Nbc Dateline to Feature Paige 7/6/08

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Discussion Overview

The thread discusses the airing of an NBC Dateline feature about Paige, with participants sharing their thoughts on the content and their viewing plans. There are varying opinions on how the show will portray Paige's story and the focus of the segment.

Discussion Character

  • Opinion-based
  • Anecdotal
  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • One participant mentions that the Dateline feature is rumored to focus on the more controversial aspects of Paige's life, suggesting a potential sensationalist angle.
  • Another participant expresses hope that the show will provide a balanced perspective, noting that Dateline interviewed Paige's friends.
  • Several users share their plans to record the show, indicating its significance to them.
  • One participant reflects on the emotional impact of seeing Paige's family and children featured in the show.
  • Another participant comments on the portrayal of Paige's "secret life," suggesting it is an important aspect of the narrative.
  • Some participants express concern about how the media may manipulate sound bites and portray the story.
  • One participant shares a personal anecdote about their child reacting to the show, highlighting the familial impact of the story.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the anticipated tone and focus of the Dateline feature, with some participants concerned about sensationalism while others hope for a more balanced portrayal. No clear consensus emerges regarding the overall expectations for the show.

Contextual Notes

Participants are primarily discussing their reactions and expectations surrounding the airing of the Dateline episode, with references to previous media coverage of Paige's story.

Who May Find This Useful

Members of the consultant community interested in media portrayals of personal stories and those following Paige's case may find this discussion relevant.

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Admin Greg said:
Did anyone watch? Did they show CS? There are tons of guests looking at paige posts.
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There's 81 people looking at Paige's page on Help Find The Missing, too.
 
Well, hopefully SOMEONE looking knows SOMETHING and can help her family.
 
Interesting when the friend insisted that Lester told her that he knew Rob! And then they started talking conspiracy...
 
I think the story was well done. Giving the story new air time is so important in trying to determine what happened to Paige.

The "secret life" is possibly an important piece of the puzzle and had to be mentioned. I think Dateline did a good job balancing all aspects of her life.

Even though I never spoke with Paige, hearing her voice from a previous 911 call was very difficult. I told my husband about the posts she had written on here and then they mentioned them. That was so eerie.

Hopefully the show will bring new interest to the story and help the family find out what happened to Paige.
 
Admin Greg said:
Did anyone watch? Did they show CS? There are tons of guests looking at paige posts.
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Yeah, I noticed there were 214 users when I logged on!
 
My mom called to tell me it was on.
 
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Some of us aren't so ready to believe that her disappearance is related to her business. That's just one of several theories floating around, but then, we're not LE so it doesn't really matter.
 
I only caught the tail end of it. Frank was talking about a lead that she was out west (I didn't catch the city). What was that all about? Anything current or just an old lead?
 
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katie0128 said:
I only caught the tail end of it. Frank was talking about a lead that she was out west (I didn't catch the city). What was that all about? Anything current or just an old lead?
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You really missed it - he was talking about some of the GJ searchers who had gone to Utah to help in an unrelated case.
 
jrstephens said:
My mom called to tell me it was on.
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Mine did too! We have such good moms=)
 
I thought the show was well done. It was balanced, and stressed how much she loves her kids, and how much her friends all love her. I appreciated that they spent 40 minutes talking about Paige before mentioning the "secret life" aspect....and they didn't end with that either - they ended with her Dad.

It was heart wrenching to see all of the pictures with her kids and family though.
 
ChefBeckyD said:
I thought the show was well done. It was balanced, and stressed how much she loves her kids, and how much her friends all love her. I appreciated that they spent 40 minutes talking about Paige before mentioning the "secret life" aspect....and they didn't end with that either - they ended with her Dad.

It was heart wrenching to see all of the pictures with her kids and family though.
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I agree. It was also tough to hear the 911 call that she placed, as someone else mentioned. I hope they find her soon - this has gone on far too long! :(
 
My 12 year old son watched Dateline with me. When I said "good night" to him he said to me "You better not be leading a secret life." I reassured him that I'm not.
 
Thanks for the update. I fell asleep about 20 mins before the show ended. From what I saw it was very tasteful. I hope this will bring new clues.
 
I am glad to hear that it was tasteful. I was DVRing it, and one of my church members called me to say that it was on. I thought it was nice that she called me in case I didn't know about it! Anyways, I only saw a couple of minutes of it, and I was very scared that it was gonna slam Paige and only focus on her "other life"...so happy to hear that isn't the case.

Once again, I pray that this brings a chance for new leads to come to the surface and for her case to be solved....
 
JAE said:
My 12 year old son watched Dateline with me. When I said "good night" to him he said to me "You better not be leading a secret life." I reassured him that I'm not.
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{{{{{HUGS}}}}} to your son. I know that was heartwrenching.

I was unable to watch last night and we don't have DVR or Tivo. Does NBC put these on the web?
 
For me the photo of Paige at the beginning of the show when she was a child with a cute big smile and her little ponytails made my heart sink.
 
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And that smile never changed, did it?I know exactly what you mean. :(
 
I am so bummed I missed this. Let's all pray even harder that this will be used to help solve this and give Paige's family answers.
 
I'm sorry I missed it. :( I will have to see if they put the show on NBC's website.

Thanks for keeping all us in the know KG!
 
I also think they did a wonderful job with not mentioning her "other" life so far into the episode. I think it was done well.
 
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More importantly, the "secret life" was presented as just one more piece of the puzzle and not the major focus of the story, as other news outlets have presented it.
 
I never knew Paige, but from the show last night you could tell she was a very loving mother, friend and daughter and is missed greatly by all. I truly hope that these shows will lead to answers as to what happened. Her ex and Jones just look bad!
 
pamperedlinda said:
Thanks for the update. I fell asleep about 20 mins before the show ended. From what I saw it was very tasteful. I hope this will bring new clues.
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I fell asleep at the same part :( I was so relived that they used the "secret life" aspect as more of a "tease" to keep people tuned in, rather than the focus of their coverage. When I saw the preview for it on Saturday, I was pretty skeptical about how they were going to present her case.

I think they did a balanced job in reporting the story -- what I saw, at least.
Did I miss anything new in the last 20 minutes? And leads / theories discussed that we haven't already seen here?
 
The theories they presented were same old stuff. If law enforcement has other info, they're not tipping their hand. They did mention that there might be a connection between Lester and RD (ex no. 2), but I think that's been hinted at around here. They ended with a plea for information, which I hope gives them a few more leads to follow.
 
chefann said:
The theories they presented were same old stuff. If law enforcement has other info, they're not tipping their hand. They did mention that there might be a connection between Lester and RD (ex no. 2), but I think that's been hinted at around here. They ended with a plea for information, which I hope gives them a few more leads to follow.
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If there is any validity to that link, I feel so sorry for those kids! I hope they stay safe!
 
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