Why does media news and news articles point out......?

[Ghost Writer Rides Again]

when a child is adopted or biological (when parents has both)?? Cases in point: a man lost his family to a car wreck. He witnessed the accident and was unable to do anything when the van burst into flames. When this was shown on the news, the anchorperson pointed out that both his "biological child and his two adopted children were still in the van with his wife". Why point out the difference? All three were his children. I am just curious about why newspapers, and other media outlets always point out the adopted vs the biological children.

Have any of you come across this in your local news or local papers? It seems that they always go on about biological and adopted children. Obviously, I don't think its right and think that anyone who points out the difference should be smacked on sight.

 

[Gaia Raain]

Can I just say here that I think this is yet another way that adoptees rights are violated on a daily basis? I mean, honestly, how many news people would keep their jobs after announcing "the man's schizophrenic son", or "so-and-so has AIDS", or "here's Tewana's social security number, in case anyone wanted it". Isn't the fact that a person is adopted PERSONAL INFORMATION???

I quite agree with the "smacked on sight" comment.