Bowie tributes - outpouring of love on social media, but was it over the top? #BBCNolan

Jan 13, 2016, 10:22 AM

It was our lead story on Monday - and across most news outlets it continued throughout the day. The death of musician David Bowie from cancer - at the age of 69. Social media was awash with tributes, their love for David and outpourings of grief. But was it over the top? Did some overdo their grief, for someone they've never met? Or is it simply a love for someone they connected with on a range of levels, regardless of whether they've met them or not? Joel got the views of journalists Julia Hartley Brewer and Andrea McVeigh