What the papers say – March 16
The tragic deaths of 49 people in shootings at two mosques in New Zealand top the agenda on Saturday.
The Guardian calls it “carnage” and reports that the suspected perpetrator displayed white supremacist symbols during the deadly assault.
Guardian front page, Saturday 16 March 2019: Carnage in New Zealand as gunman kills 49 in mosques pic.twitter.com/SFmUI5JIID
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 15, 2019
Technology giants were criticised after the massacre was live-streamed in the first “terror attack designed for social media”, the Daily Telegraph says.
Saturday's Daily Telegraph front page: 'The first social media terror attack' #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/HOFKjU3oNn
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 15, 2019
The Daily Mail reports that the film was deleted only after it had been running for 17 minutes – enough time for it to be reposted across the web.
Saturday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/intOOrihd2
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) March 15, 2019
The Times reports that shortly before the killings, Brenton Tarrant published a “manifesto” in which he said that he had been inspired by Islamophobic attacks in Britain.
M15 investigates mass shooter#tomorrowspaperstoday@MsHelicat#ChristchurchMosqueAttackpic.twitter.com/TrWjgfoOkv
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) March 15, 2019
And the Daily Mirror carries a photo it claims is Tarrant as a child.
Tomorrow's front page: Angelic boy who grew into an evil far-right mass killer#tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/VcCGfLyXUnpic.twitter.com/7uN0YULl8F
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 15, 2019
Meanwhile, the Daily Express says Home Secretary Sajid Javid condemned the shootings as an “attack on the freedom and values that unite us all”, while the i runs with the headline: “Innocence lost”.
Tomorrow's @Daily_Express front page:
– #NewZealandMosqueShootings: A fuelled attack on values that unite us all
– Love that keeps Theresa May rock steady
– Unseen photos of the Royal Family at play#tomorrowspapertodaypic.twitter.com/ORjyVef7JB
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) March 15, 2019
Innocence lost. This weekend’s @theipaper front page #tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/aMAYcMdDMV
— Tim Alden (@timaldi) March 15, 2019
The Sun says the tragedy shocked and appalled the world.
Tomorrow's front page: A terrorist massacred 49 Muslims – live-streaming the horror on Facebook in scenes that shocked and appalled the world. https://t.co/xJQ8uuWSimpic.twitter.com/dtNQ7F3Bi2
— The Sun (@TheSun) March 15, 2019
In other news, the Financial Times reports that Philip Green is launching a restructuring of his Arcadia group, whose brands include Topshop.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Saturday March 16 https://t.co/GlSBXShb2Npic.twitter.com/vUrHrg1D5S
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 15, 2019