Given that there has been little actual news to report, the ongoing, increasingly desperate search for Madeleine McCann has remained in the media spotlight for longer than anyone could have imagined. The fact that it has become a fixture on the news agenda is a testament to the hard work that Madeleine’s parents, Gerry and Kate McCann, have put in. While the tragic episode has captured the hearts of the British public in an unprecedented fashion, the blanket media coverage has so far not helped to find the youngster and some argue it may even have hindered it.UK. MSN, Says:
"An estimated 210,000 people are reported missing in the UK each year and about two-thirds of those are under the age of 18. This means that there are thousands of parents who have gone through or are going through the same ordeal as the McCann’s without being afforded the same hope that the mass media attention brings.Paul Tuohy, chief executive of Missing People, the charity formerly called the National Missing Persons Helpline, said: “Madeleine’s disappearance has been a wake-up call that ‘missing’ is a social issue. Our charity offers support to around 2,000 families each year and directly as a result of our work we find 10 missing people every week.”
"An estimated 210,000 people are reported missing in the UK each year and about two-thirds of those are under the age of 18. This means that there are thousands of parents who have gone through or are going through the same ordeal as the McCann’s without being afforded the same hope that the mass media attention brings.Paul Tuohy, chief executive of Missing People, the charity formerly called the National Missing Persons Helpline, said: “Madeleine’s disappearance has been a wake-up call that ‘missing’ is a social issue. Our charity offers support to around 2,000 families each year and directly as a result of our work we find 10 missing people every week.”
