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Madeleine McCann And The Threat To Newspapers

MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann , Kate McCann and Gerry McCann

BBC: “Economy ‘threatens’ news accuracy”

The story is illustrated by a picture of Madeleine McCann. How so? Is hers the face of the economic downturn?

Press intrusion and inaccurate reporting are getting worse because the recession has forced newspapers to make cutbacks, a report suggests.

The report from the Media Standards Trust says some papers are sacrificing standards to maintain sales.

Can we trust the news? And it’s not the recession - it’s the web that’s doing for newspapers.

A YouGov survey found only 7% of 2,024 people questioned trust UK national newspapers to behave responsibly.

In all, 32% of Britons trust surveys more than the BBC. Fact:

The report says the public’s already low trust in national newspapers is getting worse as newsrooms cut costs, putting journalists under greater pressure and increasing inaccuracy.

Not the BBC. The press:

As an example, it cited “inaccurate and in some cases defamatory reporting” of the case of missing British girl Madeleine McCann.

A single-thread story spun out of control.

The 7% level of people who trusted newspapers to behave responsibly was lower than that for banks.

Exclusive to all newspapers: “Bankers are the new estate agents.”

Madeleine McCann is missing.

Anorak

Posted: 9th, February 2009 | In: Madeleine McCann, Media Comments (66) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink

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June says:
February 14th, 2009 at 9:00 am

Try Pete in Snouts BF

brandon flours says:
February 14th, 2009 at 7:00 am

home?

on, I mean lol

or do i

brandon flours says:
February 14th, 2009 at 6:58 am

i miss all the american nutters who used to come home during the night

brandon flours says:
February 14th, 2009 at 6:23 am

join us on face book

chenier says:
February 14th, 2009 at 12:24 am

And it’s Dougal signing out here as well.
Good night, everyone…

thatpoorpriest says:
February 14th, 2009 at 12:24 am

Happy Valentine’s Day !

Abraham Zapruder says:
February 14th, 2009 at 12:06 am

Oh well, off to bed said Zebedee

Abraham Zapruder says:
February 13th, 2009 at 11:54 pm

The other link of course being the way Gordon Brown hasn’t covered himself in glory viz both Maddy and the economy, some might say his premiership started badly then fell away.

Not to mention Jacqui Smith.

But back to PT, the biggest concern for me is that Apt 5A was allowed to be relet to five different families before Eddie was brought in, the merest glance at the OJ Simpson case in the 1990s would tell us what happens if all pieces in the forensic puzzle don’t fit.

It would be a bit ironic if the T7 damages had been invested in Iceland…

sam says:
February 13th, 2009 at 11:31 pm

a lot of cock up in the case it seems unfortunately az.

chenier says:
February 13th, 2009 at 11:30 pm

Well, on the cold case front we are still waiting to discover who Jack the Ripper was, but I think that in retrospect the mammoth PR orgy, and the £2 million Fund, will look like the apogee of the ‘greed is great’ bubble. And I suspect that the Fund was probably invested in one of the high interest banks in places like Iceland and the Isle of Man, so there may not be a Fund anymore…

Abraham Zapruder says:
February 13th, 2009 at 11:11 pm

‘Twas but a merry jest, Garth can take a joke like the rest of us.

But anyway, looks like the Maddy story isn’t of too much interest these days, I guess that’s because last year the PJ shelved the case, then the recession came along and that’s a bigger story because it concerns just about everybody.

My hunch is there was something of a cock-up with the forensics, Rebelo got to the bottom of it but they couldn’t find a body and he knew the case wouldn’t stand up because of the problem with the forensic evidence.

Then again cold cases have do a habit of getting solved in the end so the perpetrator (s) shouldn’t sleep too soundly.

sam says:
February 13th, 2009 at 10:12 pm

he’s between 5 and 10 years old ?

Abraham Zapruder says:
February 13th, 2009 at 9:55 pm

Sam I clicked on your link and came up with this:

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Hello
I am Anorak, the happy mag for kids.
I am a happy mag aimed at both boys and girls, aged between 5 and 10 years old. But older kids read me too! You can buy me 4 times a year.
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Ah well at least it explains Garth’s presence

sam says:
February 13th, 2009 at 6:20 pm

i googled it brandon before clicking on your link and came up with this
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anorak-Magazine/22599641691

thought you had to be younger than 35 or something to join facebook ?

coolandcalm says:
February 13th, 2009 at 6:06 pm

Thanks… found it and joined. I keep promising myself I’ll saty away from Facebook etc but I don’t!
Party? must read it properly!!

brandon flours says:
February 13th, 2009 at 5:15 pm

Cool does it work for you ?

Are you coming to the party?

brandon flours says:
February 13th, 2009 at 5:13 pm

http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=509998334&share_id=51082141235&post_id=759137&comments#/group.php?gid=28470725248&ref=mf

coolandcalm says:
February 13th, 2009 at 5:12 pm

I can’t find it under Anorak BF….. whats it under? or am I being my usual non-techy self

brandon flours says:
February 13th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

So Anoraks on facebook now !! I joined you

Bat E Bird says:
February 12th, 2009 at 8:21 am

The report is still available Coolandcalm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-510321/McCanns-wasting-fund-cash-Madeleine-hunt-Morocco.html

brandon flours says:
February 12th, 2009 at 12:36 am

that poor priest me toox

thatpoorpriest says:
February 11th, 2009 at 9:46 pm

never hear that one before. Certainly just made me chuckle.

I wonder if they used them as bribes to anyone who would tell reporters that they spotted the missing one?

I miss the good old days of lively debate on here. surely someone will break soon? Having read the British police interview of the partner of Jane Tanner - can’t help thinking he is at breaking point. The convoluted excuses he gave for saying he wouldn’t go back for a reinactment included loads of stuff on illness and stress, and breaking up a life that had been perfect up to that point. Lucky him, don’t think I’ve had even 24 hours of perfection! LOL. I’ll be a lot happier if certain people get their just deserts though!

coolandcalm says:
February 11th, 2009 at 9:41 pm

I thought that had been dismissed as an internet myth that grew legs and ran to the media before being proved to be nonsense?

Bat E Bird says:
February 11th, 2009 at 9:29 pm

Metodo3: “Each has a replica of Cuddle Cat, Madeleine’s favourite toy, which they are encouraged to squeeze when they feel demotivated at the size of their task.” Daily Mail, 25 Jan 2008

Thanks for reminding me of that Chenier. It still makes me laugh.

chenier says:
February 11th, 2009 at 7:26 pm

Haven’t a clue, Nostradamus.

I do, on the other hand, know that the trusty searchers are still making their way across north Africa sqeezing their cuddlecats whenever the going gets tough…