Is Madeleine McCann Disappearing From The UK Press?
THE Anorak has been watching the media’s treatment of the Madeleine McCann story for some months.
The tragedy of a missing child was turned into a media feeding frenzy, a grim story with any gaps in the narrative plugged with speculation and voyeurism.
We were invited to become sleuths, armchair detectives working out who had done what and how. Nothing meaningful has been achieved by this. Madeleine McCann is missing.
Who cannot feel for those involved? Who would want to be them?
Now Anorak learns from a reader that the Madeleine McCann story may be disappearing from the British press, and newspapers’ websites.
Anorak’s team of moderators seeks to weed out libellous comments and anyone making accusations against individuals they cannot back up. We seek not to mirror the press but show you how the story is presented by media outlets to their audiences. Now read this:
. xklamation |
Madeleine McCann is vanishing from the British Press
Every single story in the Daily Express and in the Daily Star regarding Madeleine McCann has disappeared.
This was the answer given by the Daily Express’ online editor, Geoff Marsh:
“Hi xxx, Many thanks for your email. For operational reasons, some articles previously available on express.co.UK have been temporarily removed. I’m afraid I can’t go into any more detail. Best wishes, Geoff”
And from the web team of Daily Express:
“Hi xxx
Many thanks for your email - and indeed your continued support as a regular reader.
I assure you, we do value you - and your input.
Daily Express
Due to operational reasons, a number of stories which previously appeared on express.co.uk have been made temporarily unavailable.Apologies if this causes any inconvenience or disrupts your use of our website.
I’m afraid I can’t go into any more detail.
However I would like to emphasise once again that we value your readership - and are grateful for your ongoing support of express.co.uk.
Best wishes
The Web Team”
Why is thia happening?
Posted: 22nd, February 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann Comments (410) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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February 22nd, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Marie - I could - sort of - at a push perhaps believe this ‘rubbish’ if it were the first night of the holiday. But are they trying to tell us that this had been their system for 6 nights???
If it were my friends, after about half an hour of this chaos someone would suggest that we pile all the kids in together and take turns sitting with them?? or some other logical arrangement..
They are suggesting that on their last night one of their ‘friends’ finally says to them at around 9.30 pm , ‘are come on i’m checking on mine now - you just stay here and i’ll check on yours while i’m up.’
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:07 pm
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RedRooster
You not speaking to me.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:07 pm
Châtelaine?
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:06 pm
216
fake fake fake
Grande Finale Says
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no bleedin way thats Kates tits
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:05 pm
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Châtelaine Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:00 pm
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Saul Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Not goodbye? Tot Straks surely.
****
remember you told me being in the Netherlands. Cute you remember some words.
Heel aardig van je
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:04 pm
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Fair Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Oh & Chateleine don’t you ever dare make up stories & be a childish bully again.
******
…..
Bye
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:04 pm
205
:mcnasty: damn why didnt that work ??
val Says:
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its certainly odd but dont hold your breath with this one….I think somethings happening but it tends to happen very slowly in this case. Hopefully the pj are getting ready to pounce. But who knows, we’ve waited nearly a year so a little longer will be fine as long as the mcfools get their just deserts I dont mind if it takes another year….
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:03 pm
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good
Châtelaine
++++
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:03 pm
#
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dcb Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:49 pm
sorry = “SOL’s” ?
SOL , a Portuguese Newspaper
Edition of AUGUST 11, 2007, an article by Felicia Cabrita and Margarida Davim
Was the first one to have the Tapas times….
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:03 pm
200 Noseycow
I got exactly the same feeling as you about that dinner party, with people from the party coming and going all the time. It also seems that many phone calls took place during the dinner. G. meeting a friend and having a long conversation with him in the street instead of coming back straight away after checking on his children.
It seems crazy : what they were doing they weren’t really doing. The friend who checked on the MCs children listened to the door, but didn’t really check. They were having a party, but weren’t really eating together.
