Maybe not in this particular case, but you can't deny that the media has this strange habit of not reporting attention-grabbing cases when they involve minorities. EDIT: with the exception of immigration-related issues in relevant areas.


And I'd just like to generally say that being "color-blind" is pretty stupid. IMO, it's like covering your ears and going LA LA LA LA LA LA LA about the issue. People are different. The solution isn't to just ignore it or "look past it". You can't solve racial issues by ignoring race. Being "blind" to race isn't going to help anyone except maybe your own opinion of yourself. One needs to be able to look at a situation and go "what are the factors here? This family is X-ethnicity. This relates in X-way and I need to take X-factors into consideration before offering a solution." Races aren't just different because of color, and cultural differences can cause way more problems than they solve if people don't think about it.

Whether it's the case here or not, white women or some other combination, race/gender IS a pertinent factor in discussing why the media shows a particular story. It's really a pertinent factor in discussing most topics. It's also important to consider that how race/gender affects media coverage will ALSO vary on the region. If you're in an area where most of the population is black, then your local news is obviously going to have more of those folk in the news. Here in the Southwest, we obviously get more immigration-related news involving Hispanic groups. National media will have its own biases.