Who are your top 3 ACTIVE ACCURATE media reporters re Madeleine?

[ShiningInLuz]

They seemed to get on quite well with Sandra - until she asked about the dogs   

Fortunately, I cannot see anything of interest about the dogs that either the McCanns or Martin Grime would wish to comment on.

[Mr Gray]

Fortunately, I cannot see anything of interest about the dogs that either the McCanns or Martin Grime would wish to comment on.

Grime has alredy given his comments on the dogs alerts to the PJ

[Mr Gray]

so no progress on sils quest

[Miss Taken Identity]

so no progress on sils quest

Independant Investigative journalists are very wary of touching anything McCann. In fact some stories are well hidden for years due to 'pacts' and threats. Name one such well known, hidden from the public, Jimmy saville story.

...and many others worthwhile stories deemed to be politically incorrect by the elite lefite luuvies.

[Carana]

Would you have me send such information to Antonella Lazzeri at the Sun, and Alan Selby and Phil Cardy at the Mirror?

I asked for decent quality, impartial journalists for a reason.

And I don't have the capacity to interact with a large number of journalists.  Indeed, my aim is to interact via just one in British media and just one in Portuguese media (not the English media in Portugal).  I am not going to list the many reasons why.

So do you have anyone who fits the spec or not?

I'm not sure any investigative journalists are particularly interested in the case any more.

However, off the top of my head and for what it's worth, I always found that Brendan de Beer (Portugal News) to be responsible in his reporting, as was the *former* editor of the Portugal Resident (whose name now escapes me). On the UK side, one who comes to mind is David Rose. Summers and Swan are very familiar with the case as well.

[G-Unit]

Here is someone who is not recommended, even though he's introduced as somewhat of an expert on the case.

LBC NICK FERRARI WEDNESDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2017
Nick Ferrari - Victory for the ex detective who accused the McCanns and Kate and Gerry McCann now facing a legal bill that some say could be half a million pounds. What is at the heart of these accusations or allegations . James Murray is Associate Editor of Sunday Express and has led that paper's coverage of this story and has had a few exclusives in his time on the story, joins us now. So what is at the heart of these allegations James, morning.

James Murray - Good morning well they stem from his book The Truth of the Lie which was published shortly after he quit which was September 2007. [WRONG] In the book he says he quoted from the Police file report which stated that it was possible that Madeleine had died in the apartment. erm now his argument is that his book was a reflection of the Police er opinion to date when he left of what had occurred and he had perfect right to publish that book. Kate and Gerry obviously contested that view and they believe that Madeleine is alive and that they certainly didn't have anything to do with it so they took legal action.

Nick Ferrari - and the heart of the - allegation - I stress, is that there was some kind of accident or incident within the apartment that caused Madeleine's death.

James Murray - Yes it was claimed in the Police report that there had been an accident within the flat 5a within the Ocean Club in Prai da Luz er which has caused the death - now that was not borne out by anything that Scotland Yard found, in fact when Scotland yard looked at it they said there was no evidence that suggests that she was dead, in fact Andy Redwood who was leading it at that time, said he believed she could well be alive. HE ALSO SAID SHE COULD HAVE DIED IN THE APARTMENT AND THAT ABDUCTION MAY NOT FIT WITH ALL OF THEIR THINKING.
Nick Ferrari - Lastly the headlines suggesting that they are looking at a legal bill of half million pounds, do you see that as likely James

James Murray - Well yes I do as Goncalo Amaral has spent a fortune defending his reputation and book and he has run up massive legal bills himself and he will be looking to get that money returned. He has had to sell his property, he is living with his father in Lisbon, er he is in pretty dire financial straits it has pretty well ruined his life all this, [TRUE] so yes he will be wanting to exact a financial settlement with the McCanns.

Nick Ferrari, many thanks associate Editor of Sunday Express led the newspaper coverage of that story and turned over a few exclusives too.
http://jillhavern.forumotion.net/t13461p175-mccann-s-v-amaral-appeal#355504

[Mr Gray]

any news on your venture

[ShiningInLuz]

any news on your venture

Yes indeed.

