Why Two Stories About Missing Women In Tennessee Received Different Coverage

Carol Liebler, professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Tennessee Lookout article “A Tale of Two Missing Memphis Women.” The article explains the concept of Missing White Women Syndrome, which was recently seen by the media’s coverage of two Tennessee women who went missing. Liebler offered her expertise by stating, “The causes for MWWS are complex and reflective of dominant ideologies of white supremacy and beauty ideals.”