WHATS THE DIFFERENCE?

Yesterdays kidnapping of a British three year old child in Nigeria has been condemned both in the country and the world over, The news this morning that kidnappers have threatened to kill the child unless her father takes her place is a disgraceful act of inhumanity. Nobody can come close to appreciating what the parents and family members must be going through.

No doubt a ransom will be demanded, but I can’t help but wonder what will be the British publics reaction to this case? As with the Madeleine McCann, will funds flood in, a consequence of the outpouring of public grief? I suspect not, and this leaves a massive question mark over the medias conduct in these scenarios. Both cases are very distressing, yet the Nigeria issue is not grabbing the attention that the McCann crime did within its initial phase. Why, because the press are not driving it onto the front pages.

Hopefully the Nigerian case will resolve itself very quickly, but then again, that was the hope for Madeleine McCann. If not, and the crime drags on, questions will need to be asked of the British press and its selective attitude towards what it considers a “good” story.