I have developed a list of 3 contacts, each with a specific reach and purpose.

The next stage is trying to go up the food chain to see if I can get something better in terms of both quality of reporting and audience reach.

I have also put together a draft re terms of engagement, topics on offer, and a first 'freebie' on a plate that they can use to check on the degree of my crack-pottedness.

The bit rattling around the rear of my bonce at the moment is the McCanns.  I have no intention of trying to involve them in this exercise.  Goodness only knows they are going to have to put up with enough as 3 May 2017 looms.  I am simply thinking of how best to forewarn them so this venture does not spring on them out of the blue.

[Mr Gray]

Yes indeed.

I have developed a list of 3 contacts, each with a specific reach and purpose.

The next stage is trying to go up the food chain to see if I can get something better in terms of both quality of reporting and audience reach.

I have also put together a draft re terms of engagement, topics on offer, and a first 'freebie' on a plate that they can use to check on the degree of my crack-pottedness.

The bit rattling around the rear of my bonce at the moment is the McCanns.  I have no intention of trying to involve them in this exercise.  Goodness only knows they are going to have to put up with enough as 3 May 2017 looms.  I am simply thinking of how best to forewarn them so this venture does not spring on them out of the blue.

so you have 3 contacts....but they are not much good and you need to find better ones

[Benice]

Yes indeed.

I have developed a list of 3 contacts, each with a specific reach and purpose.

The next stage is trying to go up the food chain to see if I can get something better in terms of both quality of reporting and audience reach.

I have also put together a draft re terms of engagement, topics on offer, and a first 'freebie' on a plate that they can use to check on the degree of my crack-pottedness.

The bit rattling around the rear of my bonce at the moment is the McCanns.  I have no intention of trying to involve them in this exercise.  Goodness only knows they are going to have to put up with enough as 3 May 2017 looms.  I am simply thinking of how best to forewarn them so this venture does not spring on them out of the blue.

Have you considered reporters who work for the Expresso - which I understand is a very respected newspaper in Portugal - renowned for it's editorial independence?

[Mr Gray]

I wonder whether the sun might be interested in an article on amaral
I may just email them with his history
 would make an interesting article

[slartibartfast]

I wonder whether the sun might be interested in an article on amaral
I may just email them with his history
 would make an interesting article

They would probably shy away from the libel.

[Mr Gray]

Yes indeed.

I have developed a list of 3 contacts, each with a specific reach and purpose.

The next stage is trying to go up the food chain to see if I can get something better in terms of both quality of reporting and audience reach.

I have also put together a draft re terms of engagement, topics on offer, and a first 'freebie' on a plate that they can use to check on the degree of my crack-pottedness.

The bit rattling around the rear of my bonce at the moment is the McCanns.  I have no intention of trying to involve them in this exercise.  Goodness only knows they are going to have to put up with enough as 3 May 2017 looms.  I am simply thinking of how best to forewarn them so this venture does not spring on them out of the blue.

I don't think there will be any interest in your venture from any proper journalist so you needn't worry about the mccanns

[G-Unit]

The recent stories following the Supreme Court judgement have underlined the complete lack of investigative journalists in the UK. Any one of the journalists could have learned that the archiving dispatch did not clear the McCanns in 2008 had they wished to do so. Not one of them bothered, they just printed the stories they were given.

[ShiningInLuz]

The recent stories following the Supreme Court judgement have underlined the complete lack of investigative journalists in the UK. Any one of the journalists could have learned that the archiving dispatch did not clear the McCanns in 2008 had they wished to do so. Not one of them bothered, they just printed the stories they were given.

Sadly, my search for some decent quality investigative journalists tends to support this.  It is an assumption, but I suspect most of them work by pulling an old story out of the file and simply tacking on a new paragraph.  I have trawled through some desperately awful reporting in the last month or so.