Is Jennifer Kesse's case getting more attention because she's white?
Group: Boost coverage of missing minorities, men
ORLANDO -- The Florida Civil Rights Association has launched a campaign to increase law-enforcement investigations and media coverage of missing men and minorities, starting with a Titusville woman.I think the reason her case has received so much attention is because her parent's are media savvy. They've been able to appeal to the community on an emotional level that evokes empathy from everyone.
Marsha Watson, the association's state secretary, was appointed chairwoman of its Community Task Force on Missing Women and Children of Color.
The group said there is disproportionate law-enforcement attention and media coverage of missing young white females.
Watson and J. Willie David III, the association's president, will meet this week with the family of Lottie Alberta Wise, an Alzheimer's patient who disappeared Jan. 11.
The action comes as the case of missing Orlando resident Jennifer Kesse, 24, enters its third week. Kesse's family has thrust her plight onto television news programs and newspaper pages since her disappearance last month.
posted by Pat Campbell @ 9:47 AM
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The news media is a business. Tragic stories about missing white girls sells more papers and more airtime than senile old black men who wandered off. There may be some element of racism involved, but I doubt that, given the strong leftward bias of the news media. On the other hand, all of the news media, including FOX and especially Greta Van Too-Damned-Ugly-for-TV, lean too strongly toward the greenback to give up the lost cheerleader and kittycat stuck in the storm drain stories. That's the explanation for so many things.
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