Madeleine McCann

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Kate and Gerry McCann meet the Pope after the disappearance of daughter Madeleine.

News report on Kate and Gerry McCann's visit to the Pope in Rome after the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine McCann from a holiday apartment in Portugal. Stresses the media interest and highlights a positive aspect of media power.
From: BBC Ten O'Clock News
First Broadcast : 30 May 2007

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 14-16,16+

Subject : Religious Education

Topic : Religion and the media

Keywords : Can the media be trusted?Benefits of faith, Power of the media, Madeleine McCann, Catholicism, Pope,

Notes : Effective use of the media case example - missing toddler Madeleine McCaan. Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry managed to keep the abduction of their daughter in the public eye for in excess of twelve months through their openness and use of the media as a publicising tool Post-16 ; Questions on media power - Explore power of media in society. Discuss media use by the McCanns - can we see this as being positive? Look at negative examples. Clip can be used with the KS4 unit on 'Faith' ( 'What are the Benefits of Faith?')

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