[Opinion] Our opinion: By providing more information, agencies can help overcome ‘missing white woman syndrome’

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Our opinion: By providing more information, agencies can help overcome ‘missing white woman syndrome’

When Florida resident Gabby Petito went missing in 2021, her disappearance did not just make national news, it was the national news over the course of a couple weeks that autumn.National television networks led their broadcasts with daily updates starting in early September and lasting until Sept. 19, when her remains were found in Wyoming. More coverage continued later, as her boyfriend became a suspect.Petito’s death sparked a new conversatio…