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noun
The disproportionate media coverage of a missing person or similar case involving a young, white, upper-middle-class woman, contrasted with lesser coverage of males, non-white ethnicities, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by American journalist, television newscaster and author Gwen Ifill.
