When it comes to the stories of the Duke mens lacrosse rape charges, and the outrageous comments made by Imus, I think the media has definatley put more time into the Imus story. I have been paying attention to the news since the whole story of Imus came out, and I have come across maybe 2 stations that mentioned something about the Duke story. I think that is unfair, the 3 men on the Duke team could have faced upt o 30 years in prison for the charges put against them, and the media doesn't even care that they were not charged. When the media did focus on the Duke case, it was all speculation that the men were guilty. The way the media portrayed these men was horrible. The media acted like the verdict had already come out, and they were guilty! I don't think the media ever really gave the men on the Duke team a fair chance. And now that they are getting closer and closer to proving that they did not do the crime, the media is spending less and less time on the story.
I think the Imus story is a huge deal, but I don't think that it is fair to other breaking news stories to get pushed aside just because he is a celebrity. I agree with what Mr. Tom Rosensteil said when he said that we were rooting for the lacrosse players to fall. They are upper class white males, and the Rutgers womens basketball team is mostly middle class African American women, society wants to read the story of the Rutgers because they want to hear that they overcame the odds, an underdog story.
I think the media needs to give even attention to all breaking news stories, and not just focus on a certain one because of a celebrity.
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