Following the event, The Sun falsely reported lies on their front page to boost their sales. The front page was titled 'The Truth' and is known as the one of the most infamous stories in terms of inaccuracy to date.
In the debate yesterday, it was called for the newspapers sources to be revealed, so that there can be justice for the fans who were unfairly treated while they were grieving the deaths of their friends and families.
It was also strongly suggested that Mackenzie was 'never allowed to work for any media institution ever again,' by several MPs, though this does look unlikely - he's recently been employed by the Daily Mail.
Finally, the journalists involved will have to reveal where they gained the sources of their leading story from. Reporting false news like this is against the law, and especially in cases like this, certain methods of tabloid reporting in my view should be looked into. Moreover, I will take this into consideration in my own work - any stories I gather will have to be correct in terms of content, and quoting people correctly. It is important to learn from real media texts, both new and old, to look at the ways of reporting that work, and those that don't work. One thing we can take from any newspaper is that they are always trying to sell themselves to the audience, and a big scoop such as the aforementioned will help the cause while the paper is sat on a rack with its competition.
Mike, this is really useful but you must clearly explain why you are including it - e.g. to follow ethical, moral and legal issues in reporting as this applies to your final piece. In other words, you must clearly link everything on your blog (through critical review etc) to you project - I can see the link but it may not be clear to others.
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