claimed’.

Newspapers, Social Media, and politicians don’t really care about the facts, they care about what makes a good story, what will get reported and shared.

[Brett]

Yes, and in the case of Metro/Standard, it is particularly lazy journalism - social media & Google StreetView rule.

[offdutyBL]

wow that Metro report is such bull. Even the definition of Honor Oak Cafe as Turkish seems like a bit of a stretch to me - it sells breakfast rolls and weak tea. It’s an English cafe haha.