An Example of Biased Mainstream News Media

I really hate to have to keep bringing up these topics, but I wanted to share an observation. First off, my apologies to the family and friends of the victim at today's NASA Johnson Space Center. However, in reading about this unfortunate event through a couple different news articles online (such as this Yahoo! story), I realized that nowhere is the race/ethnicity of the murdered mentioned. Especially after the news media so clearly stressed that the VT shooter was Asian, I think this is a perfect--albeit sad--example of how easy is is for 1) the media to spread negative images, and 2) how easily overlooked race is when the subject of discussion is white. Also, here are a couple other suggested links to read:

• VT killer's family: "We are living a nightmare"
• Adian Hong (Washington Post): Koreans Aren't to Blame
  
• Andrew Lam: Let It Be Some Other "Asian"
• Margaret Cho: Our Humanity