Joanna Yeates: The Front-Pages Headlines And No News

JOANNA YEATES: The missing “landscape architect” (seemingly a key fact given that the tabloids never tire of repeating it) is on the front page of the Daily Mirror, a place she has occupied every day of 2011.

Before we get to today’s exclusive, the Sun sums up the case with its front-page headline:

1 months on Jo…cops still in dark

No News – again. Read all about it!

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The Mirror finds a huge straw and takes a firm hold…

“STOP SHIELDING JO’S KILLER”

Who is this headline aimed at? Is it a public service announcement, the paper being used by the police to appeal to the killer or killers? Are copies of the paper being air-dropped onto Bristol?

“Loved one may be afraid to tell, say cops”

Maybe…

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But this is bettered by the Express, which leads with a question:

“AFTER FOUR WEEKS HAVE POLICE MISSED VITAL CLUES”

Take your time…

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Forensic officers outside the ground floor flat in Clifton, Bristol, where Joanna Yeates and her boyfriend Gregory Reardon were living. The architect has not been seen or heard from since Friday following a night out with work colleagues in Bristol.

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Posted: 15th, January 2011 | In: Key Posts, Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink