News blackout continues in the UK and Ireland

Based on the history of the British / Irish media (who covered the McCann's initially successful attempt to silence Goncalo Amaral with relish and subsequently refused to publish the fact that the Lisbon Appeals court ruled to OVERTURN the ban on "The Truth of the Lie")  is it no surprise that we must turn to Portuguese news sources to stay updated?




As John Blacksmith (in typically eloquent prose) stated the other day - the British press has gone the way of travel agents - no longer needed, no longer relevant as we (today's "citizens of the world") use the internet to dig for the truth.  They have made themselves irrelevant, they have left all journalistic ethics aside as they either slanted the news in favor of the McCanns or refused altogether to inform their readers of the facts.

Earlier this year I attempted to isolate articles which basically libeled Dr. Amaral, calling him everything from "disgraced" to a "Keystone Kop" [here,  here here, & here] ...  but recently what I've seen is that British reporters apparently find it easier to simply ignore the news than to try to spin it against Amaral.  (Perhaps they are aware that by continuing their assault on Amaral and his like-minded colleagues  they are now also libeling the Portuguese judicial system. specifically the Appeals Court justices who ruled in favor of Amaral.)

At any rate, courtesy of the amazing Joana Morais, Ines and colleagues, we have the following:

• Gonçalo Amaral accuses McCann lawyer of disobedience
  11 November 2010, SOL, Margarida Davim
  Original (in Portuguese)
  Translation by Joana Morais
    
• McCann appeal to the Supreme Court in order to annul Lisbon's Appellate Court Ruling over Gonçalo Amaral's book
  10 November 2010, Lusa in Visão [Lusa press release]
  Translation by Joana Morais
    
• McCanns Appeal to the Supreme Court to Forbid Gonçalo Amaral's Book
  10 November 2010, Jornal de Notícias
  Original (in Portuguese)
  Translation by Joana Morais  
    
• McCanns Require Cooperation Between Governments
  10 November 2010, Diário Digital/Lusa 10-11-10
  Translation by Ines
     
• Maddie parents are in meetings today in Lisbon
  10 November 2010, Diário de Noticias, José Manuel Oliveira
  Translation by Joana Morais 
     
• The McCanns Circulate Petition To Re-Open Maddie Case
  10 November 2010, Publico, Jeniffer Lopes
  Original (in Portuguese)
  Translation by Ines
     
• Kate and Gerry call for Madeleine case review
  10 November 2010, Algarve Resident, Chris Graeme
  Algarve Resident (No mention of the Supreme Court appeal)