Times letters: Public scrutiny and the death of Jason Arday

Times letters: Public scrutiny and the death of Jason Arday  The Times

Andy Burnham describes the professor’s death as a ‘tragedy’ and calls for a moment of reflection

Lord Simon Woolley said Arday had been "hounded" by the media and pursued relentlessly.

On 14 August, the 41-year-old academic Jason Arday was found dead in Battersea, London. His death followed a relentless media blitz in which the previously unknown professor was subjected the sort of relentless coverage which is usually reserved for heads of state. The media figures joining in should really known bette

The British police said a man had been found dead at a home linked to Mr. Arday, who resigned after the university announced an investigation into allegations of plagiarism and fabrication.