Madeleine McCann: Four, Three Men, DNAboost And Risk
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
DAILY STAR: “Cops slam pics of Maddie suspects – Innocent people are put at ‘risk’”
“Four” people who look like the drawings inspired by holidaymaker Gail Cooper have now been questioned by police
So says the Star. Although on closer inspection Jose Marques plus Joaquim Agostinho plus a Portuguese builder in Gibraltar makes three, not four
Celebrity criminologist Francisco Moita Flores says: “It is manipulation and propaganda.” No, not the Star’s reporting, rather the sketches
DAILY MAIL: “Fourth man questioned in Maddie e-fit probe”
When is an e-fit a drawing? Compare and contrast
The Mail sees the Portuguese builder questioned and then freed. “At least” three other men have been questioned
THE SUN: “SUPER DNA ‘WILL CLEAR McCANNS – They welcome new-style forensic tests”
A tiny sample is, reportedly, found in the McCanns’ Renault Scenic hire car. How did it get there? From her clothes, say the McCanns. “Another theory was that Maddie’s younger brother and sister may have similar DNA,” says the Sun
And there’s a new test. It’s called DNAboost. DNAboost “can separate or ‘clarify’ profiles and unravel tiny samples”
With DNAboost what you thought had gone comes back with a bang!
DAILY MIRROR (online): “McCann pics fury”
Always the “fury”
Police in Portugal “claim Kate and Gerry McCann are hindering the probe into missing Madeleine by releasing sketches of the possible kidnapper.
One detective says the drawings were too vague and could “identify dozens or hundreds of people”
“But McCann spokesman Clarence Mitchell hinted more sketches could be on the way ‘if we get any more information’”
THE INDEPENDENT: “Alastair Campbell: The Cudlipp Lecture”
“In an era of more pages, more space, more access, more talk, there is less said and done that is truly memorable. Even in Dacre’s apologia he could only draw on Stephen Lawrence – again - as the story where he felt the Mail made an impact and did some good. Similarly, in his Mactaggart Lecture Jeremy Paxman said the BBC constantly pointed to Planet Earth as evidence of good TV combining with good ratings, but did so precisely because it is a rarity. And with every front page screaming headline that doesn’t quite deliver the big story, every exclusive that isn’t, every whooshing breaking news that isn’t really breaking news at all, every new twist in the McCann case that isn’t a new twist at all, the public gets a little wiser every time”
We recognise the spin, says Mr Campbell – “Media spin to fill media space.” And we might even recognise the irony…
Madeleine McCann: A media feeding frenzy
Posted: 29th, January 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann Comments (930) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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January 29th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
352
CSN
According to one of today’s papers, he’s called Jonathan, and the electoral records and phone book seem to confirm this:
http://www.192.com/search/search.cfm
January 29th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
348 Ian
I couldn’t agree more. Though you forgot to mention that the moment they were asked serious questions they scarpered..
January 29th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
So what have I missed today? Anything new happening?
January 29th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
346
Marie Nicholas
Or even release some of the once vast funds to helping find other missing children.
January 29th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
321
Allison
Then there is the question of the unanswered questions… not exactly helpful or doing all that’s possible to find her, is it?
January 29th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
So whos Cooper husband ???
January 29th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
346
Marie Nicholas
January 29th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
346 Marie Nicholas
Exactly.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
296 SteveT
It would be original anyway.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
321 Allison
Yes, I can blame them. Its distracting any sensible investigation.
If they really felt as you say, they would indeed do anything - they would not hide away in the UK but face their accusers and clear it all up.
It is a complete fallacy to say they are desperate parents who would do anything to find their daughter - list out the things they have done, right from the beginning - jogging, going to church, google searches, launching balloons, selling merchandise (despite having a fund to make it and distribute it free - they actually sell it!) spouting declarations of their innocence via a highly paid mouthpiece….
They have done next to nothing - perhaps even actually nothing, to search for her. Even their detectives are a sham.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
I’m orf you lovely people. Got that damn train to catch. have a lovely evening.
Night Brandon - mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwoi x x x x
January 29th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
321 Allison
You say you’d do anything to find your daughter. Maybe you’d go to Portugal and join forces with the PJ.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
344
Ian
331 PeterMac
I cant believe that Clarence does not vet what Gerry writes.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
331 PeterMac
Amazing that Clarence hasnt taken control of this major media gateway!
Looks like Gerry is in control!
January 29th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
342
Lone Pigeon
Yes, I hate doing my own washing…..
January 29th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
338
SteveT Says:
January 29th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
323
SC46
In that case, I think Ive got her on the Trade Descriptions Act
HAHAHAHAHAHa that’s how I got rid of my last one
January 29th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
339
just_me Says:
January 29th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Bye all, see you tomorrow x
take care you xx
January 29th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Bye Just_Me
January 29th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Bye all, see you tomorrow x
January 29th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
323
SC46
In that case, I think Ive got her on the Trade Descriptions Act.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
335
noseycow Says:
see ya
January 29th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Phwwwooorrrrrr
January 29th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
stevet - chance would be a fine thing - god late again now - thanks all
January 29th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Val
basically Brandon Flowers is the lead singer of the killers, and I didnt want to get him in trouble so I changed it to Flours.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Bye Noseycow. No sleeping at work!
January 29th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
simon - no
been on nights sun/mon and tonight - have to leave in half an hour and still in my pj’s 
must dash catch you later in the week
January 29th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
267 Ian
Just been on the screenshot page of the gerrymccannsblogs site. It all begins to become clear. He first inaccurately labelled the sketches as those from JTs description, and the text referred to the similarity of Coopers and JTs descriptions
Then he changed the rubric of the sketches to “Cooper”, and obviously altered the script of the blog to read ‘Cooper’, thus making the whole thing utterly ludic…(Sorry) ridiculous
And he hasn’t yet worked it out and corrected it.
So no conspiracy. Just arrogance and stupidity.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
I don’t know about public contrition. I wouldn’t really believe in it.
I just ask them not to give themselves sickening, inaccurate excuses.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Who is John brown anyway?
January 29th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
312 Brando Flours
Because you used to be Flowers.
I”m going to have dinner now, but will catch up with any replies later.