Newspaper Headlines

[China Doll]

Hi All,

Has anyone seen the Daily Express headline today regarding the little girl Maddy that is missing? Did it irk anyone else that they just had to write 'arab' in there. Why could it not have been 'abducted on a luxury yacht?'

I see no reason for this other than sensationalism and provocation and it left a nasty taste in my mouth. Or am I perhaps just on my soap box and should step down?

I just found it very irritating.

Cheers
China

[sp1814]

A link to the story:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/view/11399/MADDY :+Find+the+Arab's+yacht

CD - in this case, I think that it would be justified giving as much information as possible in the faint hope that it narrows down the hunt for Maddy's abductors.

Also it's nice to see the Express printing a story which isn't about Princess flippin' Diana!!!

[China Doll]

How odd.... Why wouldn't he give the name? Anyway...

I'm still not sure I agree Sp1814, I don't think it needed to be on the front page like that. As a sub-headline to the story on the same page then I don't have any real problem with it because as you say it narrows it down. But it's not like it needs to be on the front page; I think everyone is going to read anything to do with Maddy without it needing to be sensationalised that way.

But perhaps I'm just having a narky day...

(And yes, agree with the Diana statement 100%)

[sp1814]

CD

I wouldn't be surprised to see the following Express headline within the next couple of weeks:

MADDY DETECTIVE IN MYSTERY DIANA MI5 SECRET FILES PROBE

You have been warned.

[China Doll]

That just made me to a full giggle fit at the computer... I was in danger of spilling my coffee.

I'll consider myself warned and will walk past newspaper stands with my eyes closed in the short-term future.

[jno]

I agree, China Doll. Nice as it is to give information out, I doubt that Daily Express readers are actually sifting through the names of all the Arabs they know who own yachts. The headline is just to reassure them it must be one of those shifty Islamic people.

[stokeace]

if the boat was owned by an arabanian then it should be reported that it was owned by an arab.....the same as if it was owned by an irishman a welshman or whoever................what is the problem?or am i going to be called racist here?

[lynbrown]

I thought the same, China. It looked inflammatory to me.

[jno]

yeah but stokeace, have you ever actually seen a headline along the lines of 'Find this Portuguese yacht'? It just doesn't happen.