Uneven Attention: How Missing Persons Cases Are Covered

Uneven Attention: How Missing Persons Cases Are Covered

• Some disappearances become national obsessions. Others barely register. We examine the research behind “Missing White Woman Syndrome,” and how race, newsroom priorities and public perception shape which cases stay in the headlines and get all the coverage.

Guest: Zach Sommers, professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law; Cheryl Neely, sociologist, Oakland Community College, author, No Human Involved

Host: Gary Price
Producer: Polly Hansen

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