Media Coverage Controversy
See also: Missing white woman syndromeThe disappearance of Figueroa has spawned controversy about media coverage of missing people and how cases get national attention, with the terms "Missing White Women Syndrome (used by journalist Gwen Ifill) and "Missing Pretty Girl Syndrome" (used by pundit Michelle Malkin) being used to draw attention to the neglect of missing non-white people. Media critics say that major news outlets are guilty of ignoring Figueroa and other missing-persons cases in favor of cases involving attractive young white women. Most media outlets in Philadelphia have been helping the Figueroa family, and Internet bloggers have pressured cable news networks to give coverage equal to that given to Natalee Holloway and Jennifer Wilbanks; they succeeded in gaining attention to Figueroa's disappearance from CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News Channel.
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