The ever more blurred boundary between private and public in the age of social media was a key theme in both MAC373 and MAC301. Many L3s tackled an ethics essay that looked at the experience of a member of the public who had not sought the media spotlight and then examined the ethical arguments for and against exposing their action, character and personal circumstances to wider scrutiny.

When I set the question I had some pretty unpleasant examples in mind … but nothing as disturbing of the Scottish Sunday Express’s trawl through the private lives of those caught up in the Dunblane massacre (edited text here).

Read the Guardian’s story then look at Facebook protest group The Sunday Express is abhorrent.

UPDATE: Sunday Express apologises for causing ‘terrible offence’.