Find Madeleine McCann On Facebook
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
SAY the McCanns: “We strongly support and encourage this new initiative to use Facebook to increase awareness of missing children.”
Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, you will know that children go missing.
Although not if you’re watching the TV news of reading the newspapers because Madeleine McCann is no longer in the mass media.
But the campaign has not been in vain. She is on a press release.
And the better news is that no children have gone missing in the past few weeks. We look through the mainstream press every day. It’s a fact. But what of life on the internet?
The statement goes on: “Using the power of social media in this way will undoubtedly capture the attention - and hopefully the help - of a younger population who are a hugely valuable and resourceful group.
“We would urge the millions of Facebook users around the world to keep looking and to do what they can to help bring these children home.”
Missing People has set up a widget for Facebook users to download, which will mean information on current appeals will be displayed on their homepage.
Says missing People Chief Executive Paul Tuohy: “If every Facebook user downloaded our BT-powered application, millions of people internationally could see an appeal that could help us to reunite a family.”
Because BT cares…
Madeleine McCann: Fighting the PR war
Posted: 25th, May 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann, Online-PR Comments (1,240) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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May 26th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
828…val
Morning !!
Yes….I watched a bit of it….a good performance by Monty…but Old T
tends to be a devil for spin after a couple of days play….could lead to
an exciting finish…NZ…are not deplete in the Spinning ability.
Read the CNN article….they don’t seem too impressed by it all.
May 26th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Thanks, Val, for the CNN article.
You always provide us with interesting stuff to read.
May 26th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Matt, I read 783
what do you mean?
it is not a Portuguese text.
By the way, I’m a Brazilian.
May 26th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
825 coolandcalm
I too watch the News, but this was not a televised interview as far as I can see.
May 26th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
821 Matt
Good Morning Matt et al………did you watch the Cricket yesterday, I couldn”t believe
Monty”s bowling!
I posted an interesting article by CNN which was modded, but now released, worth a
look, its on the previous page. Don”t bother with the rest of the stuff, I thought I was
only posting the CNN one!!!!
May 26th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
822
Maria Says:
May 26th, 2008 at 11:52 am
whoops
I think only three of them actually went back. Was it Payne, O’B and Rachel Oldfield?
Of course, the Mcs themselves stayed for months. Murat was there all the time.
So were the most of the MW staff, one assumes.
Of course, the other friends could only be made arguidos now under the new law……which requires evidence before someone can be accorded that status. (Good to see the Portuguese amending their laws in line with greater democracy, respect for human rights etc. Several of their lawyers have been pressing for this for some time. And NO! I am not saying that everything in the English judicial garden is rosy.) The requirement for evidence might just present a difficulty. Don’t know. Evidence wasn’t a requirement when Murat and both Mcs were made arguidos. A hunch would do, it seems, IMO, based on what their Portuguese lawyer and others, have said. Only my opinion. Don’t know if that was relevant or not but questions were raised as to whether or not the Mcs could even have been made arguidos under the new law.
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The way in which certain posters profess blissful ignorance and faux naivity is fascinating; anyone who had bothered to read this thread would know perfectly well that we have discussed, at considerable length, the questions raised in this post.
And yet the poster, without citing any evidence at all, repeats the claims which have just been debated at length, and dismissed on the grounds that there is no grounds to support them.
So come on Maria; break the habits of a posting lifetime and provide some evidence…
May 26th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
822…Maria
I daresay…when the Judge…upon reviewing the case…and Authorising
the extension(s) of the Arguidoships…would be very aware of his Legal
Rights in the matter.
May 26th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Val… CNN is available here. I watch it most days both on TV and online as I’m sure many others do.
May 26th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Mods and Admin
I don”t know how the items got in the post, I thought I was only posting the CNN
article!!!!!!Can you delete the rest and just show the CNN one, which since it is an
American News channel would not have been shown here.
M and A
Its ok as it is done, got distracted between the links and editing it again , and I can get CNN too. Sometimes when you paste and copy it covers the entire item not just a little bit
May 26th, 2008 at 11:53 am
788 Ferdinand
I didn’t challenge the strategic acumen of the T9 in refusing to attend the reconstruction…
I just commented on the fact that IMO a meaningful outcome of this case will be dependent on the reconstruction. Unfortunately.
