BLACK FOLK THINK: This is an article that I saw on MSN & Newsweek "How the Media Treat Murder" It caught my eye. Click on the link and read the article and let me know what you think!!!!
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Sean Silva
just finsihed reading the article and came to the conclusion that the reason why there was hardly any coverage can be seen in the same light as how missing black children get hardly any publicity. For me it comes down to this:
1.) Race plays a huge factor in what the media decides to cover. Even though they say it doesn;t play any part in what they report it does to a certain extant. As the article points out with the Peterson, Chevy case they garnered national coverage while cases like this get no attention. It seems the only time the media wants to report on minorities is when we are doing something extremely wrong. How many times have you turned the news on to see some story about how a couple minorities killed themselves but if it is something positive they seem to only glance over it witout going in depth on some media outlets.
2.) Money: The media is all about what will make them money. Hate to say it but I find it to be true in most cases. Stories involving minorities hardly sell b/c a vast majority of people just don;t care. ... Read More
I know some ppl might not agree with my opinion on the matter but it is just my opinion.
17 minutes ago
It was posted late just in case you missed it... Check it out! What you think? Post your comments here are @ BLACK FOLK THINK.com! What do you think about this issue? (chirps)
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