Following reader nominations, we have compiled a shortlist of contenders for the Media Hero and Villain Awards. You can vote, here.
Media Hero of 2009
- The Telegraph for its investigation into MPs' expenses
- The Guardian vs Carter-Ruck; highlighting the issue of super injunctions
- The 'Twitterverse' for a year of Twitterstorms
- Nick Davies for the News of the World phone-tapping investigation
- Question Time for giving Nick Griffin enough rope to hang himself
Media Villain of 2009
- Jan Moir for her Stephen Gately column
- The Express for '100 reasons why climate change isn't man made'
- The High Court for its support of injunctions and super injunctions
- Carter-Ruck for its attempts to silence the UK media
- The Metropolitan police for restricting the rights of photographers
- The BBC for its heavy reliance on hokey health and science surveys
- The BBC for its 'should homosexuals be executed?' forum
You can vote, here.
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