May 26th, 2008 at 11:52 am
whoops
I think only three of them actually went back. Was it Payne, O’B and Rachel Oldfield?
Of course, the Mcs themselves stayed for months. Murat was there all the time.
So were the most of the MW staff, one assumes.
Of course, the other friends could only be made arguidos now under the new law……which requires evidence before someone can be accorded that status. (Good to see the Portuguese amending their laws in line with greater democracy, respect for human rights etc. Several of their lawyers have been pressing for this for some time. And NO! I am not saying that everything in the English judicial garden is rosy.) The requirement for evidence might just present a difficulty. Don’t know. Evidence wasn’t a requirement when Murat and both Mcs were made arguidos. A hunch would do, it seems, IMO, based on what their Portuguese lawyer and others, have said. Only my opinion. Don’t know if that was relevant or not but questions were raised as to whether or not the Mcs could even have been made arguidos under the new law.
May 26th, 2008 at 11:51 am
818…Maravilha
May I ask….are you Portuguese ?
If so could you please read post 783 ?
May 26th, 2008 at 11:49 am
784 Garth
Quite right… that’s clearly where you have the problem… both with common sense AND intelligence.
May 26th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Morning all, another miserable day, weather wise . Thought this would interest you, honestly it is beyond belief how the McCann”s are raking in the money!!!!! at least
CNN weren”t fooled.
CNN.com
IntheField
May 2, 2008
Meeting the McCanns
Posted: 1646 GMT
LONDON, England – “Five minutes,” says a clipboard-carrying assistant, sticking a head around the door, before adding tellingly: “A showbiz five minutes.”
The McCanns have launched a 48-hour media blitz in a fresh bid for information about their missing daughter.
Waiting to interview the McCanns these days is to bear witness to a well-drilled media circus: a luxury suite in a London hotel; trays of croissants, pastries and jugs of coffee; a revolving cast of journalists asking variations of the same questions.
“The doctors will see you now,” the same assistant quips as three more reporters shuffle through. It is a setting and a schedule tailored to the whims of film stars or musicians, in town to promote a summer blockbuster or a brand new album.
Of course Kate and Gerry McCann - both medical doctors — have nothing to sell. They are here to raise awareness about the ongoing campaign to find their missing daughter, Madeleine, who vanished without trace from a Portuguese beach resort during a family holiday a year ago this Saturday.
The McCanns have been criticized in some quarters for using the media to raise awareness about Madeleine’s disappearance, notably since they were named by Portuguese police as formal suspects, or “arguidos” in the case.
That criticism has clearly hurt. They are defensive about their use of the media, arguing that for 99 percent of the time they try to lead a normal family life, focusing their energies on their young twins, Madeleine’s younger brother and sister.
This 48-hour blitz has been carefully planned, they say, to capitalize on the inevitable coverage that the anniversary of Madeleine’s disappearance would have generated. Kate admits that her daughter has become iconic of the plight of missing children over the past 12 months.
Twelve months since they first stepped in front of the full glare of the world’s media, the McCanns appear relaxed and comfortable in front of a camera. Articulate and composed, the couple naturally pick up each other’s sentences and thoughts. They have sacrificed “normal life” in the belief that their daughter is still out there, waiting to be found.
“This is not about Kate and Gerry McCann,” Kate says. “This is about Madeleine.”
If the emotions of the case are still raw, it is hard to tell.
Posted by: CNN.Digital Producer.Simon Hon .
re edited jj
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May 26th, 2008 at 11:43 am
If Tapas 7 don’t go, it will say everything.
May 26th, 2008 at 11:36 am
813
whoops Says:
May 26th, 2008 at 11:31 am
806-The employers of the Tapas group might feel thay they have been lenient enough allowing extended leave etc. They have already returned once to PDL and also been questioned at length recently-Sorry to say it, but life goes on…and if this lot are doctors their patients might just need them here. Specially as the recon will probably prove nothing-apart from no-one got timelines exactly right.
Just going to run for cover.
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Please stay, at least long enough to tell me when the Tapas group returned to PDL?
