Headline Hunt
Easter is just around the corner but today we are going on a Headline Hunt, sorry, not sorry chocolate lovers. A headline that has caused quite a stir recently was one by the Telegraph, “Muggy Mike Thalassitis, former Love Island star, dies aged 26”. I heard about this headline on Instagram when lots of people were putting it on their Instagram stories and then it became a topic of discussion in my own private conversations with my friends.
The reason his death was so big was because, yes many of my friends watched the Love Island series which he was in but it was surprising to hear the way he died, he had commit suicide. . He was found hanged in a park in North London where he would play as a child. His death was surprising because even a man of all his riches and fame he felt that the only way for him to be happy was by his suicide.
But not only was his death shocking to hear and read about, the way most people found out was initially by the headline posted by the Telegraph. Now in the Headline the telegraph in fact have tried to use humour by calling him ‘Muggy Mike’ instead of stating his actual name which is Mile Thalasstis. It’s disrespectful and hurtful to not only his family and friends but anyone else that may also be going through depressive/suicidal thoughts. There was a big uproar about this on Twitter when one of Love Islands’ stars from a former series blew up. Chris Hughes said, ‘his name wasn’t Muggy Mike. Please stop brandishing that.” And I completely agree with what Chris is saying here, no one’s suicide should be talked about as if he was some sort of product, it’s dehumanising and disrespectful.
The Telegraph have a very large audience which means there will be lots of different people of different ages and in different situations so seeing a headline like this could really affect someone. You never know what anyone is going through- consideration for all needs to be the main focus.
















