Press coverage and ‘missing white woman syndrome’
KTVU FOX 2
November 10, 2022
If you went missing, how much press would you get? A new tool from the Columbia Journalism Review is shedding light on the disparities between race and age when it comes to media coverage of a missing person case. KTVU’s Gasia Mikaelian talks with the co-founder of the Black and Missing Foundation about the concept behind “missing white woman syndrome” and how we can change the narrative.
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