gender and racial profiling in missing persons coverage

[NinjaPoodle]

Why do we care about Natalee, Laci, Jennifer?
Is there gender and racial profiling in missing persons coverage?
Why some stories, like Tamika Huston's, are never told


By Josh Mankiewicz
Correspondent
Dateline NBC
Updated: 7:54 p.m. ET Aug. 5, 2005



Missing American girls are often the lead story: The networks and the cable news channels can't seem to get enough of Laci, of Chandra, of Lori, of Jennifer, of Elizabeth, of Natalee.

Their disappearances have brought heartbreak and anguish to their families. But if all you did was watch the TV news in this country, you might think that these are the only people who are missing — or that their fate in particular is incredibly important. News channels tell the story of their disappearances not once, but again and again.

But in a country of almost 300 million, many other Americans are missing too.

Tamika Huston, bright and beautiful with an angel's voice, is one of the other missing Americans.

Tamika Huston's untold story
Aunt Rebkah Howard calls Huston "an amazing young woman."

"She's very bubbly, very bright," says Howard. "She has an amazing singing voice."

Read the rest here......http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8667821

[Rudey]

Will the show do a statistical match of how many white women also aren't covered?

-Rudey

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally posted by Rudey
Will the show do a statistical match of how many white women also aren't covered?

-Rudey

I don't know. My guess is to email the writer and ask him. I'm sure he would probably have more info or could at least find out for you.

[Rudey]

Originally posted by NinjaPoodle
I don't know. My guess is to email the writer and ask him. I'm sure he would probably have more info or could at least find out for you.

Those writers never respond. I think you should do the research and I'll read it and provide critiques!

-Rudey

[RACooper]

Rudey does bring up an interesting point.... in that while the reports covering Natalie may have a racial motivated bias - the reporters critiquing this bias may have one themselves...

[KillarneyRose]

Rudey, Rob....please stop agreeing with each other. It's weirding me out.