This week, my story is from 'The Sun', it tells the story of missing child Ben Needham and the public outcry his mum delivered to the world this week. The mum of missing tot broke down in tears on live TV as she spoke of her devastation at his disappearance.
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| Ben Needham |
Toddler Ben vanished from Kos while on holiday with his family when he was 21-months-old.Mum Kerry appeared on the show as she waits to find out if her little boy was accidentally run over by a digger driver. Operator Konstantinos Barkas, who has since died of stomach cancer, reportedly told a man that Ben died in an accident and he covered the body up. Emotional Kerry said: “We need those answers whether they are good or bad. “Unfortunately, it looks like we are going to get a bad one.” She then burst into tears, before adding: “I think it really now is a case of finding him not alive. We just can’t live another 25 years like these. “My parents and I can’t do it. We are all extremely stressed and tired.”
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| Kerry, Ben's Mum |
So why did I find this story so interesting?
I found this interesting because it shows that sometimes on media platforms, stories can be forgotten about but emotions can come back just as raw, if not more raw a second time around. Considering this story has come from the sun I believe that it would have been exaggerated and for this type of sensitive and very upsetting kind of story, it is not necessary nor approapriate to exaggerate.
You effectively outlined the story and provided relevant information. To further expand you could discuss how the source effects the story and whether or not other news distributors commented on the same story.
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