Media coverage Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl




1 media coverage

1.1 prior supreme court decision
1.2 post-opinion
1.3 social media





media coverage
prior supreme court decision

coverage in mainstream media extensive. charleston s post , courier ran series of articles on case, , news picked other media outlets. these included local television stations, distant television stations, cable news network (cnn), fox news channel, national magazines, u.s. news, , new york times. additionally, dr. phil mcgraw featured capobiancos on television show in episode aired on october 18, 2012. show sparked controversy, indian newspapers , internet news sources calling boycott of show due alleged one-sided attack on native americans. has been alleged mainstream media has disseminated incorrect , false information portrayed capobiancos in light , brown in bad light.


terry cross of national indian child welfare association (nicwa) commented despite negative press, icwa needed protect indian children having tribal rights taken them. noted failure comply icwa caused controversy in case. author of icwa, senator jim abourezk, stated totally different intended @ time 2 weeks later said main intent of law ensure tribes had opportunity sign off on adoption of tribal children.


post-opinion

after supreme court decision, media outlets stated capobiancos won case, although correctly noted did not gain custody, nor receive order of adoption. noted decision, return of child capobiancos not foreordained , case had return south carolina state courts additional hearings.


social media

the case received great deal of coverage in social media. friend of melanie duncan capobianco, jessica munday, publicist had done contracted work melanie duncan s employer mst services [multisystemic therapy] in south carolina. munday started save veronica campaign aimed @ gathering grassroots support couple s efforts overturn both charleston family court , south carolina supreme court decisions. munday, runs marketing firm trio solutions inc. [trio] in mount pleasant, south carolina, responsible making case known according @ least 1 source. responses native american community pointed out irony in campaign, editorial cartoon depicting veronica puzzling on campaign save (an indian child) other indians. in addition, movement supporting dusten brown , cherokee, stand our ground, said baby veronica case has become strong example of systemic problems in adoption industry , has pushed adoption reform. stand our ground started on facebook swelled in protests , rallies across several states.





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