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The Daily Express puts the line 'the worst place on the planet' in its headline and opening as the verdict of 'locals' and 'residents'. In the body the words come from one anonymous business owner who has lived there five years. A lifelong resident dismisses him, and other residents call most of their neighbours nice, hard-working people. The rest of the piece reports residents' views with attribution.
Headline goes beyond the article
Minor
“locals claim is 'the worst place on the planet'”
Why this matters
The headline gives the words 'the worst place on the planet' to 'locals', in the plural, as if residents broadly share this verdict.
The impression it gives
A reader believes Harpurhey's residents in general call their area the worst place on the planet.
The context
The body gives the phrase to a single anonymous business owner who has lived in the area for five years. A lifelong resident dismisses him as a newcomer, and the florist manager says 90% of people are nice and hard-working.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“A business owner, 30, who has lived in the area for five years and wished to remain anonymous”
Elsewhere in the article“He’s not been there 10 minutes.”
Elsewhere in the article“90% are stoic, down to earth, nice people that just work hard and try and get by”
“Residents of an inner-city suburb have denounced it as “the worst place on the planet”.”
Why this matters
The opening line repeats the plural attribution in the Express's own narration. It says 'residents' denounced the area in these words.
The impression it gives
A reader believes several residents used this phrase, and that it sums up local opinion before any dissent is heard.
The context
Only one person in the article says it. Residents who defend the area's community spirit appear only near the end, after the plural verdict has set the tone.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“claimed: “It’s the worst place on the planet.””
Elsewhere in the article“I’ve lived round here all my life.”