KTVU's Frank Somerville reportedly wanted to add a tagline to a report noting the media often disproportionately covers tragedies involving white women.
KTVU has been contacted for comment. Somerville could not immediately be reached for comment.
Petito's disappearance during a cross-country trip with her fiancé Brian Laundrie has amassed a frenzy of coverage in the media, and many on social media also mobilized to bring attention to the case. But the unrelenting coverage of Petito's case also renewed calls to spotlights cases of missing people of color."My heart goes out to [the Petito] family, any family that has to deal with this. It's a nightmare.
"But we do have a lot of Gabby Petitos in the Black and brown community as well. We understand that not all cases get that level of attention and resources—there were multiple police jurisdictions involved—but we do have cases that want that additional assistance." Some have argued that the widespread coverage of Petito's case is an example of a media phenomenon known as"missing white woman syndrome."
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