McCann Family PR Offensive...

21 September 2007CNN Fionnuala Sweeney, Emily ChangExcerpts:FIONNUALA SWEENEY, CNN ANCHOR:Hello, I'm Fionnuala Sweeney in London.Welcome to CNN's INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS, where we turn the spotlight on the media.This week, the parents of missing Madeleine McCann go on a PR offensive. We look at their efforts to control the direction of the story.... First, the media and the case of missing Madeleine McCann, a story that has...

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Get that cat to forensics, armchair sleuths demand

14 September 2007The TimesDominic Kennedy, Will Pavia"It's 2.30 in the morning. I can't sleep and didn't get to sleep until midnight, obsessed and stressed over all the craziesness (sic) that's hit the net about the abduction of Madeleine McCann," Brenda Stardom, an American living in Portugal, blogs. "I belong to the FindMadeleine MySpace and I check it at least every 15 minutes when I'm awake because the comments fly faster...

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UK government agency to monitor blogs

15 August 2007Financial TimesCarlos GrandeThe COI, the UK government's communications agency, is working on a way to monitor what people say about policy on blogs and internet forums for the media briefings it sends to ministers. A project by the COI's Media Monitoring Unit is considering how to add blogs to its regular summaries of government coverage in mainstream press or television.The summaries are used across Whitehall from...

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Cops' booze shame

8 June 2007The SunLucy HaganTHE cop leading the Maddie hunt was blasted yesterday after he and two colleagues spent two hours boozing - at lunchtime. Chief inspector Olegario Sousa downed wine and whisky with fellow Portuguese officers as a restaurant TV screened Maddie's anguished parents at a Berlin press conference.A British snapper was ARRESTED after he spotted Wednesday's long lunch in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz,...

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Officers defend two-hour lunches

8 June 2007The TimesDavid BrownSenior officers involved in the search for Madeleine McCann have been seen regularly going out for two-hour lunches. As her parents completed 13 gruelling interviews and meetings with politicians in Berlin on Wednesday, two of the leading officers in the case were seen enjoying a leisurely lunch. Chief Inspector Olegario Sousa and Goncalo Amaral, the head of the regional Policia Judiciaria, joined...

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Madeleine officers defend their regular two-hour lunches

8 June 2007  The TimesDavid Brown  and Thomas Catan Police 'laughed at parents on TV news'McCanns told of 'credible call' lead Senior officers involved in the search for Madeleine McCann have been seen regularly going out for two-hour lunches. As her parents completed 13 gruelling interviews and meetings with politicians in Berlin on Wednesday, two of the leading officers in the case were seen enjoying a leisurely...

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Police go on bender

8 June 2007Daily Star Portuguese detectives hunting Madeleine cracked jokes during a boozy lunch as her parents flew across Europe to try to find her. Senior officers laughed as they knocked back wine and whisky as a news programme showed the McCanns in Berlin this week. As the parents later headed to Amsterdam, the detective ranked No 3 - Insp Goncalo Amaral - sat slumped in a chair staring at a bottle of Johnnie Walker...

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Cops booze Shame

8 June 2007The SunLucy Hagan  The cop leading the Maddie hunt was blasted yesterday after he and two colleagues spent two hours boozing - at lunchtime. Chief inspector Olegario Sousa downed wine and whisky with fellow Portuguese officers as a restaurant TV screened Maddie's anguished parents at a Berlin press conference.  A British snapper was ARRESTED after he spotted Wednesday's long lunch in the Algarve resort...

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Maddy police defend long lunch break

8 June 2007 The Evening StandardEd Harris Portuguese police working on the Madeleine McCann case defended their reputation today after they were seen enjoying a two-hour lunch. Policia Judiciara spokesman Olegario Sousa and Goncalo Amaral, head of the regional force, were seen as Kate and Gerry McCann travelled to Berlin and Amsterdam to appeal for help to find their daughter.In Portimao, a town near where the four-year-old was...

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Officers defend two-hour lunches

8 June 2007  The TimesDavid Brown Senior officers involved in the search for Madeleine McCann have been seen regularly going out for two-hour lunches. As her parents completed 13 gruelling interviews and meetings with politicians in Berlin on Wednesday, two of the leading officers in the case were seen enjoying a leisurely lunch. Chief Inspector Olegario Sousa and Goncalo Amaral, the head of the regional Policia Judiciaria,...

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Madeleine police 'seen at two hour lunch'

7 June 2007Press AssociationCaroline Gammell Portuguese police working on the Madeleine McCann case have defended their reputation after they were seen enjoying a two hour lunch.  Policia Judiciara (PJ) spokesman Olegario Sousa and Goncalo Amaral, head of the regional PJ, were spotted as Kate and Gerry McCann travelled to Berlin and Amsterdam to appeal for more information about their missing daughter.  In Portimao,...

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Madeleine police 'seen at two hour lunch'

7 June 2007 Press AssociationCaroline GammellPortuguese police working on the Madeleine McCann case have defended their reputation after they were seen enjoying a two hour lunch. Policia Judiciara (PJ) spokesman Olegario Sousa and Goncalo Amaral, head of the regional PJ, were spotted as Kate and Gerry McCann travelled to Berlin and Amsterdam to appeal for more information about their missing daughter. In Portimao,...

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The detectives working as the world watches

26 May 2007  The Daily TelegraphFiona GovanThe Portuguese police have been widely criticised for their handling of the investigation into the abduction. But although officers insist they doing everything possible, the leading figures in the inquiry remain steadfastly behind the scenes.  At the forefront of one of the most intensively scrutinised investigations in recent history is Guilhermino Encarnação, 59, the director...

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