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Grande LOL
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:02 pm
dcb Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:59 pm
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Châtelaine
Take care
****
I will dcb, don’t worry. I have this other [exciting & full] life. You take care too!
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Have you all been crucifying KM again ?
http://img27.picoodle.com/img/img27/4/2/20/rolfharris/f_Krucifym_a27f83e.jpg
Looks like her nails need doing
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:00 pm
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Saul Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Not goodbye? Tot Straks surely.
****
remember you told me being in the Netherlands. Cute you remember some words.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:59 pm
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Châtelaine
++++++++++++
Take care
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:59 pm
183 dcb
Nice post!!!!!
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:58 pm
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dcb Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:54 pm
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Châtelaine
I wasn’t being sarcastic - it was on here because of you days before it hit the main press. Thanks for that.
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Thank you too, DCB.
I’ve been virtually hurt & do want to get out of this; something which has been intriguing me for such a long time, which will be on my mind till “we” have the answer. But the desire to share my thoughts here has gone.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Not goodbye? Tot Straks surely.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Oh & Chateleine don’t you ever dare make up stories & be a childish bully again.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:54 pm
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Châtelaine
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I wasn’t being sarcastic - it was on here because of you days before it hit the main press. Thanks for that.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Val - am not into the great big conspiracy theory, but we do know that team mcc has retained the services of ‘mega hitting’ lawyers, excellent PR advisors (allegedly), and some web based intelligence companies. So I’m pretty sure that the tapas 9/10 must have had help ‘preparing’ themselves for further questioning. IMO.
Or do you think all their paid experts respond to them by saying, really I can’t listen to this, it is unprofessional of me and unlawful of you to ammend your stories in order to influence the outcome of the investigation??
Re the rogatory letters - I’m sure someone posted a link from portugal last week saying that the british government had accepted them (2nd time round) through political channels and had passed them on to leicestershire police to act on. Can’t remember who posted it
sorry
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:54 pm
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Saul Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Is there another thread somewhere????
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Ah, Sir Saul
Goodbye to thee too
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Is there another thread somewhere????
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:53 pm
195 Red Rooster
Iv”e posted to Noseycow some interesting, well I think so, info. The person who posted these has proved to be quite accurate before now and has a” friend” in the know.
Wonder why the Press reporting, if you can call it that, is being “stifled”. Either
the PJ has complained Officially, or “the more money than the Fund” reference
in one of the posts is significant. IMO of course.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:53 pm
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dcb Says:
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:52 pm
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Châtelaine
Don’t forget - you gave us the translation first on the sighting in France
****
Who cares?
Bye 2u2
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:52 pm
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Châtelaine
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Don’t forget - you gave us the translation first on the sighting in France
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Good evening “all”.
I finally had the time to glance through the major part of yesterday’s and today’s posts [3 threads, zjeesh], with a special thanks to Fair & Totje. It’s a completely new experience to me, I must say and I do wish you both good luck & “all” here much pleasure with these two characters.
I don’t know them, and they definitely don’t know me
I’ll be lurking occasionally to read the more intelligent posts.
I do miss so many of the posters of some months ago.
Happy sleuthing.
And fun, fun, fun [bye âde. thank you for the music ...]
Bye Marie, PeterMac, Carmen et al
Oh, and Fair, don’t you ever dare to mention my Maman again.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:49 pm
sorry = “SOL’s” ?
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Jolie - thanks for your links - having looked at them all i’m soooo bloody confused. It looks like there was one and perhaps two (differing versions) periods of about 5 minutes each when the whole party were actually sitting at the table - enjoying dinner.
With their (alleged) collective intelligence don’t you think that perhaps they could have arranged things better than that by the last night of their holiday???
Or have we finally found where to place the blame for the current state of the nhs???
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:44 pm
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but hey -Oprah has the answer.
veritablequandary Says
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Was thinking the same myself