Jamie89 |
27-02-2016 04:22 PM |
It's a strange article, because it makes it sound as though it's an established award, but searching for 'The Stephen Wynard Award' doesn't return any results about the award itself, or past winners etc. And searching for Stephen Wynard (or Wynyard as someone else said it was spelt) doesn't return anything either, you'd think he'd be a notable person to have an award named after him :suspect: So it does seem as though it's just been invented. And it doesn't look like any one other than The Sun have reported it either. It's very odd. The award itself though, although named after Stephen Wynard, doesn't seem to have been given by him. It's been awarded by 'Missing People', which is a genuine charity.
Or is it? :fan: I just read some really interesting information about them so here's something for the conspiracy theorists...
The Charity 'Missing People' who have given Kate McCann her award, were facing closure in 2006 (under their previous name 'National Missing Persons Helpline'). They brought in new management and a new board of trustees to start a process of 'strategic planning'.
In May 2007 Madeleine McCann disappeared, and a huge amount of media attention was given to her. A few days after her disappearance, the 'National Missing Persons Helpline' relaunched as 'Missing Persons'. They launched a massive appeal for Maddie on 26th May, which is also 'International Missing Childrens Day'. This brought them considerable attention (and donations) and they don't seem to have struggled financially since.
So is it possible that the whole thing was one massive corporate conspiracy? It couldn't have worked out better for 'Missing Persons'. If someone was going to plan something like this, they would know that a little white girl whose family have a good social standing would bring the most media attention. And they relaunched their 'brand' off the back of that media attention. The timing could not have been more perfect for them (especially given that 'International Missing Childrens Day' came right after their relaunch and Maddie's disappearance, ensuring maximum publicity and exposure for their appeal).
I'm not saying I believe any of this by the way, as I said in the other thread about the McCanns, I'm an evidence person. But I thought I'd throw this in to the mix anyway, since I found the info quite interesting (and even if there's nothing sinister behind any of it, it certainly shows how important the McCanns have been to the charity). But as far as conspiracy's go I think it's quite a good one :fan:
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