Saturday, October 17, 2009

Know Your Enemy

"I gather a repulsive nobody writing in a paper no one of any decency would be seen dead with has written something loathsome and inhumane. Disgusted with Daily Mail's Jan Moir? Complain where it matters. She breaches 1,3,5 & 12 of the code."

Stephen Fry takes time out from cuddling and cooing over endangered species to give Moir the kicking she deserves for her insinuous, spiteful and bigoted commentary on the death of Boyzone's Stephen Gately.

And you can add to that Charlie Brooker's brilliant riposte to the column, which concludes: "Jan's paper, the Daily Mail, absolutely adores it when people flock to Ofcom to complain about something offensive, especially when it's something they've only learned about second-hand via an inflammatory article in a newspaper. So it would undoubtedly be delighted if, having read this, you paid a visit to the Press Complaints Commission website (www.pcc.org.uk) to lodge a complaint about Moir's article on the basis that it breaches sections 1, 5 and 12 of its code of practice."

Moir has complained that she's being subjected to "a heavily orchestrated ... campaign". So, Jan, now you know how it feels.

It's also worth mentioning (as others have elsewhere) that it's really saying something when your ethical stance is questioned by Nestle.

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