Morbidity
Is it news or rubbernecking that drives Mail Online?
Once again, the Mail Online homepage has been rearranged to promote an article about a horrific event which is, as ever, accompanied by a plethora of images: The article, which is attributed to the “Daily Mail Reporter”, includes no fewer… Read more
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What a sordid circus
Do you remember when the Mail were criticising the BBC for showing a man’s death “for ratings”? The show in question was the BBC1 documentary, Inside the Human Body, the second episode of which showed a man dying from cancer. The man had… Read more
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A staggering example of hypocrisy at the Mail
The Media Blog has drawn attention to a particularly striking example of hypocrisy at the Daily Mail which is worth mentioning. It begins with an article from yesterday, written by Paul Revoir. The article asked: The article… Read more
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Mail’s hypocrisy on online adverts
The recent news that Joanne Lee and Stephen Lumb planned their suicide on an Internet discussion board is truly tragic, but there’s more than a whiff of hysteria and hypocrisy to this story from the Mail:For anyone that doesn’t know, Google enables… Read more
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Death, murder and suicide at the Daily Mail
I don’t think I’ve ever noticed this before but the Daily Mail seems to post an incredible amount of stories on the theme of death and suicide. I know the Mail is supposed to make you feel miserable and resentful, but does it have to be quite so… Read more
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