An Astute Observation.

[faithlilly]

Where do you get this rubbish from, Anne?

The money went to the Fund.



Had they NOT accepted a payment, there would have been two obvious results:

1)  The fund, already seriously depleted would have remained so. 
Don't kid yourself that they would have received donations to anything remotely like £550,000.  Maybe a few, but not many.  In fact maybe none, cos people would be annoyed that they hadn't accepted the sums awarded them

2)  If they hadn't accepted the Court settlement, that would have been seen as Carte Blanche for every nasty paper to carry on vilifying them

But if they had gone to court with as cast iron a case as we are led to believe they had surely they would have received a judgement in their favour with the added bonus of a payment that was substantially greater than the one they received, the newspaper industry would have been cowed by the size of the payout and the McCanns, once and for all would be judicially  shown to be the innocent victims they had always claimed to be.

[Carana]

But if they had gone to court with as cast iron a case as we are led to believe they had surely they would have received a judgement in their favour with the added bonus of a payment that was substantially greater than the one they received, the newspaper industry would have been cowed by the size of the payout and the McCanns, once and for all would be judicially  shown to be the innocent victims they had always claimed to be.

So why didn't those papers request a full-blown trial?

[Benice]

You don't know that to be true Bernice, unless you're one of the people involved.

Why do you think that newspapers would not print articles about the McCanns whenever they wanted to?  They don't need the McCann's permission.   There have been many articles posted recently which are obviously just a re-jig of old news being recycled.   

There is only one reason why they do that.  It's because the McCann name sells newspapers.    The press are in business to make money so what other reason could there be,

[AnneGuedes]

So why didn't those papers request a full-blown trial?

Because their financial interest was in that off court settlement. They sold more papers publishing their sorry words and then the comments on it, etc. !
It was a win win money operation.

[faithlilly]

So why didn't those papers request a full-blown trial?

The cost perhaps ?

[faithlilly]

Why do you think that newspapers would not print articles about the McCanns whenever they wanted to?  They don't need the McCann's permission.   There have been many articles posted recently which are obviously just a re-jig of old news being recycled.   

There is only one reason why they do that.  It's because the McCann name sells newspapers.    The press are in business to make money so what other reason could there be,

Stories about Casey Anthony also sell newspapers and I would suspect for the same reason, morbid curiosity.

[Lyall]

Why do you think that newspapers would not print articles about the McCanns whenever they wanted to?  They don't need the McCann's permission.   There have been many articles posted recently which are obviously just a re-jig of old news being recycled.   

There is only one reason why they do that.  It's because the McCann name sells newspapers.    The press are in business to make money so what other reason could there be,

It's Mitchell's job? That's what he does. All day, every day - he courts the press and other media.

[Mo Stache]

It seems Carole Malone has no idea of the legacy left over from the disgusting lies that were printed about the McCanns in the newspapers.   She seems to think it all ended with a £500,00 payout  -  when in reality they spawned many of the [ censored word ]s who continue daily to abuse the McCanns in the same way the newspapers did.

She should try writing an article in support of the McCanns and will quickly find herself villified insulted and screeched at with a level of venom that will probably take her breath away.   

The McCanns have no problem with newspapers, but they DO had a big problem with irresponsible reporting which can devastate the lives of innocent people. 

Carole Malone also avoids mentioning the fact that the McCann name does sell newspapers.   This is obvious from the re-cycled articles that frequently appear, which are not at the behest of the McCanns - it is also obvious from the fact that she herself is writing about them.  Would she be doing that if there was no benefit to the Sunday Mirror sales figures and thereby indirectly to herself.   Maybe she should check the meaning of the word  'Hypocrite'.

[DCI]

Do you have a link to the Carole Malone, article you posted Faith?

[faithlilly]

Do you have a link to the Carole Malone, article you posted Faith?

The piece was in the paper edition.