jan moir's appalling 'Stephen Gately' article published in the Daily Mail on 16th October 2009 caused an outcry and inspired a Facebook and twitter campaign that resulted in the PCC receiving 22 000 complaints.moir's article is an interesting resource when considering the regulation of the press,the power of social network sites to galvanise protest, institutional ideology, and press censorship. The links below will allow any student or teacher to become familiar with the issues and debates that relate to moir's article. The links within the guardian article will allow the reader to navigate through the argument.The reader comments on the Daily Mail webpage that react to moir's article are particularly worthy of consideration as they serve as an example of how readers can respond immediately to the comments of a mainstream journalist. This could also be linked to a consideration of how digital media has transformed the way the audience digest and respond to media.
click on links:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/feb/18/jan-moir-stephen-gately
click on link for Sky news [...yes...Sky news!] report on moir's article:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qz5v00EtQE
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