Chapter
Missing Person Case Coverage Issues
25:29 - 32:05 (06:36)
The family of a missing person sent hundreds of letters and emails to national media outlets but did not get much coverage until the Sheriff's Office provided more information.
Clips
The journalist, Barbara Gray, talks about her experience as an investigative reporter trying to cover the case of a missing Black man, and how media outlets often fail missing people of color and their families.
25:29 - 26:47 (01:18)
Summary
The journalist, Barbara Gray, talks about her experience as an investigative reporter trying to cover the case of a missing Black man, and how media outlets often fail missing people of color and their families.
ChapterMissing Person Case Coverage Issues
EpisodeThe Tyler Perry Effect
PodcastThe Last Ride
Monica Kasin of the Kew Center for Missing Persons expresses difficulty in getting media to cover missing persons cases in the early stages, causing families to suffer.
26:47 - 29:26 (02:39)
Summary
Monica Kasin of the Kew Center for Missing Persons expresses difficulty in getting media to cover missing persons cases in the early stages, causing families to suffer. Law enforcement also sometimes fails to take action in these situations.
ChapterMissing Person Case Coverage Issues
EpisodeThe Tyler Perry Effect
PodcastThe Last Ride
Despite the efforts of his family to raise awareness about his disappearance through hundreds of letters and emails to national media outlets, it took nearly a decade for the story of Terrence Woods Jr. to gain national attention, with the help of a celebrity.
29:26 - 32:05 (02:38)
Summary
Despite the efforts of his family to raise awareness about his disappearance through hundreds of letters and emails to national media outlets, it took nearly a decade for the story of Terrence Woods Jr. to gain national attention, with the help of a celebrity. The lack of coverage is in stark contrast to the attention given to personal interest stories involving white females and kittens.