There is nothing
the cable channels love more than a good murder trial, especially if the
violence is spiced with the irresistible seasoning of race. But you don't
understand much about America if you don't know that only some racial recipes
are newsworthy. If the victim is white and the killer is black, it's not
interesting (unless the killer is a celebrity). If the victims are both white,
it's only interesting if the victim or the murderer is a comely blond female
(preferably a nymphomaniac). If the victim and killer are both black, it's a
yawn. If the victim is black and the killer is white -- make way for sweeps
week!
While several
channels were providing real time coverage of the George Zimmerman trial in
Florida, a Howard University student was murdered in Washington, D.C. The story
of Omar Sykes didn't make it to television news except in Washington, D.C. The
story of his murder was noted only in the Washington Post's Metro section,
provoking this question: If a white student at any college in Washington, D.C.
had been murdered on the street on the night of July 4, would it have been only
a local story? …To Read More…..
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