It doesn't mean it's not hard for the parents. This isn't as much a case of media fixation on a case than it is very clever parents using the media to keep the loss of their daughter in the public eye. I am of course left wondering how any Porto kids who've been kidnapped in the meantime are fareing news-wise.
Case in point, today's Express, which assured us that a British suspect would be arrested within hours of the paper being published. As far as I can tell no arrest has occurred. This suggests that either the World's Greatest Newspaper was publishing something it knew to be a lie, or by publishing the story they've tipped off a child murderer who has escaped.
Would either version improve life for the parents?
Monday, 20 August, 2007
Ten in row....
Fri 3rd MADELEINE Sat 4th WE DID SEE MADELEINE Sun 5th MADELEINE: POLICE DIG FOR BODY Mon 6th MADELEINE Tue 7th MADELEINE BLOOD CLUE Wed 8th WE DIDN'T KILL OUR MADELEINE Thu 9th MADELEINE Fri 10th MADELEINE Sat 11th MADELEINE Sun 12th POLICE THINK MADDY IS DEAD
"News Values"
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She's the new Diana. The People's Poppet.
Sunday, 12 August, 2007
It doesn't mean it's not hard for the parents. This isn't as much a case of media fixation on a case than it is very clever parents using the media to keep the loss of their daughter in the public eye. I am of course left wondering how any Porto kids who've been kidnapped in the meantime are fareing news-wise.
Monday, 13 August, 2007
But does it help the parents?
Case in point, today's Express, which assured us that a British suspect would be arrested within hours of the paper being published. As far as I can tell no arrest has occurred. This suggests that either the World's Greatest Newspaper was publishing something it knew to be a lie, or by publishing the story they've tipped off a child murderer who has escaped.
Would either version improve life for the parents?
Monday, 20 August, 2007