Statement on Post-Inquest Press Coverage – 27 January 2016
It is unforgivable for newspapers to sensationalise stories, without bothering to check even the most basic of facts.
Tagged: death
Goodbye Gareth – 2 August 2015
Gareth Mound, 1996 — 2015: Andrew Burdett offers his personal recollections of his friend and former classmate, who died in August 2015 aged just 19.
Nelson Mandela: 1918-2013 – 5 December 2013
Phones buzzed. Tablets vibrated. TV channels were interrupted as Twitter timelines exploded. Nelson Mandela, the South African President, has died aged 95.
Margaret Thatcher: 1925–2013 – 17 April 2013
“MAGGIE DEAD”, screamed The Sun. “REJOICE!”, cried the Socialist Worker. “Margaret Thatcher: 1925–2013”, led The Times, The Telegraph, and The Independent with rather more dignity. News last Monday of the death of the former...
Review of the Week – 5 to 11 March 2012
That Was The Week That Was This week’s seen the spread of easily one of the best examples of a viral campaign: KONY 2012. The video, which went live on Monday under the YouTube...
Review of the Week – 27 February to 4 March 2012
That Was The Week That Was For me, it’s been a testing week, with my Grade Five Music Theory examination on Thursday, and my non-calculator Maths GCSE paper on Friday. Whilst I don’t think...
Steve Jobs: 1955-2011 – 6 October 2011
When my father walked into my room this morning to wake me up, he announced with a poignancy in his voice, "Your hero’s died". My immediate reaction was one of confusion – I’m not...
Worst Fake Death Ever? – 7 June 2011
For a couple of years now, I’ve been aware of Jay Brickell, a lad in the year above me who shares a similar interest in media, photography, and video. My relationship with him was...
