Monday, October 01, 2007
Compare and contrast: --first, today's Globe story on an alleged rape at BU, which mentioned the race of the perpetrator ("white male, about 20 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 170 pounds...").
--next, last week's Globe story on a Mass. Pike carjacking, which described the vehicle carjacked and the suspects' mode of flight but not their physical appearance.
It wasn't just the Globe. The AP didn't describe the carjacking suspects, either. In contrast, WBZ identified the alleged perps as African-American males--info that was included in the Massachusetts State Police's press release on the incident. I know the question of when reporters should mention race is fraught. I also know it's more fraught in Boston than in some other places. Still, by omitting the racial description here, the Globe and Herald probably drew more attention to the suspects' race than they would have if they'd just mentioned it outright.
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