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She lives in [[Knightsbridge]], [[London]].<ref name="knightsbridge">[http://www.rpts.gov.uk/Files/2006/December/001026KF.pdf]rpts.gov.uk, accessed 16 October 2009</ref>
She lives in [[Knightsbridge]], [[London]].<ref name="knightsbridge">[http://www.rpts.gov.uk/Files/2006/December/001026KF.pdf]rpts.gov.uk, accessed 16 October 2009</ref>


==Stephen Gately article==
==Jan Moir's cumfart==
{{current|section|date=16 October 2009}}
{{current|section|date=16 October 2009}}
On 16 October 2009 Moir authored an article in the ''Daily Mail''<ref name="samplecolumn"/> in which she wrote that the death of [[Boyzone]] singer [[Stephen Gately]] was possibly related to his [[homosexuality]]. The article provoked criticism on ''The Mail''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s website,<ref name="greenslade">{{cite web|authorlink=Roy Greenslade|first=Roy|last=Greenslade|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2009/oct/16/dailymail-stephen-gately|title=Mail columnist provokes homophobia storm over Stephen Gately's death|date=2009-10-16|accessdate=2009-10-16|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> and hundreds of people protested on social media such as [[Twitter]] and [[Facebook]]. About 1,000&nbsp;complaints were forwarded to the [[Press Complaints Commission]].<ref name="pinknews">{{cite news|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/16/daily-mail-columnist-jan-moir-blames-orchestrated-campaign-for-gay-backlash/|title=Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir blames 'orchestrated campaign' for gay backlash|date=2009-10-16|accessdate=2009-10-16|first=Jessica|last=Green|publisher=PinkNews.co.uk|quote=The Press Complaints Commission told PinkNews.co.uk it had received around 1,000 complaints over the article by 5pm on Friday.}}</ref><ref name="bunz">Bunz, Mercedes ''[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/oct/16/jan-moir-stephen-gately-facebook-twitter Twitter and Facebook outrage over Jan Moir's Stephen Gately article]'', accessed 16 October 2009</ref> The Press Complaints Commission's web site became inaccessible, and this was believed to be related to the volume of [[Web traffic|traffic]] caused by complaints about the article.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/130754-jan-moirs-gately-slur-provokes-online-outrage/|title=Jan Moir’s Gately slur provokes online outrage|date=2009-10-16|accessdate=2009-10-16|publisher=[[STV]]|quote=Whether by coincidence or sheer volume of traffic as of 3pm this afternoon the PCC homepage could not be accessed and appeared to have crashed.}}</ref> Moir blamed an "orchestrated campaign" for the backlash against her article.<ref name="pinknews"/> Columnist [[Charlie Brooker]], on ''[[The Guardian]]'''s Comment is Free website, described her article as "gay bashing":<ref name="gaybashing">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/16/stephen-gately-jan-moir|title=Why there was nothing 'human' about Jan Moir's column on the death of Stephen Gately|last=Brooker|first=Charlie|authorlink=Charlie Brooker|date=2009-10-16|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=2009-10-16}}</ref>
On 16 October 2009 Moir authored an article in the ''Daily Mail''<ref name="samplecolumn"/> in which she wrote that the death of [[Boyzone]] singer [[Stephen Gately]] was possibly related to his [[homosexuality]]. The article provoked criticism on ''The Mail''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s website,<ref name="greenslade">{{cite web|authorlink=Roy Greenslade|first=Roy|last=Greenslade|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2009/oct/16/dailymail-stephen-gately|title=Mail columnist provokes homophobia storm over Stephen Gately's death|date=2009-10-16|accessdate=2009-10-16|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> and hundreds of people protested on social media such as [[Twitter]] and [[Facebook]]. About 1,000&nbsp;complaints were forwarded to the [[Press Complaints Commission]].<ref name="pinknews">{{cite news|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/16/daily-mail-columnist-jan-moir-blames-orchestrated-campaign-for-gay-backlash/|title=Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir blames 'orchestrated campaign' for gay backlash|date=2009-10-16|accessdate=2009-10-16|first=Jessica|last=Green|publisher=PinkNews.co.uk|quote=The Press Complaints Commission told PinkNews.co.uk it had received around 1,000 complaints over the article by 5pm on Friday.}}</ref><ref name="bunz">Bunz, Mercedes ''[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/oct/16/jan-moir-stephen-gately-facebook-twitter Twitter and Facebook outrage over Jan Moir's Stephen Gately article]'', accessed 16 October 2009</ref> The Press Complaints Commission's web site became inaccessible, and this was believed to be related to the volume of [[Web traffic|traffic]] caused by complaints about the article.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/130754-jan-moirs-gately-slur-provokes-online-outrage/|title=Jan Moir’s Gately slur provokes online outrage|date=2009-10-16|accessdate=2009-10-16|publisher=[[STV]]|quote=Whether by coincidence or sheer volume of traffic as of 3pm this afternoon the PCC homepage could not be accessed and appeared to have crashed.}}</ref> Moir blamed an "orchestrated campaign" for the backlash against her article.<ref name="pinknews"/> Columnist [[Charlie Brooker]], on ''[[The Guardian]]'''s Comment is Free website, described her article as "gay bashing":<ref name="gaybashing">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/16/stephen-gately-jan-moir|title=Why there was nothing 'human' about Jan Moir's column on the death of Stephen Gately|last=Brooker|first=Charlie|authorlink=Charlie Brooker|date=2009-10-16|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=2009-10-16}}</ref>

