[Utah Girl]

It just slays me that the media are the ones who aren't covering these other abductions. I'm in a cynical mood this evening, but why haven't those media outlets chosen to run the story of little Alexis, and other little kids? It is an editorial decision being made, and I refuse to be made to feel guilty over this. Howard Kurtz, CNN, and now H&C have chosen to make this an issue. Well, then, they should put their money where their mouths are and start sending reporters to Detroit to interview the family. I"ve heard some conflicting information on Alexis' family so I don't want to say too much more. And it is unfortunate that the volunteers haven't been there to search for Alexis. I'm sure there is some racial profiling (I don't know what term to use) in covering some of these stories. I just don't know, but again, the media are the ones making these choices and decisions on what abductions to play up, and what ones they won't.

[Illbay]

Let's face it: Elizabeth is a blonde, white girl. Alexis is black. Hey, it's the MEDIA, remember? You think they're in this to INFORM THE PUBLIC? H*ll no, they're in it to garner viewers and ad dollars.

These people don't give a fig about the truth, they don't give a fig about Elizabeth. They just want to make sure their Nielsen ratings are up and their papers get sold.

Same thing with NE.

[Bella]

This is exactly true...And, I was a bit tiffed at how HANNITY threw in the stepfather's face if it could be because he was arrested before! Doesn't matter if the father was arrested before...Hannity needs to take his head out of his ass!

[homeschool mama]

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[Vinomori]

why haven't those media outlets chosen to run the story of little Alexis, and other little kids?

The puzzle. That's the key. It's not racism, or religious persecution against anyone, it's the puzzle. Like with Chandra Levy. It is a case that is SO puzzling (a secure family in a secure home with no divorce and no enemies and no way for an ordinary criminal to be suspected, etc.) and the more puzzling the case, the more the public becomes involved. The more fascinated the public becomes, the more the public wants to help her get returned by thinking it through. The media plays to what the public wants to think about. There are hundreds and hundreds of crimes and missing persons every year. You can't think about them all at once with equal measure. Then factor in all the missing people in the middle east and Europe? It has nothing to do with fairness. But it has everything to do with compassion.