Why is this a national news story?
Why is the ongoing victimizaion of Elizabeth Smart a national story. Add this to all the other exploitation and schadenfrede stories the media trots out to stir suburban angst (JonBennet, etc). There are three patterns:
1. Child kidnapped, molested, killed
2. Wife kidnapped, raped, killed
3. Family killed by insane husband.
There is no reason for these types of stories to make national news.
Why is the ongoing victimizaion of Elizabeth Smart a national story. Add this to all the other exploitation and schadenfrede stories the media trots out to stir suburban angst (JonBennet, etc). There are three patterns:
1. Child kidnapped, molested, killed
2. Wife kidnapped, raped, killed
3. Family killed by insane husband.
There is no reason for these types of stories to make national news.