You may not have heard of the Charlotte shooting. It vanished from the national news in a flash. Despite the
magnitude of the offense, within two or three days of the shooting the national media had dropped the story cold.
The demographics of the case dictated disappearance.
The New York Times article, “What We Know About the Shooting in Charlotte,” established the template. Although this was “one of the deadliest recent attacks on law enforcement in the United States,” the Times felt no obligation to mention the race—or show photos—of the officers or the perp. For the record, Hughes was black and the four dead officers white. If you read this publication, you likely surmised that. The media algorithms have become that obvious.
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