Won't Anybody Help Her
The way the media chooses to cover only select missing persons shows a sad state in journalism. The program, "Dateline", devoted a segment to the inadequacies in reporting when a white woman is missing versus a non-white woman. Aren't we all supposed to be equal in the eyes of God? The proverb from Galatians is my favorite. When I lived in Uptown, I used to see it used in a mural everyday on the side of a thrift store on Sheridan Road. Then the rents went up, the condos followed, and now there's a Borders,Books and Music in the old Goldblatt's building.
Greta Van Sustren made it her mission for a while to feature Natalie Holloway on every newscast. Everyone has their theories. Mine is that she is a victim in human trafficking as a result of getting involved with the boys who were last seen with her. Jennifer Wilbanks was "The Runaway Bride" who had national coverage on a daily basis on major networks until she was found to have faked her disappearance and was found to have wussed out on her marriage to a spineless airhead. Those type of guys are fun to date when you're young but they lose their charms when you're older and it's not all about sex. Of course all she gets is community service and a fine paid courtesy of her affluent family. Anyone else would have gotten jail time big time. But what about Olamide Adeyooye? You say you don't know her story. Well here it is.
Olamide Elizabeth Adeyooye is a college senior ,21,who was about to graduate this semester from Illinois State University. She's a Nigerian- American with family in Berkeley, Illinois. She's been missing for a week. She was last seen at a video store in Normal, Illinois. Her car is gone. It is a 1996 Toyota Corolla ,green, four-door , rosary hanging off of a rearview mirror, and license plate number LGB 927. Her story was brought to my attention courtesy of The Chicago Tribune, the local TV stations and radio stations. Yesterday I decided to google her name and see if any national news media outlets had picked up on her story. None. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Nowhere. No CNN, FoxNews, USAToday, New York Times, or Washington Post. The only places that listed her name were various blogs by her friends, and her boyfriend. I was so outraged at the lack of media coverage about a bright young woman. I emailed the diva of all the she surveys. I got the standard thank you message just the same. I know it's a long shot but every little bit helps. This morning only "Good Morning America" was the only one to carry her story. Shame on you "Today Show" and " CBS This Morning" for failing to care enough to find a missing person. Perhaps you should continue to focus on further promoting the inflated egos of your hosts, celebrities, and pseudo celebrities at the discretion of your producers who kowtow to network sponsors.
Hopefully, someone reading my post will let her story be known to others. The power of the written word is amazing. It has the ability to cross boundaries and touch the souls of others. I have it on good authority that I have more than three people reading this blog.
Greta Van Sustren made it her mission for a while to feature Natalie Holloway on every newscast. Everyone has their theories. Mine is that she is a victim in human trafficking as a result of getting involved with the boys who were last seen with her. Jennifer Wilbanks was "The Runaway Bride" who had national coverage on a daily basis on major networks until she was found to have faked her disappearance and was found to have wussed out on her marriage to a spineless airhead. Those type of guys are fun to date when you're young but they lose their charms when you're older and it's not all about sex. Of course all she gets is community service and a fine paid courtesy of her affluent family. Anyone else would have gotten jail time big time. But what about Olamide Adeyooye? You say you don't know her story. Well here it is.
Olamide Elizabeth Adeyooye is a college senior ,21,who was about to graduate this semester from Illinois State University. She's a Nigerian- American with family in Berkeley, Illinois. She's been missing for a week. She was last seen at a video store in Normal, Illinois. Her car is gone. It is a 1996 Toyota Corolla ,green, four-door , rosary hanging off of a rearview mirror, and license plate number LGB 927. Her story was brought to my attention courtesy of The Chicago Tribune, the local TV stations and radio stations. Yesterday I decided to google her name and see if any national news media outlets had picked up on her story. None. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Nowhere. No CNN, FoxNews, USAToday, New York Times, or Washington Post. The only places that listed her name were various blogs by her friends, and her boyfriend. I was so outraged at the lack of media coverage about a bright young woman. I emailed the diva of all the she surveys. I got the standard thank you message just the same. I know it's a long shot but every little bit helps. This morning only "Good Morning America" was the only one to carry her story. Shame on you "Today Show" and " CBS This Morning" for failing to care enough to find a missing person. Perhaps you should continue to focus on further promoting the inflated egos of your hosts, celebrities, and pseudo celebrities at the discretion of your producers who kowtow to network sponsors.
Hopefully, someone reading my post will let her story be known to others. The power of the written word is amazing. It has the ability to cross boundaries and touch the souls of others. I have it on good authority that I have more than three people reading this blog.
posted by Starla Spaulding @ 7:41 AM
1 Comments:
At 11:27 AM,
DMartin said…
I agree 100%. It is a terrible injustice, and the sad thing is it isn't only about color either. If it is a boy, it doesn't get near the attention. God forbid a minority boy disappear, not only would the media not play their sob story games with it, they would probably chastise the family for being upset.
Just goes to show you, if you are a cute, blonde girl, you have a great chance of getting whatever you want or need.
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