Sometimes (not too often) I settle down, fold my hands in front of me, and frown over the top of my spectacles whilst contemplating solutions to various problems world wide.

Here's one:

Missing People Face Disparity in Media Coverage
By Michele Chan Santos; Special to MSN.com

If you are kidnapped or missing, it helps to be the right race, age, social class and gender. Otherwise, don't expect the media to cover your story.

"Sex sells, kidnapping sells, but not every kidnapping is equal," says Roy Peter Clark, vice president and senior scholar at the Poynter Institute, a training center for journalists in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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Take off your Indignant Face, friends. As a member of the ever-present and much maligned "media", I too used to bristle at accusations of bias. First hand experience and tough news judgement calls tell me some of the accusations are true.