Media Coverage
JFK Campaign accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of newspaper
articles.
Note for researchers: Jean uses her maiden name of Newlove for
her professional work in the theatre. Her married name is MacColl
and she wishes to be called MacColl for the campaign, This is appropiate
in her family role as mother and grandmother. The campaign is totally
separate from her own professional career.
23 Dec 2007 |
Sunday Telegraph |
Olga Craig's article points out that the inquiry into Kirsty's death "would be reopened after being quietly shelved a few months ago" and that new subpoenas are to be served by January 15 on two witnesses to the incident. |
23 Feb 2006 |
Dive Magazine |
"Justice promised for Kirsty MacColl " - based
on the syndicated article on Bono's plea during a U2 concert
in Monterrey. |
15 Feb 2006 |
Reuters |
Campaign mentioned with regard to the U2 tour of México. |
14 Feb 2006 |
Courier (Scotland) |
Expanded article based on syndicated news item. Smaller mentions
in the Chicago
Tribune. |
13 Feb 2006 |
Ireland
Online |
"The
Méxican government promise justice" - syndicated article
on Bono's plea during a U2 concert in Monterrey. |
6 Jan 2006 |
IC South London |
"I'll never give up my fight for justice" |
7 Jan 2006 |
Cyber Divers News Network |
Syndicated article |
21 Dec 2005 |
The Mirror newspaper |
Web Site of the Day |
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Note: this page was not updated for a long time between July 2004
and December 2005. Apologies for this.
31 July 2004
A major piece by Alix Kirsta
in The Telegraph,
also coverage in The
Times, Sky
News, The Express and the Daily
Record.
30 July 2004
Croydon
Guardian.
29 July 2004
Reuters, Yahoo, The
Malaysia Star.
28 July 2004
The
Times carried an updated feature by Karin Goodwin on the
progress of the Campaign. The campaign continues to attract media
attention with further articles at the BBC, NME, Irish
Examiner. Jean has been interviewed on BBC London News.
2 June 2004
Sport Diver magazine – The
magazine of the PADI Diving
Society - featured the campaign in its May 2004 edition. The article
commenced, "Divers in México could well be better protected
following moves to implement tougher rules and regulations after
a committed effort from the mother of celebrated singer-songwriter
Kirsty MacColl, who was killed by a powerboat while diving with
her two sons in Cozumel in December 2000."
"Jean MacColl has had two main points of focus since her
daughter’s tragic death. One, to seek justice against the
person she believes carries the greatest culpability – the
owner of the powerboat, Guillermo Gonzalez Nova, the chairman of
a large Méxican company. The second being to ensure that a similar
accident cannot happen ever again by campaigning for more severe
punishment against those who break the rules that have been put
in place to protect water users. Incidentally, the powerboat which
killed Kirsty was travelling at high speed in a national park which
bans such boats. ........."
4 April 2004
El
Universal carries a feature by Corrie MacLaggan online.
1 April 2004
The Mail on Sunday published another major Gillman
piece immediately following the trip, which
broke the news that the legal authorities were re-opening the investigation
into Kirsty's death.
The Times newspaper also carried an article by
Elizabeth Mistry about the México trip. (If the link does not work,
you can also read the article here)
12 October 2003
The campaign profile was again raised by Jean as part of the annual
meeting of Kirsty's fans in Soho Square in London, followed by
an Elizabeth Mistry feature in The
Independent newspaper the following day.
31 March 2003
Read Julian Greenwood's feature on the verdict in México
carried by The
Telegraph.
30 March 2003
Peter & Leni Gillman in the Mail on Sunday covered
the verdict, when Cen Yam was finally sentenced in
Cozumel, and commented on the derisory
nature of his fine and punishment.
17 March 2003
The
Guardian website carried the planned coverage of Jean's trip
to México.
7 March 2003
The campaign was featured on BBC Television News, London. It
was also on the BBC
online pages.
11 February 2003
The Scotsman newspaper had a one page article on the campaign. It
was also featured in the London Evening Standard last week.
3 February 2003
BBC Radio 5 Live carried a brief interview with Jean.
2 February 2003
Read Vanessa Thorpe's article in The
Observer: "Who really killed my Kirsty?" asks mother, "Campaigners
want answers about the mysterious death of singer Kirsty MacColl
in México two years ago."
8 January 2003
Jean appeared on BBC Radio
Scotland's Gary Robertson show on Thursday 9 January. (real
audio)
15 December 2002
The campaign was featured in the newspaper
The Mail On Sunday on 15th December.
Read
the full transcript of Peter & Leni
Gillman's initial article.
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