missing white woman syndrome
Meanings
noun
- The disproportionate media coverage of a missing person or similar case involving a young, white, upper-middle-class woman, contrasted with lesser coverage of males, non-white ethnicities, etc.
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Etymology
Coined by American journalist, television newscaster and author Gwen Ifill.
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