Several stories dealing with the Missing Pretty White Girls or Missing White Woman Syndrome. You know how it works. When a pretty white girl/woman disappears, the media, especially cable TV, goes nuts. A girl/woman of color, pretty or not, disappears, and it might merit a single mention. Here’s several stories on the topic:
- NPR’s Monkey See Blog: ABC News leads the way in a long summer of women-in-peril stories
- Forbes: Kiri Blakely on “Why I refused to follow the Casey Anthony trial”
- Mediaite comments on CNN Report: Do missing white babies get more media coverage than minorities?
I notice that African Americans aren’t reported as much they always take the back seat on a lot of things, such as awards and movie roles.