And just a little reminder about whom was instrumental in having this case social media based...
Joanna police launch Facebook plea
Detectives investigating the murder of Joanna Yeates have launched a national campaign on Facebook to appeal for witnesses.
PUBLISHED: 03:36, Tue, Jan 4, 2011
Avon and Somerset Police have placed an advert on the popular social networking site, appealing for help, in the hope of catching the landscape architect's killer.
The 25-year-old's snow-covered body was found on Christmas morning by a couple walking their dogs just three miles from her home in the Clifton area of Bristol.
Detective Chief Inspector Phil Jones, who is leading the murder investigation, said: "The majority of people these days are spending time on Facebook and other social networking sites.
"This has become part of everyday routine for many people. This advert allows us to point people to special features on our website with all the latest information, it allows them to contact the incident room direct online rather than calling in.
"I would once again urge anyone who may have not contacted my team and may have information that could help this inquiry to contact us. Let us decide if this information is significant."
Meanwhile, crime scene investigators were at Miss Yeates's flat, using advanced forensic techniques to examine the scene. There was a sign outside the building in Canynge Road saying "Do not enter, dangerous chemicals."
Avon and Somerset Police have successfully used Facebook in several other high-profile cases. It is a far more cost-effective method than poster campaigns and mass leaflet distribution and, due to the viral nature of Facebook, can be shared much wider.
Scott Fulton, head of e-services for the force, said: "Social media is growing rapidly and has become a daily factor in most people's routine. On this inquiry alone we have had shares of the story from the force's Facebook page of 24,220. Additionally there have been over 63,000 views of the news updates on our website, a further 18,000 on the dedicated Jo page and over 70,000 views of the CCTV clips on our YouTube channel.
"Through the website we have had 260 inbound messages to the incident room. Anyone can send information to the team this way via www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/jo."
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/221037/Joanna-police-launch-Facebook-plea260 inbound messages... Do they mean emails??
Now a campaign based purely on social media, a campaign that makes this case different from others, a campaign that was explained to The Leveson...
Based on that fact alone, how can anyone complain when someone , anyone writes or tweets about this case in any form on the internet?
How can it be an issue when Avon and Somerset Police actively sought peoples participation via the internet, where web pages were set up dedicated to Joanna yeates Missing...
No-one really should make a complaint about posts tweets that question this case... As we know that the police being instrumental in encouraging people to use social media, therefore questions , what anyone realistically can say about it now... We know Mrs Yeates appealed for ametuer sleuths to get on board, to report anything significant, any small piece of information...
Well I may be late to the party, but that is exactly what I have done here.... The online form no longer exists, so I have used the an online forum instead, I am reporting what I have found, I am saying what doesn't make sense, I am giving information that may have been overlooked ..
"I would once again urge anyone who may have not contacted my team and may have information that could help this inquiry to contact us. Let us decide if this information is significant."So no.... I haven't contacted his team, but as I say that form has gone, and there appears to be lots more info that may have been missed or overlooked...
All I have done is use the information from various sources, twitter, facebook, the media, videoed interviews, all available publicly, everyones account I had seen had been open to the public to view...
So with Mrs yeates appeal still ringing in my ears, and Avon and Somerset Polices own social media appeal, I believe the information I have gathered in one place, may bring to light, this case... If the Police believed that the apparent tweet from Gunter Morson was significant, then everyones tweets and social media posts about the case are significant...
And trying to decipher the context of these social media posts is what I have tried to look at... Along with the Leveson and any interviews on TV people have given... !
