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“Black female victims were significantly more likely to be portrayed as ‘bad’ people… Stories about White… victims were significantly more likely… to describe the victim as preyed upon by a predator… [and] produce sympathetic overall narratives."

White, Black, and Latina Female Victims in U.S. News: A Multivariate and Intersectional Analysis of Story Differences
Race and Justice
in Press,
2020
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