Annotated Sources:
1) Pruitt-Young, Sharon. "Tens Of Thousands Of Black Women Vanish Each Year. This Website Tells Their Stories." npr WAMU 88.5, 24 Sept. 2021, www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040048967/missing-black-women-girls-left-out-media-ignored. Accessed 29 Dec. 2021.
This NPR article by Sharon Pruitt-Young is about the Our Black Girls website that was created by California journalist Erika Marie Rivers. The article explains the history and the mission of Our Black Girls. Pruitt-Young’s article also delves into what “missing white woman syndrome” is and some statistics that demonstrate its existence. The article does not have any explicit political bias considering the article is a summary about the Our Black Girls website, but it is an NPR article which is center to left leaning organization, so there may be an inherent center-left bias. This article is incredibly relevant because it provided useful statistics concerning “missing white woman syndrome” which was one of the main focuses of my google site.
2) "A Timeline of the Gabby Petito Case." YouTube, uploaded by NBC New York, 22 Sept. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgqWqI5et_s. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
This is a YouTube video created by NBC New York that documents the events of the Gabby Petito investigation. It gives a timeline of the events that lead up to Petito’s disappearance and it describes what happened after Gabby Petito was reported missing, up to September 22nd, 2021. NBC New York is a reliable news source with a slight left-center bias. With that being said, they have not failed a fact check in the last 5 years, making me confident that they are a reliable source. Since the video is a timeline of events, there is no real bias in the contents of the video. With the video being another timeline of the investigation looking for Gabby Petito, it is very relevant to my personal project.
3) Maxouris, Christina. "A Timeline of 22-year-old Gabby Petito's case." CNN, 21
Oct. 2021. CNN, www.cnn.com/2021/09/16/us/gabby-petito-timeline-missing-case/index.html. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
This is a CNN article describing the timeline of the Gabby Petito case starting in June 21 and ending in October 21st, 2021. This article goes more in depth into the case than the NBC New York video does due to it containing more evidence. The CNN article was written by Christina Maxouris, a writer for CNN who covers national breaking news. Since the article is a timeline of events and purely an explanation of what happened, there is no bias. This article is relevant since it is another source that explains the timeline of the Gabby Petito case that I can use to verify other sources. That will give me the best and most accurate information for my project.
4) Entin, Brian [BrianEntin]. "Brian Laundrie died of a gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death is suicide, according to Laundrie family attorney
Steven Bertolino." Twitter, 23 Nov. 2021, 1:20 pm, twitter.com/BrianEntin/status/1463210788789837832.
This source is a tweet by News Nation Now reporter, Brian Entin. The tweets explained that Brian Laundrie died via self-inflicted gunshot to the head. The tweet was made on November 23rd, 2021 at 1:20 pm. This tweet is very relevant because Laundrie was the main suspect in the Petito case, so understanding how he died before anyone could question him is important. Brian Entin is a reliable source since he is a reporter for New Nation Now which was rated as the most neutral and reliable news source by the 7.0(January 2021) Media Bias Chart created by Ad Fontes Media.
5) Spigner, Clarence, Dr. "Gwen Ifill (1955-2016)." Health Systems and Population Health, depts.washington.edu/hservmph/articles/2057. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.
This source is a Black History Month profile of Gwen Ifill that is under the Department of Health Systems and Population Health at the University of Washington School of Public Health. The profile was written to recognize African American leaders in public health throughout history. It was written by Health Systems and Population Health Professor and MPH Program Director Dr. Clarence Spigner. It is relevant because it goes more in depth on how Gwen Ifill defined "missing white woman's syndrome". Having more clarification on her definition allows me to form a better understanding of the phenomenon. Since the article is a short biography on Gwen Ifill, there is no bias.
6) Rosner, Helen, and Jean Murley. "The Long American History of 'Missing White Woman Syndrome.'" The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2021. The New Yorker, www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-long-american-history-of-missing-white-woman-syndrome. Accessed 23 Nov. 2021.
This source is a New Yorker article that contains an interview with Jean Murley about the Petito case and about why some victims are given more attention than others. The article was written by Helen Rosner and published on October 8th, 2021. It is relevant because learning an expert opinion on the connection between the Petito case, “missing white woman syndrome”, and the narrativization of the true crime helps me understand the case as a whole. Since most of this article is an interview, the main bias comes from Jean Murley whose opinion I would summarize as: true crime can be exploitative and it is very centered around white people, but it can be educational and has created more transparency and accountability surrounding law enforcement.
7) Petito, Joseph, et al. "Gabby Petito Foundation." The Gabby Petito Foundation, edited by Joseph Petito and Tara Petito, 2021, gabbypetitofoundation.org/. Accessed 10 Dec. 2021.
