UK Charges Islamist Preacher Anjem Choudary with Terror Offenses

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The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Choudary represents a set of radical and violent views that have no place in British society. His hate-filled rhetoric, which has included support for the Islamic State (IS), is antithetical to a pluralistic Western democracy.

Establishment-critical narrative

The media has time after time platformed Choudary and his repugnant views, purposefully using him as a caricature of the average Muslim in Britain. Indeed, the British media has actually extended the reach of Choudary's radicalizing by giving him and his associates such a significant platform from which to spew hate-filled rhetoric. UK news outlets should be held to account for their irresponsible reporting on this case.

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