A few weeks ago, I was one of millions who had never heard the name Samantha Brick. However, since her self-praising article entitled “why do women hate me for being beautiful?” caused a media storm, she has become a house hold name. Bricks’ article, which claimed that ten out of ten men at a dinner [...]
A Snickers Twitter advertising campaign is under investigation by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) following complaints about the brand’s use of several celebrity Twitter accounts. The campaign was fronted by celebrities including Rio Ferdinand, Katie Price and Cher Lloyd, all of whom took payment in return for advertising Snickers on their Twitter. The ASA has launched [...]
I recently blogged about The Wright Stuff’s controversial phone-in debate centred on the Amanda Knox appeal case which led several viewers to complain to the media regulator Ofcom. Since then, the show has faced yet more scrutiny as it has been announced as the most complained about TV show of 2011. The Channel 5 host [...]
The Daily Star was a little desperate for a breaking story last week as the red top tabloid strongly misled the public on a story concerning a member of the x-factors winning girl group Little Mix. In order to dish the dirt, the tabloid had to go back to an incident which happened six years before 20 year-old [...]
The BBC’s hit series Frozen Planet came under scrutiny this week as it emerged that several scenes of the documentary were shot in fake scenery, misleading viewers. Eight million viewers were led to believe the dramatic footage of a polar bear tending to her newborn cubs during the ‘Winter’ episode had been captured by BBC [...]