This source is the official website of the Gabby Petito Foundation which was created to honor Gabby’s memory by helping locate missing persons and providing help to organizations that help victims of domestic violence through education, awareness, and prevention strategies. Gabby Petito’s parents as well as Tara Petito, James Schmidt, Rick Stafford, and Gary Rider are listed as the board members of the nonprofit. Since it is a nonprofit’s website, and not an article, I couldn’t identify a bias. It is relevant because the organization was created due to Gabby Petito’s death which is what my project is about and it also helped me identify who Gabby Petito’s parents were which was helpful while writing the timeline.
8) Redgrave, Anthony, et al. "Trans Doe Task Force." Trans Doe Task Force, 2018, transdoetaskforce.org/. Accessed 10 Dec. 2021.
This source is the official website of the Trans Doe Task Force which is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that researches cases of missing and murdered LGBTQ+ people. They also work to educate law enforcement on the needs of trans doe cases compared to other doe cases. They focus on individuals who identify as transgender since they have higher suicide rates and are most likely to be targeted in violent crimes due to their gender identity. The nonprofit is run by Anthony and Lee Bingham Redgrave, Dr. Amy Michael, and Jessica Veltstra. It is a relevant source since it gives me accurate information about a charity I want to donate to. Since it is the organization’s website, not an article or another opinionated source, there isn’t any real identifiable bias.
Other Sources:
Zorzut, Adrian, et al. "Speaking Out: Who are Brian Laundrie's Parents?" The U.S. Sun, 30 Oct. 2021, www.the-sun.com/news/3673003/who-are-brian-laundries-parents/. Accessed 15 Nov. 2021.
Wikipedia. "Killing of Gabby Petito." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Sept. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Gabby_Petito. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
Eberhart, Christopher. "ROCKED BY DEATH Gabby's Petito's presence looms large in hometown as Brian Laundrie's autopsy results remain a mystery." The U.S. Sun, 13 Nov. 2021, www.the-sun.com/news/4056600/gabby-petitio-parents-hometown-brian-laundrie-autopsy-florida/. Accessed 15 Nov. 2021.
"The Media and the Missing, 'Missing White Woman Syndrome' explained." YouTube, uploaded by Khadija Mbowe, 24 Oct. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2uk1cLnOQw&t=816s. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
Marie, Erika. "Our Black Girls." Our Black Girls, edited by Erika Marie, Erika Marie, 2018, ourblackgirls.com/. Accessed 23 Nov. 2021.
Native Hope. "Native Hope." Native Hope, 2015, www.nativehope.org/. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.
Gabby Petito Foundation. Gabby Petito. 2021. Gabby Petito Foundation, 2021, img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/02480057-8e1f-44d3-92b2-28d1086618b6/blob-0007.png/:/cr=t:0%25,l:0%25,w:100%25,h:100%25/rs=w:574,h:1000,cg:true. Accessed 29 Dec. 2021.
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Pruitt-Young, Sharon. "Tens Of Thousands Of Black Women Vanish Each Year. This Website Tells Their Stories." npr WAMU 88.5, 24 Sept. 2021, www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040048967/missing-black-women-girls-left-out-media-ignored. Accessed 29 Dec. 2021.
Rivers, Erika Marie. A Photograph of Erika Marie Rivers. 2021. NPR, 14 Sept. 2021, www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040048967/missing-black-women-girls-left-out-media-ignored. Accessed 29 Dec. 2021.
Trans Doe Task Force. Trans Doe Task Force Logo. Trans Doe Task Force, transdoetaskforce.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/websize-tshirt-design-tdtf.png. Accessed 29 Dec. 2021.
Bush, Aleksandra. "Gabby Petito case: Review reveals 'mistakes' by Utah police." News Nation, 12 Jan. 2022. News Nation, www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/gabby-petito-missing-case/gabby-petito-case-review-reveals-mistakes-by-utah-police/. Accessed 13 Jan. 2022.
Kalich, Sydney. "Timeline of Petito disappearance, Laundrie manhunt." News Nation, 2 Dec. 2021. NewsNation, www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/gabby-petito-missing-case/gabby-petito-disappearance-timeline-of-road-trip-with-boyfriend-search/?ipid=promo-link-block1. Accessed 14 Jan. 2022.
Kalich, Sydney, and Brian Entin. "Brian Laundrie's parents trying to get notebook still in FBI custody." News Nation, 4 Jan. 2022. News Nation, www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/southeast/brian-laundries-parents-trying-to-get-notebook-still-in-fbi-custody/.