Her color matters if that is the reason the media is using stock photos. Not my call, I just have the interest in looking for ‘dead eyes’ as others here comment from time to time.
I have noticed this seems to be a trend with stock photos. Is the story of a crime? Find a white person. A happy family? Use a black family.
Last week there was an article about the spread of untreatable oral gonorrhea in the third world and among gay men in developed countries. Naturally, the stock photo accompanying the article was of a young, white, heterosexual couple kissing.
Just an observation.