Quote Originally Posted by gagged_Louise View Post
I've found the media hype very disgraceful too, and I really suspect the McCanns have been paid for interviews by some reporters (as a thumb rule, a reporter should never offer money for getting an interview, that damages his integrity - yes, I know many papers regularly sidestep that rule).

It's kind of plain the couple have been able to present their version of the story, and the papers and tv channels caught on because that story was very sellable, at least outside of Portugal - any parent could identify with the McCanns, there was fresh scope for new interviews and articles even when nothing happened: it sold itself. If the McCanns are found guilty or knew what had happened, the media have a lot of self-scrutiny to make.
And what about the audiance with the Pope at the Vatican?????