http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/5639/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/after-duke-sudden-concern-racial-overtones-rape-allegations <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Faced with a black athlete as a suspect and an alleged rape victim who is white, the Times displays a concern for &quot;racial overtones&quot; totally absent in its shoddy coverage of the Duke lacrosse &quot;rape&quot; hoax. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Sunday's "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/sports/ncaafootball/22collins.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=ncaafootball&pagewanted=all" target="_self">Charges</a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/sports/ncaafootball/22collins.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=ncaafootball&pagewanted=all"> Against a Star Linebacker Raises Questions About Justice</a>" appears at first to be a run-of-the-mill example of politically correct crime coverage.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/after-duke-sudden-concern-racial-overtones-rape-allegations" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch ChrisCollins DoubleStandards Duke football Lacrosse NewYorkTimes NYTimes Racism RapeHoax Sports ThayerEvans TimesWatch TimesWatch.org Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:46:00 +0000 admin 5691 at http://archive2.mrc.org