Joe Sciacca Said WHAT on Beat The Press

[parklane]

During the discussion of the missing American high school student in Aruba the discussion focused on whether the press only covered the story of pretty missing white girls and never covered the story of missing black girls. Joe Sciacca, from the Boston Herald, objected and responded that the press would also report on missing black girls because they also covered homily white girls too. Huh?

 

[Almo]

> During the discussion of the missing American high school
> student in Aruba the discussion focused on whether the press
> only covered the story of pretty missing white girls and
> never covered the story of missing black girls. Joe Sciacca,
> from the Boston Herald, objected and responded that the
> press would also report on missing black girls because they
> also covered homily white girls too. Huh?
<font color=green> I saw part of it. It was about how news [particularly cable] has made a franchise out of ID'ing and following the progress of white women missing/in trouble. Sciacca has had a lot of practice advocating for the Herald on that show and he sort of instinctively made the point that it isn't just somone's looks, it's the story that counts. However,it's clear that cable loves these stories and want's murder and kindnap. involving YWF, that the viewing audience can directly Iden. with, so you drop in 3 times a day and not one, to follow the progress.</font>

 

[parklane]

It is also clear that Joe Sciacca was implying, whether he meant it or not, that homely white girls are the equivalent to black girls. Can you spell instinctive prejudice. Sciacca should think a bit before he engages his mouth.



> > During the discussion of the missing American high school
> > student in Aruba the discussion focused on whether the
> press
> > only covered the story of pretty missing white girls and
> > never covered the story of missing black girls. Joe
> Sciacca,
> > from the Boston Herald, objected and responded that the
> > press would also report on missing black girls because
> they
> > also covered homily white girls too. Huh?
> I saw part of it. It was about how news [particularly
> cable] has made a franchise out of ID'ing and following the
> progress of white women missing/in trouble. Sciacca has had
> a lot of practice advocating for the Herald on that show and
> he sort of instinctively made the point that it isn't just
> somone's looks, it's the story that counts. However,it's
> clear that cable loves these stories and want's murder and
> kindnap. involving YWF, that the viewing audience can
> directly Iden. with, so you drop in 3 times a day and not
> one, to follow the progress.
>

 

[doc9464]

> It is also clear that Joe Sciacca was implying, whether he
> meant it or not, that homely white girls are the equivalent
> to black girls. Can you spell instinctive prejudice. Sciacca
> should think a bit before he engages his mouth.
>
>
>
Agree with Sciacca or not....i thought this article was a decent or better exploration of the issue

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-06-15-missing-minorities_x.htm

 

[Smoke]

It's all about ratings.

> It is also clear that Joe Sciacca was implying, whether he
> meant it or not, that homely white girls are the equivalent
> to black girls. Can you spell instinctive prejudice. Sciacca
> should think a bit before he engages his mouth.

Is he really prejudiced for noticing that the media is selective in what and who it reports on? The fact is white people in the suburbs don't care as much about a missing black girl, or an ugly white girl, in comparison to that victim of "locals" in Aruba. Noticing that TV will run good footage first before the long-term important stuff is in the same vein. It's all about the ratings.