Figure 1
Resemblance in visual layout, Ekstra Bladet (top) and The People’s Voice (bottom)
Comment: Translation of headline: Diplomatic Crisis: Løkke [Prime Minister] to the Turks – stay away
Comment: Translation of headline: Denmark is dissolving – Gangs of immigrants are taking over more and more areas
Figure 2
Resemblance in visual layout for articles shared on Facebook, Ekstra Bladet (left) and The People’s Voice (right), differences highlighted
Comment: The image from The People’s Voice has been blurred. It derives from a criminal case in the UK (Topping, 2013).
Table 1
TPV letters to the editor most frequently shared on Facebook
| Headline | Facebook shares | Author, year |
|---|---|---|
| Research: Islam is the world’s most violent religion | 23,369 | Sennels, 2015 [1] |
| Alarming paragraph: Islam might be illegal according to Danish law | 14,736 | Sennels, 2015 [2] |
| Vandalism against asylum centre led to 18 months in prison – Immigrant assault led to 2 months | 8,104 | Frederiksen, 2015 [3] |
| Asylum director: The government has made Denmark more attractive to asylum seekers | 7,536 | Mogensen, 2015 [4] |
| Four more years with Thorning [Danish prime minister] will likely result in 128,000 additional Muslim immigrants | 4,239 | Mogensen, 2015 [5] |
Table 2
Five most referenced sources (left), five most referenced types of sources (right)
| Most referenced sources | # | Most referenced source types | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 20 | Danish news articles | 69 |
| Cultural Radicalism Destroys Denmark(CRDD, Danish anti-Islamic/nationalist-conservative blog) | 15 | Danish anti-Islamic/Danish anti-Islamic/nationalist-conservative blogs or websites | 33 |
| Jyllands-Posten (Danish newspaper) | 14 | Foreign news articles | 23 |
| Politiken (Danish newspaper) | 11 | Encyclopaedias | 20 |
| The People’s Voice (Letters to the editor) | 10 | Foreign anti-Islamic/nationalist-conservative blogs or websites | 12 |
Figure 3
Letter to the editor shared by Pia Kjærsgaard (MP, Danish People’s Party) and Martin Geertsen (MP, Liberal Party)