Revision as of 06:11, 17 October 2009

Jan Moir
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Journalist, columnist, restaurant reviewer
Known forOpinion column in Daily Mail

Jan Moir (born August 1956[1]) is a British journalist,[2] columnist[3] and restaurant reviewer.[4] In 2005 she won the Society of Women Writers' "Lynda Lee-Potter award" for the outstanding woman journalist of the year.[5]

She currently writes for the Daily Mail[3] having previously been with The Daily Telegraph[6] and The Guardian.[7] Until late 2008, she also ran "Are You Ready To Order?", a blog of restaurant reviews by her and her partner, "S".[4]

She lives in Knightsbridge, London.[8]

Jan Moir's cumfart

On 16 October 2009 Moir authored an article in the Daily Mail[3] in which she wrote that the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately was possibly related to his homosexuality. The article provoked criticism on The Mail's website,[9] and hundreds of people protested on social media such as Twitter and Facebook. About 1,000 complaints were forwarded to the Press Complaints Commission.[10][11] The Press Complaints Commission's web site became inaccessible, and this was believed to be related to the volume of traffic caused by complaints about the article.[12] Moir blamed an "orchestrated campaign" for the backlash against her article.[10] Columnist Charlie Brooker, on The Guardian's Comment is Free website, described her article as "gay bashing":[13]

The funeral of Stephen Gately has not yet taken place. The man hasn't been buried yet. Nevertheless, Jan Moir of the Daily Mail has already managed to dance on his grave. For money. It has been 20 minutes since I've read her now-notorious column, and I'm still struggling to absorb the sheer scope of its hateful idiocy. It's like gazing through a horrid little window into an awesome universe of pure blockheaded spite. Spiralling galaxies of ignorance roll majestically against a backdrop of what looks like dark prejudice, dotted hither and thither with winking stars of snide innuendo.[13]

Derren Brown, David Tennant, Peter Serafinowicz and Stephen Fry were amongst the many users of Twitter supporting an emerging online campaign against the 'Daily Mail' and Jan Moir throughout the afternoon and a Facebook page was set up urging followers to complain to the brands whose advertisements featured alongside the article.[14] The matter became serious enough for retailer Marks & Spencer to request the newspaper to remove an advertisement for its services from anywhere near the vicinity of the article, with the company issuing a statement which read: "Marks & Spencer does not tolerate any form of discrimination".[15] Nestlé also disassociated themselves with the article, saying Moir's words contradicted the company's values of "mutual respect and tolerance, regardless of culture, religion or nationality".[14] The company's Nescafé brand was featured alongside the article.[14] The Daily Mail then removed all advertising from the online version of the article.[14]

References

  1. ^ She was 45 in May 2002 (see "Not dead yet", The Times, 28 May 2002); her birthday is in August (see "Jan Moir searches Italy for the perfect birthday treat", The Guardian, 27 August 1995, p. 5).
  2. ^ Journalisted entry, accessed 16 October 2009
  3. ^ a b c Moir, Jan (2009-10-16). "A strange, lonely and troubling death..." Daily Mail. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  4. ^ a b Jan Moir Are You Ready To Order? website, accessed 16 October 2009
  5. ^ Cozens, Claire (2005-10-26). "Telegraph's Moir wins journalism award". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  6. ^ Daily Telegraph, accessed 16 October 2009
  7. ^ The Guardian, accessed 16 October 2009
  8. ^ [1]rpts.gov.uk, accessed 16 October 2009
  9. ^ Greenslade, Roy (2009-10-16). "Mail columnist provokes homophobia storm over Stephen Gately's death". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  10. ^ a b Green, Jessica (2009-10-16). "Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir blames 'orchestrated campaign' for gay backlash". PinkNews.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-10-16. The Press Complaints Commission told PinkNews.co.uk it had received around 1,000 complaints over the article by 5pm on Friday.
  11. ^ Bunz, Mercedes Twitter and Facebook outrage over Jan Moir's Stephen Gately article, accessed 16 October 2009
  12. ^ "Jan Moir's Gately slur provokes online outrage". STV. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-16. Whether by coincidence or sheer volume of traffic as of 3pm this afternoon the PCC homepage could not be accessed and appeared to have crashed.
  13. ^ a b Brooker, Charlie (2009-10-16). "Why there was nothing 'human' about Jan Moir's column on the death of Stephen Gately". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  14. ^ a b c d Chris Tryhorn, Mercedes Bunz and Mark Sweney (2009-10-16). "Marks & Spencer pulls ads from Daily Mail article on Stephen Gately's death". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-10-16. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "Anger over Mail column on Gately". BBC. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
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