[kjo]

Last Thursday there was a vicious rape of a twenty-two year old woman in her own apartment. At first there was confusion about what the assailant looked like; thus local media (West Michigan) did not describe his race. This morning local tv news is happily describing him as a WHITE MAN.

Ever notice how a criminal’s race is almost never reported unless he is white?

[VOA]

Ever notice how a criminal’s race is almost never reported unless
he is white?

Honestly, IIRC, that is the essence of journalistic policy at
The Los Angeles Times.
And appeared to be followed by most of the Los Angeles-area media
when I lived there in 1995-2005.