[Richard H]

Not the right call to edit that bit out of the statement posted online but in the 6pm hour they did show it in full and also have posted the clip on the website in full

The crisism of Sky News and ITV was for them trying to contact the family directly in the last 24 hours since the body was recovered when they had specifically asked for privacy at this time

Overall id say Sky's coverage has been very good although I did feel uncomfortable watching the live walk through on friday morning but it did give us a good idea of the geography of the area. How remote the paths were, How steep the banks were, How close the bench was to the gate etc

Edit 18:24: They have now updated it to say "The statement goes on to criticise Sky News and ITV, saying journalists had contacted the family yesterday when they had asked for privacy"

The walk through with Kay felt very misjudged. Voyeuristic and unnecessarily dramatic, particularly given the widespread criticism of the hoards of amateur detectives, youtubers and TikTok people who travelled to the village.

Perhaps justifiable earlier in investigation to prompt leads, but that moment passed long ago. 

Rather like the manufactured outrage over "revealing" the personal issues of the missing woman.  Everybody, every single journalist in the UK knows why they did this and the specific thing the police were doing to protect the wider family. For the same journalists to then go to rent a quote MPs to kick start a "misogyny" storyline was vile

Not some Broadcasters finest momemts

I agree it was rather rich of Sky to be talking about armchair detectives whilst themselves walking the route with endless speculation about what may have happened but I did think it offered a unique perspective of the area which you don't get from an aerial view.

Talking about Tik-Tokers standing by the bench and taking pics etc whilst broadcasting by the bench was rather eye rolling.

Kay Burley broadcasting from the church graveyard this morning did not sit right with me either. Previous locations were ok.

The media seem to be wanting to blame the police for everything these days. I agree with your comment of manufactured outrage over the release of the personal issues. The police can't win no matter what they do. If they stay quiet they are in the wrong and if they release information they are wrong.

Social media has been a disgrace during this case with people stating all sorts of hurtful things as fact and I think its sad that people are immediately suspicious of family members who are going through hell, due to previous cases seeing family as the guilty party in the end.