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Originally posted by Eclipse
There are several things that the media is looking for when they decide which stories to pick up off the "wires"
The "hook" There are hundreds of murders/missing persons/ etc. each day. What makes this one different? 5/6 year old "beauty queen" murdered in her own house, wealthy neighborhood (JonBenet), girl kidnapped out of house while family sleeps, including little sister in the same room, again, in a wealthy neighborhood in "safe" Utah, famous ex-football player charged with killing his wife and her friend (need I say it???  ), etc. All of these stories had a hook. If you remember, there was a story about a little black girl who was killed in a casino a year or so ago? That story made the news because of the "hook" of little girl in the casino. They also look for the story that will bring out the most sympathy from the audience. Of course there is racism associated with that. If you cannot identify with a little lost black girl, then why would you feel sorry for her disappearance?
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I'm in the print media, and you called it very accurately about looking for a hook. The Sherrice Iverson story did make news because of the hook of her being in a casino -- err, the daddy was negligent. (I lived and worked in Vegas when the story was going on).