May 26th, 2008 at 11:35 am
813…whoops
But…everyone is supportive to them all….an employer who transgressed
that status would be seen to be a very nasty employer indeed…..and in the
full glare of publicity too.
Nope….employment issues don’t register…when attemoting to know what
may have happened to a three year old child.
May 26th, 2008 at 11:34 am
810
Matt. Says:
May 26th, 2008 at 11:29 am
P Green….and/or any of the other Millionaire “supporter’s” should soon
see to it….for the sake of Madeleine, of course…that a flight…to and from
…with all costs covered….work absence sorted….would ensure that the least
time possible away from their various “responsibilities” is guaranteed.
After all…..they all want to know what may have happened to Madeleine.
Don’t they ?
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Regrettably, the answer appears to be no.
However we can look forward to Team McCann’s ongoing tissue of prevarication and obfuscation being brought to us on a regular basis…
May 26th, 2008 at 11:34 am
good morning
3 days
Salomon, keep writing.
I love everything you say.
May 26th, 2008 at 11:31 am
806-The employers of the Tapas group might feel thay they have been lenient enough allowing extended leave etc. They have already returned once to PDL and also been questioned at length recently-Sorry to say it, but life goes on…and if this lot are doctors their patients might just need them here. Specially as the recon will probably prove nothing-apart from no-one got timelines exactly right.
Just going to run for cover.
May 26th, 2008 at 11:31 am
809 Garth
What sort of porkies
BTW porkies are lies for anyone who does not know
Must go too
May 26th, 2008 at 11:29 am
804 Garth Says:
‘Unfortunately for the PJ i think an Ace will be served ‘
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You make it sound like the PJ are out to get the arguidos, or is it just a game of tennis
May 26th, 2008 at 11:29 am
P Green….and/or any of the other Millionaire “supporter’s” should soon
see to it….for the sake of Madeleine, of course…that a flight…to and from
…with all costs covered….work absence sorted….would ensure that the least
time possible away from their various “responsibilities” is guaranteed.
After all…..they all want to know what may have happened to Madeleine.
Don’t they ?
May 26th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Apologies but i have to go ……… im late …….. son racing today.
AW
Yes
May 26th, 2008 at 11:26 am
726 Garth Says:
‘I think he may have a mouth also which unfortunately……… tells porkies! ‘
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Were you referring to Matt’s post about M. Oldfield ? see posts 724, 722
May 26th, 2008 at 11:23 am
804…Garth
Whoever declines to attend will lose any credibility they may have had
in the eyes of the Gen Public, and worse still, will be strongly suspected
of being involved in MM’s “disappearance”.
May 26th, 2008 at 11:22 am
803
Marie Nicholas Says:
May 26th, 2008 at 11:17 am
…Unless we believe them when they are afraid it might upset the mother, and it is difficult to get a leave from their jobs, and a re-construction might not be useful.
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And yes, after all we are only talking about the disappearance of a three year old child; it’s not as if it’s anything important, is it?
M and a
Well she wasn’t last May 3rd anyway
May 26th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Sorry about my English!
May 26th, 2008 at 11:20 am
802
AgendaWide Says:
May 26th, 2008 at 11:15 am
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Thats if the investigation ends and even then there’s no guarantee. If the reenactment doesnt take place then the ball will be in the PJ’s court. Unfortunately for the PJ i think an Ace will be served and we will see the PJ stumbling yet again!
May 26th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Salomon ES
If pressing charges only depends on a re-construction, it means the evidence isn’t strong enough, anyway, IMO.
It certainly is necessary for the police to complete their investigation and understand why the witnesses’statements don’t fit. The re-construction would help. But understanding where the problem lies doesn’t mean being able to press charges.
I think that when the files are open, it will probably appear that the abduction theory doesn’t hold much, and that the friends and family of the missing girl know more than they say. But also that the PJ don’t have the means to say what happened exactly neither to incriminate anyone.
I also think that at during re-construction, it could happen that none of the witnesses change their statement. It would then only bring point out the contradictions -if any. The witnesses’ refusal to attend will just show how reluctant they are to help solve the case. But apparently, it is a a small inconvenient for them, compared to what could happened if they did help - Unless we believe them when they are afraid it might upset the mother, and it is difficult to get a leave from their jobs, and a re-construction might not be useful.