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Originally Posted by Tin Monkey
If the public didn't crave the 'stories', then the frenzy would be for nothing.
Blaming the media is too simplistic.
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I know what you mean. There is a tendency in this country for people to want to know all the details. It gets taken too far though. Kate and Gerry McCann still need the media to help them keep looking for Madeleine but I'm sure they wouldn't mind being left alone today of all days. It must have been heartbreaking to make the journey home without being followed all the way by media, and there were even photographers waiting in their street, outside their house, cameras at the ready, begging for a comment. Rothley is swamped with press today which must be extremely intrusive, not only for the McCanns but for their neighbours and others who live in Rothley. It's too much.
I just think the media should have left them alone today. Intrusive coverage like this has an almost voyeuristic feel to it, stirring up the emotions of the ghouls who get off on situations like these. It encourages the grief tourists to visit in their coach loads and friends, families, neighbours and colleagues end up being harassed too. It's not good for anybody when individuals are put under such intense media pressure.
