Wednesday, May 30, 2012

12-year-old Dutch boy abducted

Nayati Shamelin Moodliar, a 12-year-old Dutch boy was abducted by 2 men in a black car on his way to school near his home. This case of the missing Dutch boy has gone global. Many used the power of social networking to spread the news as well as offered words of encouragement to Nayati's family. According to Shagar K (2012) Facebook and Twitter appeared to be the preferred sites to share the news mere hours after this incident happened.


Police said that Nayati's parents were contacted by the kidnappers within 24 hours of the abduction using Nayati's Facebook account and demanded a ransom of RM1million. A negotiation went on for a couple of days until the abductors agreed with RM300,000.


In this issue, it shows us that social networking plays a big role in our society today. This issue went viral through facebook and it captured a lot of attention of the public as this appeared on the headlines and news feeds on the social networking sites. This issue has appeared on different media and it was a very big headline on the print media as well as the online media. 


The media played a big role in this issue as everyone help to spread the news of this case and kept everyone updated about the updates of the missing boy through social network. Finally, the boy was released after the ransom was paid. 

.Jeslyn.


Reference
1. The Star (2012), 12-year-old abducted while going to school, viewed on 23rd May 2012, http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/4/28/nation/11196744&sec=nation#1338441590257505&if_height=567


2. Shagar K (2012), Global outpouring of concern for Nayati, viewed on 23rd May 2012, http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/5/1/nation/11204981&sec=nation#1338441600804495&if_height=553


3. The Star (2012), Police believe Nayati's kidnappers are local and operate as separate cells, viewed on 23rd May 2012, http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/5/5/nation/11237987&sec=nation#1338442143057258&if_height=553


4. Charles L (2012), Parents of kidnapping suspect deny any knowledge, viewed on 23rd May 2012, http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/5/17/nation/11305065&sec=nation#1338442304060240&if_height=581


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