Missing white woman syndrome

Missing white woman syndrome, also known as missing pretty girl syndrome, is a term coined by some media critics to mean a form of media hype in which excessive news coverage is devoted to a specific missing white woman or girl, while virtually ignoring missing men and non-white people. According to these critics, reporting of these stories often lasts for several days or weeks, and displaces reporting on other current events that some people consider more newsworthy, such as economics and politics. This syndrome appears to be most prevalent in US media, but famous examples can also be found in Great Britain and Germany, among others.

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Media hype - White - Woman - Girl - Great Britain - Germany

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While journalists such as Gwen Ifill have referred to the phenomenon as "missing white woman syndrome", and the label is used in certain journalistic circleshttp://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/sep04/262204.asp, there is not yet any standard label. Conservative commentator Michelle Malkin has referred to this phenomenon as "missing pretty girl syndrome". It is also known as "damsel in distress syndrome." http://michellemalkin.com/archives/002712.htm

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Gwen Ifill - Michelle Malkin

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