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Swedish academic Andreas Malm says he has been barred from entering the UK

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Andreas Malm, a Swedish climate academic and author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline, says he has been barred from entering the UK. Al Jazeera reports an email showing the Home Office ended his Electronic Travel Authorisation, saying his presence is not considered to be conducive to the public good. Malm was due to speak next week at a Tribune magazine event alongside Huda Ammori, a co-founder of Palestine Action, and he told Al Jazeera he believes the panel was the reason. The Guardian reports he called the decision “scandalous” and urged the government to reconsider.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Andreas Malm says he has been barred from entering the UK.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Financial Times

  2. The Home Office cancelled Malm's Electronic Travel Authorisation, according to an email Al Jazeera has seen.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  3. The government said his presence in the UK is not considered to be conducive to the public good.

    One side only: the leftReported byLeft2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, Al Jazeera English

  4. Malm was due to speak on a panel organised by Tribune magazine alongside Huda Ammori, a Palestine Action co-founder.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian, Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Financial Times

  5. Malm believes the cancellation was because of his planned panel appearance.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Malm was refused entry because of his planned appearance at the Tribune event.

    Malm believes the panel was the reason (Al Jazeera). The government says his presence is not considered conducive to the public good (Guardian, Al Jazeera). The Financial Times reports the barring as Malm's claim.

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that Andreas Malm, a Swedish climate academic, was denied UK entry before a planned panel with a Palestine Action co-founder. The Financial Times presents this as Malm's claim, while the two left-leaning outlets state the ban more directly and quote the Home Office's public-good wording.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    The Guardian headline states the barring as fact in its own voice, while Al Jazeera attributes the denial to Malm and ties it to a Palestine event.

    Climate academic Andreas Malm barred from entering UK
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Financial Times headline presents the story as Malm's own claim of being barred over pro-Palestinian views, not as an established decision.

    Swedish academic Loaded verb“claims”The verb implies doubt about Malm's account before any evidence is given, where the neutral verb reports the statement without judgement.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? he has been barred from UK over pro-Palestinian views
    Financial TimesCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left1

    cancelled

  • Center1

    claims

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    claimsMore neutral: says

    The verb implies doubt about Malm's account before any evidence is given, where the neutral verb reports the statement without judgement.

    Swedish academic claims he has been barred from UK over pro-Palestinian views

    Used byFinancial Times (Center)

  • Partisan shorthand

    cancelledMore neutral: was fired or lost a contract

    Frames consequences as persecution; state what happened.

    The UK Home Office cancelled Swedish national Andreas Malm’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) on Wednesday,…

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

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  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    scandalousMore neutral: critical

    The word is an emotive judgement of the decision, although it is Malm's own word and is attributed to him.

    He said the decision was “scandalous” and urged the government to reconsider.

    Quoted byThe Guardian (Left)

    These are Andreas Malm’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Malm's exclusion stated as fact
  • Home Office public-good wording
  • link to Palestine Action and the ban
  • Sally Rooney and the impact of the ban
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  • Al Jazeera EnglishLeft

    Swedish academic says denied entry to UK over Palestine event

    Home Office cancels Andreas Malm's planned travel to the UK, saying his presence 'not conducive to the public good'.

    Read at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
  • The GuardianLeft

    Climate academic Andreas Malm barred from entering UK

    Swedish author was due to speak alongside Palestine Action co-founder at event discussing ban on the group Andreas Malm, the climate academic and author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline, has been blocked from entering the UK before he was due to speak alongside a co-founder of the …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Malm's own claim
  • pro-Palestinian views as the reason
  • planned appearance with a Palestine Action co-founder

Leaves out

  • Home Office's public-good reason for the cancellation

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • Financial TimesCenter

    Swedish academic Loaded verb“claims”The verb implies doubt about Malm's account before any evidence is given, where the neutral verb reports the statement without judgement.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? he has been barred from UK over pro-Palestinian views

    Climate activist Andreas Malm, author of ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’, was due to speak alongside Palestine Action co-founder next week

    Read at Financial Times (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    6 hr 25 min later

    Its first report, Oct 30, 1:00 AM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Financial Times, Oct 29, 6:35 PM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Financial TimesCenterOct 29, 6:35 PM EDT
  2. The GuardianLeftOct 30, 1:00 AM EDT
  3. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 30, 2:50 AM EDT

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