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Madeleine McCann: A New Book, Danger And A New Investigation
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann, Kate McCann and Gerry McCann
IRISH INDEPENDENT: “Live dangerously: it’s so much safer”
We should stop fretting over potential disasters that are unlikely to happen, says a new book. Lisa Jewell reports
A new book:
Author Warwick Cairns enjoys an element of risk in his life and likes to skateboard and mountain bike. So you might expect that his book called How to Live Dangerously advocates taking up sky diving or swimming in shark cages.
Warwick Cairns dictates his book while parasailing outside his local hospital.
But this isn’t the case. In fact, his message is that there are plenty of everyday activities we should all be enjoying without worrying about risks to our safety…
Cairns says it’s understandable how people feel this anxiety when they are constantly being given information about things like terrorism and child abduction.
Here it comes:
“If a child is abducted nowadays, it’s still a rare occurrence but we hear about it a lot. If someone hears about a story such as Madeleine McCann 11 or 12 times in a day, then they feel like it’s happened 11 or 12 times that day.
“The reality of the situation and the perception are at odds with each other.”
It’s really like, nine or ten times a day…
PRESS GAZETTE: “MPs launch major review of legal issues facing the press”
The group will look at the effectiveness of the Press Complaints Commission system following a series of libel payouts to the parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann, their holiday friends “The Tapas Seven” and Robert Murat, the British expat named as a suspect by Portuguese police but subsequently cleared.
The committee said it was seeking views on whether the McCann case has exposed “a serious weakness in the self-regulatory regime”, and will ask “what changes news organisations themselves have made in the light of the case”.
Good.
THE GUARDIAN: “Press standards to be investigated by parliamentary select committee”
The inquiry will consider a wide range of issues, including whether successful libel actions against Express Newspapers’ titles and a number of other national papers over the McCann case “indicates a serious weakness with the self-regulatory regime” and whether self-regulation needs to be “toughened to make it more attractive to those seeking redress”.
How the Guardian likes to dig at the Express.
Madeleine McCann: A child is missing… still missing…
Posted: 20th, November 2008 | In: Madeleine McCann, Media | Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed:RSS 2.0
Comments
November 19th, 2008 at 9:15 am
frist
November 19th, 2008 at 9:16 am
sceond
November 19th, 2008 at 9:25 am
For one glorious moment I thought the headline was the McCs saying “Sorry”.
But it turns out it is the craven and cowed British Press caving in and refusing to be bloody, bold and resolute in their search for the truth.
November 19th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Peter - they have said sorry for feeling as though they let their daugther down…
November 19th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Beats publishing a torrent of lies about a couple who have lost their daughter, as the Portuguese press did.
November 19th, 2008 at 10:06 am
hoW DUZ diS NEw SiGhT WoRK?
November 19th, 2008 at 10:09 am
“Sure, I guess, if you insist on stereotyping anybody who blows up a few car bombs or drives a flaming Jeep into an airport as a quote-unquote ‘terrorist,’” said Bilal Abdulla, 29
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well at least Al Queda got a few tips from Mitchell.
November 19th, 2008 at 10:29 am
All the days posts in “latest posts” on front page…
Or browse by section…
November 19th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Petermac,what is the truth, the truth that posters here have decided is the truth.
November 19th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Wotcher firestar, you found us then…..bleeding obvious really , but…
November 19th, 2008 at 11:24 am
apparently all bannages have been lifted.
November 19th, 2008 at 11:30 am
In that case… welcome back Nosey!
November 19th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Nosey - peck peck peck x
November 19th, 2008 at 11:44 am
twennyfroth ???
November 19th, 2008 at 11:45 am
YEA !!!
November 19th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Hello Matt!
Fairly quiet today.
November 19th, 2008 at 11:54 am
noseycow says:
apparently all bannages have been lifted.
Not quite ALL Nosey,
Bans stay bans. Blocks are are a different issue and you have never been banned and only ever blocked for a maximum of 24 hours. If you were banned you could not post at all.
What has happened in the last few hours is some (not all) IP blocks…on very old and difficult serial lawbreakers have been lifted. They are unlikely to be in use at all. Any repeat problems to the site safety and they they go back. Simple.
You appear to have good sources, Care to share?
November 19th, 2008 at 11:55 am
FSbFP
November 19th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Hi. FSbFP.
Quite quiet.
Indeed.
November 19th, 2008 at 11:58 am
I thought you were leaving AGW?
November 19th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Nosey:
I was was the first to resign. I merely await imminent execution.
I have never said I was leaving,
Leaving what?
November 19th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Hello Noseycow. Good to see you back.
November 19th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
The numbered posts are back.
One small step for man … a giant leap for manorak
November 19th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I want the sums back
November 19th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
ello treacle
November 19th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
M and A
BF just for you-
http://www.mathsrevision.net/alevel/pure/
November 19th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
I used to be mortified when I got the sum wrong and had to try again. I’d look around and make sure no-one was looking over my shoulder as I tried again. I was traumatised forever by those silly sums!
November 19th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
m and as
I prefer the simple adding and subtracting lol
November 19th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
all11 noseycow Says:
November 19th, 2008 at 11:24 am
apparently all bannages have been lifted.
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Nosy I sensed you were around, how weird is that ?
When the Flak flies I duck behind the parapet
Nice new site yes ?
November 19th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
I’ve found where Mr Anorak takes his hols
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/signlanguage/3477147/Sign-language-week-25.html?image=1
November 19th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Ah grande funnel, who ran away last night.
Now remember my little amateur sleuths facts at all times, not invented or wishful alleged happenings.
Madeleine McCann is missing.
There are no suspects.
The parents are not suspects. There is no “corroborated” forensics.
There is no evidence against anyone.
The Portuguese authorities have never said “there is not enough evidence” against anyone.
People including the original three arguidos have received payouts for perceived libels against them.
It is very unwise to insult a high court judge.
So what is the case according to the barmy brigade, remember now, facts at all times, and be careful of libel law.